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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 18, 2021 11:24:04 GMT -5
THE CALIFORNIA GRIZZLY HAD A METHOD OF ATRACTING CATTLE THEIR WAY, THEY PUT THEIR PAWS IN THE AIR LIKE PLAYING, THAT ATTRACTED CATTLE, WHEN THEY GOT CLOSE, BEAR KILLED THEM.
ANOTHER BULL KILLED IN THE WILD. BEAR BROKE HIS SHOULDER WITH ONE BLOW.
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 18, 2021 11:26:41 GMT -5
THE MOST INCREDIBLE AND DETAILED ACCOUNT OF A FIGHT IN THE WILD BETWEEN A BULL AND A BEAR. THE BULL FINALLY WON, BUT ALMOST DIED ALSO.
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 19, 2021 7:38:55 GMT -5
COWBOYS IN CALIFORNIA WHO HAD TO RELEASE A GRIZZLY BECAUSE EVEN AFTER IT WAS ROPED ROUND THE NECK THE ANIMAL COULD DRAG 2 HORSES WITH EASE.
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 19, 2021 7:40:01 GMT -5
THE ADVERSARIES OF THE GRIZZLIES WERE THE LITHE, THICK NECKED SPANISH BULLS, SHARP OF HORN, QUICK OF FOOT, ALWAYS READY FOR A FIGHT.
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 19, 2021 7:40:45 GMT -5
HE SAW A BEAR CATCH THE BULL BY ONE OF HIS FOREFEET AND BITE IT OR TEAR IT COMPLETELY OFF BY THE LOWER JOINT.
THE BEAR NEVER FAILED TO SEIZE THE TONGUE, AND BURY HIS TERRIBLE CLAWS INTO IT.
A MERCHANT TOLD OF A BEAR THAT KILLED 3 BULLS, ONE AFTER THE OTHER.
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 19, 2021 7:41:59 GMT -5
THE GRIZZLY IS VERY TENACIOUS OF LIFE, AND IS SELDOM IMMEDIATELY KILLED BY A SINGLE BULLET.
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 19, 2021 7:42:53 GMT -5
THE WOUNDED GRIZZLY WAS A FEARSOME BEAST. A RAGING MONSTER THAT FEARED NOTHING, AND HE CHARGED HIS ASSAILANT FORTHWITH.
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 19, 2021 7:43:55 GMT -5
A YOUNG MAN ARMED ONLY WITH A PISTOLS FOLLOWED A MORTALLY WOUNDED GRIZZLY INTO A THICKET AND WAS LITERALLY TORN TO PIECES.
ANOTHER HUNTER THAT MADE GRIZZLY KILLING HIS FAVORITE SPORT WAS KILLED BY A BEAR.
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 19, 2021 7:45:27 GMT -5
Here is an account of Grizzly Adams, his trained bear Ben Franklin, and his dog Rambler, in a fight with a female grizzly bear. Both Adams and Ben were severely injured.
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 19, 2021 7:46:10 GMT -5
Grizzly Adams menagerie contained some really large bears. Sampson-1510 lbs, Lady Washington-1000 lbs, and Benjamin Franklin. Also, elk, tiger, lion, panther, deer.
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 19, 2021 7:47:22 GMT -5
THIS IS THE CHAPTER “GRIZZLY LORE” ITS ABOUT THE LEGENDS AND FABLES OF THE CALIFORNIA GRIZZLY.
HERE IS AN ACCOUNT OF THE LARGEST CALIFORNIA GRIZZLY EVER, WEIGHTING 2300 LBS, THAT KILLED HUNDREDS OF CATTLE, SHEEP, HOGS, AND HUMAN BEINGS. (NOT CONFIRMED, JUST A LEYEND).
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 19, 2021 7:52:31 GMT -5
California grizzly bear is an extinct subspecies of Brown bear. Their appearance was quite like the bears found in the southern coast of present day Alaska. In California (formerly known as Bear Republic), this subspecies was admired for its size, strength and beauty.
Earlier, all grizzlies found in North America were grouped together as a unique species till recent DNA testing showed that they must be sorted taxonomically in the same species. Thenceforward, the California grizzly was reclassified as a separate species.
Symbols
This subspecies is the most enduring and visible symbol of California, decking both the state seal and the state flag. Grizzly was the symbol of the Bear Republic, the name that California carried when it was an independent country. Later the national flag of the Bear Republic became the state flag of California, which is still popular as ‘Bear State.’ In 1911, a new version of the state flag was adopted by the state legislature. In 1849, the bear seal became a permanent part of the state seal.
Reintroduction
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service received a petition where they were asked to meet their legal obligation under the Endangered Species Act and introduce Grizzly bears to a sufficient and suitable space in the West. California still holds a great habitat for 500 grizzly bears. The petition, however, did not ask for immediate introduction of Grizzly population. It also asked to bring proper groundwork including public education and careful study of its habitat.
www.extinctanimals.org/california-grizzly-bear.htm
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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 19, 2021 7:54:40 GMT -5
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Post by Montezuma on Nov 4, 2021 21:41:17 GMT -5
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Post by Montezuma on Nov 10, 2021 20:20:52 GMT -5
California grizzly bear killed by hunters.
Arizona grizzly bear's skin hanged on the wall.
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Post by Montezuma on Nov 10, 2021 20:32:46 GMT -5
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Post by oldindigosilverback on Dec 12, 2022 7:24:39 GMT -5
I think this bear has a more elongated head that most bears except the barren ground grizzly and polar bear.
The California grizzly has an 85% carnivorous diet, info posted by Brobear on the domain.
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Post by brobear on Dec 12, 2022 10:23:57 GMT -5
I think this bear has a more elongated head that most bears except the barren ground grizzly and polar bear. The California grizzly has an 85% carnivorous diet, info posted by Brobear on the domain. When looking at the big picture; most information on the California grizzly is speculation based primarily on stories told by pioneers of the 19th century. We know that they were big bears. Every book I read, from numerous authors, described the California grizzly as the biggest bear of the continental United States (excluding Alaska). But, just how big we can not know for certain. Since they are extinct, we have no modern records to examine. The best I can say is, they were likely somewhere between the size of an Eurasian brown bear and an Alaskan coastal brown bear. Their diet is also a mystery as we have no biological studies on them. The fact that they were large bears would suggest salmon (are there salmon in coastal California?), or perhaps sea lions as well as young and female elephant seals. There were no bison in California, but there was range cattle, feral hogs, and mustangs. Then again, they were still probably more vegetarian than carnivore; most brown bears are. Nearly everything we "know" about the California grizzly is roughly 90% guesswork mostly based on old stories. |
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Post by brobear on Feb 11, 2023 17:41:51 GMT -5
Just one more thing (as Columbo might say) About those outlaw grizzlies, the cattle and sheep killers of the American West.
Notorious Grizzly Bears by W.P. Hubbard - 1960 - Pelage and Character - Weight.
A safe estimate of the average weight of adult grizzlies in our western states would be about eight hundred and fifty pounds. This conclusion results from a careful check on grizzlies killed and weighed by numerous hunters, trappers, and old-time bear men. Nevertheless, there are exceptions. Several outlaw grizzlies investigated were known to have weighed over one thousand pounds.
( These outlaw grizzlies were hunted and killed before the Boone and Crockett Club established the idea of preserving bear skulls ).
*When I had first read this several years ago, I considered this to be an exaggeration. But, that was then.
W.P. Hubbard was the leading expert on bears at that time. Consider that, after the mega-beast extinction at the end of the Pleistocene, the grizzlies of the N. American Great Plains became foragers and bison hunters. Then, during the 1600s, 1700s, and early 1800s, the grizzly was also hunting range cattle ( the ancestors of the Texas Longhorn ), mustang horses, and wild burros.
These grizzlies were feeding like royalty on lots of red meat. Beginning in the mid-1800s, the bison and feral cattle started disappearing, and were replaced by domesticated livestock. This is when the grizzly, following his nature, became, in the eyes of mankind, an outlaw. We all know the "rest of the story."
W.P. Hubbard was probably 'right-on-the-money' when he stated that the grizzly of the prairie averaged roughly 850 pounds. In every book I have read concerning the historic grizzly ( those that touched on the subject ) stated that the grizzlies of the open prairie were bigger that those of the Rocky Mountains and rivaled only by those of the West Coast.
It stands to reason, that a population of grizzlies with a very high percentage of red meat consumption would be very large bears.
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Post by oldindigosilverback on Feb 11, 2023 23:44:03 GMT -5
/\ Reminds me of the Californian grizzly bear’s diet which is 85% carnivorous. These bears are certainly the best hunters of bovine during their time.
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