Bear Strength

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(05-28-2016, 06:48 AM)SVTIGRIS Wrote: Very interesting. There is a fact stated there that a bear can kill with one blow to the neck. But big cats are known to swipe at the jugular and if with correct contact that is almost always lethal. This is without carrying that "excess" weight as we are talking about hunting, at least in that bit. The superioir weaponary edges that cat for me, split differences like those do it for me. In terms of deadliness in relation to size the cat wins. At least in terms of whatever we are classifying as explosiveness.

If we are taking strength at face value, the bear wins. Blunt but true I'm sure we can agree as brotherbear has given examples of above. The bear is literally a powerhouse.

I don't really think it's fair to compare these animals though, not to sound too cliched but they have unmatchable abilities in what they have been evolved to do. The bear was evolved to fight face to face, to hunt using stamina, and to foriage using it's giant nasal cavity. The cat to move in stealthiness and dispatch of their prey using their weaponary instead of their "strenght" really.

Defining power to suit both of these animals is near impossible if you want a fair comparison.

ps sorry if it sounds sloppy, it's pretty late and I'm really tired

Cats are strong too, just not the type of "strong" people usually mean.

Strength = "Maximum contraction of force at any given time."

Power = "Maximum contraction of force for a given time interval."

Cats actually do well fighting face-to-face too, the only problem is:

- They usually don't have enough stamina as a bear.

- A bear is a much better grappler AND striker, just as agile as any cat, and can be just as powerful as any cat, so they are still about equal at the beginning which is bad for the cat.

Don't underestimate the big cats, though.

Bears can't easily leap over a 10-foot fence because they were not designed to hop vertically as much as horizontally.

Bears can't reach the maximum running speeds of big cats, but they can certainly accelerate just as fast as a pantherine!

Bears can't climb as tree with prey as well as a leopard or jaguar can, but a sloth or sun bear can certainly climb a tree as well as the two cats, but without the prey.

Cats and bears are of a very similar level when it comes to agility. Reply