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This is one very interesting article. As it´s well known, there isn´t too much good information about real weights of the biggest bears. Among terrestrial predatory animals real weights of the bears living at Alaskan and Kamchatka peninsula and Kodiak Islands are maybe one of the least studied by valid field weighings. This article tells about one very interesting project and new method which can in future give quite good information. 

At the moment it´s difficult to say exactly how accurate these results are, but they look quite realistic, when comparing to valid results in chart based on weighings done by Troyer and his team. It´s often said, that the biggest Kodiak bears can be over 680 kg (1500 lbs). This study also indicates, that it´s very plausible, that the biggest brown bears in their heaviest condition can be anything in between 700-800 kg. At this point this study is for sure accurate in it, that it helps to see how big these bears are in comparison with each others. These are Katmai bears, maybe "first contenders" in size to Kodiak bears.

Quote: "Fat Bear Week is over for another year, and Holly has claimed the title of the fattest bear of 2019. She is a true champion of Katmai National Park, an individual who exemplifies skill and success in the bear world. In Katmai, fully grown and well fed adult female bears like Holly can often tip the scales at 600–700 pounds and Holly is probably well within, or even exceeds, that weight class. Based on her overall size though, how might she compare to other bears in Katmai? And just how big can a Katmai bear grow? Now, thanks to unusual use of terrestrial laser scanning technology, we have some answers."

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