Bear Anatomy

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(12-10-2018, 03:26 PM)Panther Wrote: The following information is from Alaska's Official site..

"A bear’s weight varies with the season. Bears weigh least in the spring or early summer. They gain weight rapidly during late summer and fall and are waddling fat just prior to denning. At this time most mature males weigh between 500 and 900 lbs (180 – 410 kg) with extremely large individuals weighing as much as 1,400 lbs (640 kg)."
Source: http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm%3Fa...nting.main

(12-10-2018, 03:22 PM)Panther Wrote: Let me make it clear...
The chart claiming 700lbs is definitely and most likely based on the chart which is based on 6+ year old individuals.

Once again 6+ means more than 6. Like 7, 8, 9, etc..
This is my logic.

Let's consider the following chart is based on individuals start from 7 year old (6+) age class. 

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Then the 700lbs average chart is based on larger &older individuals than this. What that means? It means the age class might start from 7+(8 year old) individuals. 

These ones are better, but @brotherbear's point still stand. 
Try to understand what he is trying to say... As stated in post #116, the average including bears of age 6-7 year can be almost 50lbs lighter than the one with only 9+ ones. 

That's similar to calculating adult male tiger/lion average weight by including all specimens aged 3+, compared to doing it with only 5+ ones.
Like a 4 year old tiger/lion, a 7 year old bear can gain considerable amount of body mass in next 1-2 years. 

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IMO all pre-prime & post-prime specimens should be included, right from the point they stop being "sub-adults".
The age, health condition, (for bears, time of the year) must be mentioned alongside as critical factors. Reply