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(12-06-2018, 05:05 AM)brotherbear Wrote: GrizzlyClaws says: They were giant Brown bears that known to compete against the contemporary Cave bears.
Interestingly, two giant bears were peer to each other, which was reminiscent to the lion-tiger rivalry in the big cat world. It is my understanding that while the cave bears were vegetarian, these brown bears were highly carnivorous omnivores. While in N. America, where the grizzly lived among carnivorous short-faced bears, the grizzly was a highly vegetarian omnivore. A good example of the brown bear's survival skills.
Not all Cave bears were herbivorous.
Ursus ingressus was highly carnivorous which atypical for a population within Ursus spelaeus.