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Post by dinosauria101 on Mar 3, 2020 20:57:57 GMT 5
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Post by kekistani on Mar 3, 2020 21:15:25 GMT 5
At sizes this even i'd go with the sloth bear. An animal that is usually avoided by most tigers is not one to scoff at.
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Post by DonaldCengXiongAzuma on Mar 3, 2020 21:24:46 GMT 5
The Asiatic black bear might not be as aggressive as the sloth bear but it has also been known to fend off tigers. The Asiatic black bear has stronger jaws than the sloth bear and it is slightly heavier.
The sloth bear does have much longer claws.
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Post by dinosauria101 on Mar 3, 2020 21:30:01 GMT 5
You do have a good point - the sloth bear should indeed be the favorite. Very aggressive and more potent weapons - there's a reason tigers leave them be.
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Post by Revenant7451 on Mar 4, 2020 23:27:12 GMT 5
I actually favour the Asiatic black bear
It is quite formidable and it is capable of killing adult wild water buffalo by breaking their necks
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Post by dinosauria101 on Mar 4, 2020 23:29:16 GMT 5
Revenant7451, welcome to the forum! That sounds interesting! Can you post some accounts?
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Post by Revenant7451 on Mar 5, 2020 0:52:38 GMT 5
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Post by dinosauria101 on Mar 5, 2020 2:41:35 GMT 5
That is indeed quite interesting! I'd still give the edge to the SB due to larger claws and teeth, but much closer than I thought.
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Post by Revenant7451 on Mar 5, 2020 2:44:57 GMT 5
Good choice but I still roll with the Himalayan bear
Moon bears are fearless and fend off adult tigers
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Post by Revenant7451 on Mar 5, 2020 2:50:40 GMT 5
Though sloth bears have larger claws and teeth, they dont really kill. They eat these guys While the Moon bear can kill these things
    
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Post by Infinity Blade on Mar 5, 2020 3:14:59 GMT 5
Hmm, doesn't really elaborate beyond that statement. First, how do they supposedly break water buffalo necks (with a swat, pulling the neck hard and repeatedly with the forelimbs)? With how much effort? Also, I can post an excerpt from a book (and a scholarly one at that) saying that an ostrich can rip open a lion with a single kick ( link->). But without so much as any details given, how prepared are you to believe that? |
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Post by Revenant7451 on Mar 5, 2020 3:20:02 GMT 5
I believe it becoz Wiki confirmed it
That source says so
Moon bear is the most predatory asian bear
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Post by Revenant7451 on Mar 5, 2020 3:26:03 GMT 5
Another book this time from
Walker's carnivore of the world
"The Asiatic black bear frequents moist deciduous forests and brushy areas, especially in the hills and mountains. It ascends to elevations as high as 3,600 meters in the summer and descends in the winter. It swims well. According to Lekagul and McNeely (1977), this bear is generally nocturnal, sleeping during the day in hollow trees, caves, or rock crevices. It is also seen abroad by day when favored fruits are ripening. It climbs expertly to reach fruit and beehives. It usually walks on all fours but often stands on its hind legs so that its forepaws can be used in fighting. The diet includes fruit, buds, invertebrates, small vertebrates, and carrion. Domestic livestock is sometimes taken, and animals as large as adult buffalo are killed by breaking their necks" The Link
books.google.fr/books?id=Ob3Jn2kh7YkC&pg=PA117&dq=Domestic+livestock+is+sometimes+taken,+and+animals+as+large+as+adult+buffalo+are+killed+by+breaking+their+necks&hl=it&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAvsu07YHoAhX9AGMBHVClB7IQ6AEILDAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Post by DonaldCengXiongAzuma on Mar 5, 2020 3:29:58 GMT 5
I believe it becoz Wiki confirmed it
That source says so
Moon bear is the most predatory asian bear The only bears more predatory than the Asiatic black bear are the brown bears, American black bears, and polar bears. |
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Post by Revenant7451 on Mar 5, 2020 3:30:57 GMT 5
Also another good decent ungulate that the moon bear can kill
Because of their large, powerful bodies and impressive horns, takins have few natural enemies other than bears, wolves, leopards, and dholes. animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/takinOnly moon bears kill takin
There are no brown bears near takins
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