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12-26-2018, 01:20 PM( This post was last modified: 12-26-2018, 01:46 PM by brotherbear )
(12-25-2018, 09:39 PM)Panther Wrote: Bears aren't stronger than bigcats at equal weights actually!
Who said that they are?
Post above ( 142 ) just to show not just my opinion; but at equal head-and-body length, I believe the brown bear to be over-all stronger than a big cat although the cat may be stronger in some areas. As for pulling a heavy carcass, this too is debatable. Both have been known to pull extraordinary weights. Big cats have a more flexible spine which may give them some advantage.
Big cats are hunters; professional killers. That's what they do. Brown bears are workers; spending long hours digging, ripping apart dead trees and stumps, over-turning logs and big rocks - exercise.
Some will ( and do ) argue that equal head-and-body length is an unfair method of comparison. If two prize-fighters were put into a boxing ring, each weighing 200 pounds, with one man standing 6 feet tall and the other man standing 5 feet tall, I would not consider this a fair fight. At equal height/length, the bear is heavier due to greater girth - just the way it is.
A big cat can probably lift or drag more comparable to his body weight, but does that make him stronger than the heavier bear?