Bear Size ~

[Polar]

Polar bears are generally fatter year' round, unlike other northern bears who get fatter depending upon the season. From what I've seen (I also have data on this), polar bear males of 1000-1300 pounds have a bodyfat percentage of 20-28%. 

Brown bears are probably around that during the beginning of their hibernation. Are you able to get any studies or other information from ShaggyBoard forums for brown bear bodyfat percentages in differing seasons?

As an old Inuit hunter said, "A healthy polar bear is one with a good deal of blubber."

Polar bears really don't know when they will get their next meal: it's a simple matter of life or death in the Arctic regions these days. The fat keeps the bear's nutritional needs filled till the next hunt. Reply