Siberian tiger and Ussuri brown bear and Siberian brown bear are enemies. The male Siberian tiger can hunt female Siberian brown bears and ordinary male Siberian brown bears, while male Siberian brown bears can also hunt female Siberian brown bears. With the ordinary male Siberian tiger, then, when the Siberian tiger meets the two local brown bears, who wins and who loses?
Comparing body types, there is no doubt that brown bears are dominant. In 2003, 11 male Siberian brown bears measured in Amur Region weighed 219~321 kg, with an average weight of 258 kg, while nine in China The first male Ussuri brown bear weighs 150 to 330 kg, with an average weight of 245 kg, while the 13 male Ussuri bears measured by Sihot Alin weigh 143~363 kg with an average weight of 248 kg. However, the 143 kg The brown bear is only three years old, and the 180 kg brown bear is only six years old. Both are young. After removing the two bears, their average weight is 264 kg.
As for the weight of the Siberian tiger, the largest Siberian tiger in the hunting record reached 276 kg, and the largest Siberian tiger measured in the 21st century also weighs 254 kg, but they are not as good as the Ussuri brown bear and Siberia. The brown bear, therefore, in terms of weight, the brown bear defeated the Siberian tiger.
Although the Siberian tiger has a disadvantage in terms of weight, but because the Siberian tiger is not as good as the brown bear, the flexibility of the Siberian tiger can be better than that of the brown bear, and the brown bear also defeats the Siberian tiger in terms of weight. The advantage is that brown bears have greater strength, and brown bears are not fat guys who can't fight. Tigers can hunt bison weighing half a ton, just as brown bears can.
Picture: A bison was drowned in the water by a brown bear.
The top results of the Siberian tiger and the brown bear are similar. Next, let’s take a look at their bite force. According to the actual measurement, the Siberian tiger canine teeth are 5.1 cm long.The canine teeth of the Ussuri brown bear are 5 cm long. It can be seen that the tiger’s canine teeth are longer, and the depth of penetration into the prey is greater. The bite force at the heel distance is measured. The bite force of a 252 kg brown bear canine teeth is 1508, and the bite force quotient is 90,178 kg. The bite force of the Siberian tiger canine teeth is 1356 and the bite force quotient is 114. It can be seen that although the size of the brown bear is not as good as the Siberian tiger, the brown bear still outperforms the Siberian tiger in terms of bite force because of the weight disadvantage of the Siberian tiger.
Next, let’s take a look at the conflict between tigers and brown bears. A total of 30 cases of Siberian tigers hunting and killing Siberian brown bears were recorded in the Russian Far East from 1944 to 1959. At the same time, Russia The Far East has also recorded 7 examples of Siberian brown bears killing Siberian tigers. Since 1900, Sikhote Alin has recorded a total of 44 examples of tiger bear fights, 22 of which were tiger victories and 12 were brown bears’ victories. 10 times were both losses. From the battle records, it can be seen that the tigers have won more than the brown bears.
As for the tiger-bear fighting in China, there are few data:
In 1972, a male tiger was rescued after being defeated by a brown bear.
In 1977, a big male tiger spotted a huge brown bear. After a fight, he was pushed down the cliff.
In 1913, a big male tiger attacked a Ussuri brown bear. Finally, the tiger was killed and eaten.
I once read an article about a brown bear being killed by a tiger in the southern part of the Ussuri River, and the tiger was seriously injured.
In 2005, a male tiger hunted and killed a female brown bear and its cubs.
In 2012, a brown bear killed and ate an old male tiger.
In the case of Siberian tigers fighting brown bears recorded in China, brown bears killed tigers, tigers killed brown bears, and two undecided births and deaths. In addition to Russian data, it can be seen that tigers have a better winning rate than brown bears. Of course, the Ussuri brown bear has a hunting record of 506 kilograms. This weight can't be dealt with even the largest Siberian tiger in the hunting record of 276 kilograms.
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