Brown Bears (Info, Pics and Videos)

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(11-03-2018, 06:41 AM)Tshokwane Wrote: Credits to Jason P. Ayers‎.

This is the largest bear that I have personally seen in the park. I spotted him near Norris Junction. He was a couple hundred yards out and at first glance I thought it was a bison. 

I would estimate him to be in the 600, maybe 700lb range. What was even more impressive was that this pic was taken in May so I can only imagine how big he’ll get before hibernating.

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Brown bears in Yellowstone seems to be quite close to same sizes as those are in Finland. To give some comparison, in Finland two biggest known bears in wild have been a bear weighed in October 2006, while putting a radio collar to it, that was 822 lbs (373 kg). Another one was shot in August 2011 and it was 796 lbs (361 kg). When looking at your photo, that bear looks like to be robust and in good condition. I think, that 600-700 lbs is very possible as you estimate. Reply