Alaska Peninsula brown bear

[Gorilla king]

UNCONFIRMED WEIGHT OF AN ALASKA PENINSULA BROWN BEAR OF OVER 907 KG (2000 LBS)







books.google.com/books?id=ZixNAQAAIAAJ&q=1500+lb+kodiak+bear&dq=1500+lb+kodiak+bear&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdpc_V-8XfAhVju1kKHVSrA_w4FBDoATAJegQIARAy

[oldcyansilverback]

The Peninsula Alaskan brown bear can potentially get bigger than both the kodiak and polar bear from the looks of it. Even though the weight is unconfirmed, Van reaches 1500 pounds, heavier than most male kodiak and polar bears.

[Gorilla king]

Dec 6, 2021 7:14:29 GMT -5 oldcyansilverback said:

The Peninsula Alaskan brown bear can potentially get bigger than both the kodiak and polar bear from the looks of it. Even though the weight is unconfirmed, Van reaches 1500 pounds, heavier than most male kodiak and polar bears.

So this weight is unconfirmed, but obviously a huge bear, so even if he wasn't 2000 lbs, he could had been 1500+ lbs.

[Gorilla king]

Here is another large brown bear and indications that weight usually does not hinder bears:


Zoological Society Bulletin

At the New York Zoological society, Ivan, the Alaskan brown bear weighed approximately 1100 lbs, and had a standing height of over 9 feet, "and his prime condition and happy demeanor would indicate that he will survive many years"








books.google.com/books?id=upMA1UCaFNcC&pg=PA61&dq=himalayan+brown+bear+weighed+specimens&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwifhpiA25T1AhX7kokEHcl2BPQQ6AF6BAgLEAM

[oldcyansilverback]

Obese human beings who reach 500 pounds, find it difficult to move. Clearly our bones as humans are nowhere near as strong as that of bears.

[Gorilla king]

Book, Into brown bear country, by brown bear biologist Will Troyer:

"Old males usually have numerous scars on their bodies as a result of such encounters. During the breeding season, matures males often fight desperately to gain the possession of a female."

"A lot of strife exists among bears, fights sometimes end in death, even among juvenile and mature animals."







books.google.com.ar/books?id=widDNRl9rDoC&pg=PA31&dq=During+the+breeding+season

[brobear]

I remember Big Bonns saying that a male grizzly probably has as many fights (with his own kind) during his life as a male lion.

[oldcyansilverback]

Nov 14, 2022 2:27:43 GMT -5 brobear said:

I remember Big Bonns saying that a male grizzly probably has as many fights (with his own kind) during his life as a male lion.

Ursus Artos posted an account which says all male brown bears get to mate regardless of weather they win or lose a fight as younger males prefer younger females and older males prefer older females. Do you have that account by any chance?

[arctozilla]

I also found out that fighting among big cats is rare (except in lions).

[Gorilla king]

1954: Alaska peninsula brown bear hunting record, estimated to weigh 2200 lbs, 35 years old, front paw width of 13 inches (33 cm), skull scored 34 9/16 (not recognized by Boone and Crockett):








books.google.com.ar/books?id=LVOHCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA54&dq=The+bear%27s+front+paw+width+measured+an+astounding+thirteen+inches.+...+This+behemoth+was+killed+in+1952+by+Roy+Lindsley+on+Kodiak+Island+just+off+Alaska%27s+western+coastline

[oldcyansilverback]

/\ That paw width slightly surpasses that of a large male polar bear………

[oldcyansilverback]

[Jiren]

Here’s some stuff I found:

Coastal grizzly bear

The largest living grizzly (brown) bears in the world may come from the Alaska Peninsula or the Kodiak island group.

books.google.com/books?id=dqRGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA147&dq=alaska+peninsula+brown+bear+weight&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiy84Lp56T9AhXBmGoFHWAPDVEQ6AF6BAgOEAM

Coastal grizzlies dwarf inland bears in size due to climatic and nutritional conditions.

books.google.com/books?id=tsBR-4FygjAC&pg=PA313&dq=alaska+peninsula+brown+bear+weight&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj8i5zv56T9AhWuk2oFHaDzBpE4ChDoAXoECAsQAw#v=onepage&q=alaska%20peninsula%20brown%20bear%20weight&f=false

In May 1948 the late Bob Reeve , famed bush pilot of Anchorage , killed an Alaska Peninsula brown bear with a hide that squared 11 ' 4 " . Its skull measured 1916 " x11 " . The bear's live weight was 1,800 pounds , and the estimated fall weight was 2.200 pounds.

www.google.com/search?q=alaska+peninsula+brown+bear+weight&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS976US976&hl=en-US&biw=414&bih=720&tbm=bks&ei=08bzY6z1HKytqtsPptmB6A8&oq=alaska+peninsula+brown+bear+weight&gs_lcp=Cg9tb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXNlcnAQAzIJCAAQFhAeEPEEMgUIABCGAzIFCCEQoAEyBQghEKsCOgQIABBDOgUIABCABDoHCAAQHhDxBDoECAAQHjoGCAAQFhAeUL0EWOYLYJ8MaABwAHgAgAFjiAGrBJIBATeYAQCgAQGqARltb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwLW1vZGVzwAEB&sclient=mobile-gws-serp#ip=1

Check these out:

Allen (1904)
Total length : 2,057 mm .
Tail vertebrae :127 mm
Hind foot :349 mm
Shoulder height : 1,068 mm .
Weight : approximately 1,600 pounds . (Estimated).

Anderson (1909)
Weight : 1,325 pounds
Height at shoulder: 48 inches ;
Height at hip : 3 feet 10 inches
Girth back of shoulders ; 10 feet ;
Width between ears : 14 inches .

McCracken (1920)
Weight (estimated): 1,600 - 1,800 pounds.
The tanned skin was 11 feet 4 inches long, and "the skull was 18 1/4 in. long one-half inch under the world's record according to Washington, D. C. authorities."

Beasley (1910) shot a bear
Weight : 1,200 pounds.

books.google.com/books?id=Yx8JAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA269&dq=%22anderson+gives+the+height+at+shoulder%22&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjyoNy766T9AhUMlWoFHadLAesQ6AF6BAgJEAM

These bears reach a record weight of close to 1,800 pounds and a record pelt length of more than 13 feet.

books.google.com/books?id=HpqfAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA19&dq=Alaska+Peninsula+Brown+Bear+weights+records&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwis4Oyv66T9AhWjnGoFHRz2BKM4ChDoAXoECAoQAw

An average adult male may post lectures and magazine articles , Father supports some extraordinary concentrations a lean spring weight of 800 to 900 pounds .

www.google.com/search?rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS976US976&hl=en-US&sxsrf=AJOqlzWqoCb-1ybM_AYZ2JCZoZ4vVmLwDQ:1677101817538&q=An+average+adult+male+may+post+lectures+and+magazine+articles+,+Father+supports+some+extraordinary+concentrations+a+lean+spring+weight+of+800+to+900+pounds+.&tbm=bks&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj0mNiQi6r9AhU-RDABHUpmDOIQ0pQJegQIDhAB&biw=414&bih=720&dpr=2

Seller notes that 400-500 adult female in spring: 800-900 for lean spring adult male

books.google.com/books?id=5nN6AAAAMAAJ&q=alaska+peninsula+brown+bear+weight&dq=alaska+peninsula+brown+bear+weight&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjIpsbviqr9AhXQczABHSuCC-o4MhDoAXoECAYQAw#alaska%20peninsula%20brown%20bear%20weight

Hutchinson (1905) kills a 1000 pound bear.

books.google.com/books?id=J5GE05sBRbYC&pg=PA269&dq=alaska+peninsula+brown+bear+weight&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjLyJPPi6r9AhX2TjABHXDpB284RhDoAXoECAkQAw

The adult grizzly varies in weight from 300 to 1200 pounds ; and in the big brown bears of the Alaskan Peninsula , such as Ursus gyas and Ursus middendorffi , individual adults have been killed weighing 1600 pounds and more .

books.google.com/books?id=br3PAAAAMAAJ&q=alaska+peninsula+brown+bear+weight&dq=alaska+peninsula+brown+bear+weight&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjx_8mLjKr9AhWZUjABHSJxAhk4UBDoAXoECAEQAw

Coastal > interior grizzly

books.google.com/books?id=gt-Yk3CRuXMC&pg=SL3-PA18&dq=ursus+arctos+gyas+weight&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitxujPjKr9AhUamYQIHeEuBJcQ6AF6BAgEEAM

Alaska Peninsula brown bears are a very large brown bear subspecies, with adults usually ranging in weight from 800 to 1,400 pounds.

www.rogueexpeditions.com/ak-peninsula-brown-bear-hunting.html

“In this area we are looking for 9 foot plus brown bear that can weigh as much as 1400 pounds.”

arcticairflying.com/ak-peninsula-brown-bear

Bears can double their weight during fall when they are foraging and preparing for winter hibernation, compared to being leaner in the spring. An adult male typically weighs between 300 to 900 pounds, and females weigh between 205 and 455 pounds.

Brown bears from Alaska and the Kamchatka Peninsula are about one-third larger than their inland cousins of Europe, North America and the sub-Arctic, likely due to their abundant food supply of protein-heavy salmon and rich berries. British Columbia, the Alaskan and Katmai coasts, and their adjacent islands such as Kodiak and Admiralty, are home to the largest brown bears. Here, mature males can attain an enormous size, weighing up to 1,700 pounds, with their female counterparts weighing up to 700 pounds. An extremely large brown bear may have a skull 18 inches long and 12 inches wide. Such a bear, when standing on its hind feet, is about 9 feet tall.

www.nathab.com/know-before-you-go/alaska-northern-adventures/alaska/wildlife-guide/brown-bear/

Not sure if this is trustable:

One study found that the average weight for a coastal male was around 408 kg (899 lb), and 227 kilograms (500 pounds) for a female.

kids.kiddle.co/Alaska_Peninsula_brown_bear

Based on what I see, Coastal > Kamchatka > ussuri

[Gorilla king]

Not sure if this is trustable:

One study found that the average weight for a coastal male was around 408 kg (899 lb), and 227 kilograms (500 pounds) for a female.

Its trustable, yes, because here is a scientific study that includes the age classes that gave something very close:

THE ALASKA PENINSULA BROWN BEAR AVERAGES 389 KG (857 LBS) FOR THE 9+ YEAR OLD MALES

Reply #13:

beargorillarealm.proboards.com/post/1744/thread

[oldcyansilverback]

/\ 899 pounds and 857 pounds, there is not much difference in weight. Stomach content can also make a difference in weight.

[Gorilla king]

Alaska peninsula brown bear, 48 in at the shoulder, 67 in around the chest, and 10 ft 6 in nose to tail. He was estimated to weigh 1700 lbs.










books.google.com.ar/books?id=HF4OAQAAMAAJ&q=is+slightly+smaller+on+the+average+than+the+kodiak+bear+.+...+New+York+

[Gorilla king]

#420 in July 2007 with a broken jaw and open wounds on his side.

In July, 2007, #420, nicknamed Genghis, arrived with a broken jaw and large open wounds on each side of his body. Before these injuries, he was a fairly dominant bear often stealing fish from other bears and/or displacing them from preferred fishing spots. With his broken jaw, he was no longer very dominant. Although smaller bears did not challenge him, he would not challenge other bears. His injuries lowered his position in the Brooks Falls hierarchy.


www.nps.gov/katm/blogs/the-resilient-bear.htm

[Montezuma]

One of my favourite and earliest seen bear photo.

[oldcyansilverback]

18 Jun 2019

"This bear is past his prime, but 6 years ago he was by the biggest bear I have ever seen in my life. In his prime he exceeded 1500 lbs."

bradjosephs





Looks like Van can be easily 700kg. Originally posted by Warsaw on Carnivora.

[Gorilla king]

Reply #38:

You can clearly see the upper body muscle definition on Van, that bear is jacked. Average Ussuri brown bear vs Average Amur tiger, imo is 7/10 for the bear. But this particular bear, Van, would absolutely murded even the largest and strongest tiger 9/10 times, you can damn sure guarantee that.