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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 6 2013, 08:13 PM (8,935 Views) | |
| Taipan | Nov 6 2013, 08:13 PM Post #1 |
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Polar Bear - Ursus maritimus The polar bear (Ursus maritimus), a bear native to the Arctic, is the apex predator within its range. Its thick blubber and fur insulate it against the cold. Its fur is hollow and translucent but usually appears as white or cream coloured, thus providing the animal with effective camouflage. Its skin is actually black in color, however. The bear has a short tail and small ears that help reduce heat loss, as well as a relatively small head and long, tapered body to streamline it for swimming. The polar bear is a semi-aquatic marine mammal that depends mainly upon the pack ice and the marine food web for survival. It has adapted for life on a combination of land, sea, and ice. Scientists and climatologists believe that the projected decreases in the polar sea ice due to global warming will have a significant negative impact on of this species within this century. The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is the largest species of all bears and is the largest terrestrial carnivore on earth. Fully grown male polar bears range from 7' to 11' when standing upright, and weigh from 660 to 1,320 pounds. Females stand from 6' to 8' and weigh anywhere from 400 to 700 pounds. The largest polar bear on record was over 12' and weighed 2,210 pounds. ![]() Gaur - Bos gaurus The gaur (Bos gaurus), also called Indian bison, is a large bovine native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. The gaur has a high convex ridge on the forehead between the horns, which bends forward, causing a deep hollow in the profile of the upper part of the head. There is a prominent ridge on the back. The ears are very large; the tail only just reaches the hocks, and in old bulls the hair becomes very thin on the back. In colour, the adult male gaur is dark brown, approaching black in very old individuals; the upper part of the head, from above the eyes to the nape of the neck, is, however, ashy gray, or occasionally dirty white; the muzzle is pale coloured, and the lower part of the legs are pure white or tan. The cows and young bulls are paler, and in some instances have a rufous tinge, which is most marked in individuals inhabiting dry and open districts. The gaur is an extremely large mammal. It has a head-and-body length of 250 to 330 cm (8.2 to 10.8 ft) with a 70 to 105 cm (28 to 41 in) long tail, and is 165 to 220 cm (5.41 to 7.2 ft) high at the shoulder. The average weight is 650 to 1,000 kg (1,400 to 2,200 lb), with an occasional large bull weighing up to 1,500 kg (3,300 lb). Males are about one-fourth larger and heavier than females. ![]() _____________________________________________________________________________
Edited by Taipan, Jun 24 2017, 11:09 PM.
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| maker | Mar 12 2015, 12:50 PM Post #31 |
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Apex Predator
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An almost exclusive hunter of marine mammals isn't a real predator with killing instincts? Edited by maker, Mar 12 2015, 12:50 PM.
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| Amur | Mar 12 2015, 02:57 PM Post #32 |
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didn't you also say that Polar bears kill bigger prey than Tigers? GO TO SLEEP MAKE GO TO SLEEP!!!!!! |
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| Mauro20 | Mar 13 2015, 01:02 AM Post #33 |
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Tiger fanboys are getting increasingly ridiculous. |
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| Amur | Mar 13 2015, 01:10 AM Post #34 |
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There is nothing wrong with any of the statements here. Not only does the Tiger kill bigger prey than bears including polar bear, but tigers are capable of killing bigger animals despite being 200-400 lbs less What animals are we talking about here? Edited by Amur, Mar 13 2015, 01:11 AM.
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| Mauro20 | Mar 13 2015, 01:15 AM Post #35 |
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So there's nothing wrong with the "tigers are real predators unlike polar bears" statement for you? You're kidding, right? Besides, some of the animals killed by polar bears, like walruses and beluga whales, are bigger than gaurs. |
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| Amur | Mar 13 2015, 01:19 AM Post #36 |
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English isn't his first language so you have to excuse him. But you're using grasping at straws at that point with your logic. Neither Walrus or whales are Gaurs and neither of them are as dangerous as gaur on land. Plus the Tiger has killed bigger animals than beluga whales so I still see nothing wrong except your logic. |
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| Mauro20 | Mar 13 2015, 01:26 AM Post #37 |
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English isn't my first language either, so I don't have to excuse him. Also, you are the one who wanted to discuss the size of their prey, not how dangerous they are, but even in this topic you fail. Walruses have huge tusks, and can inflict terrible wounds. You should also know that polar bears don't hunt beluga whales and narwhals on land, obviously. They attack them at breathing holes and then drag then to the ground, which is clearly an impressive feat of strenght. So, tell me, what exactly is right in saying they aren't "real predators"? |
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| Amur | Mar 13 2015, 01:34 AM Post #38 |
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Walrus does not have mobility on land the way Gaurs and Walrus are much more dangerous on water than on land. So once again, you're using horrible logic. I don't agree that they aren't real predators, but they aren't superior predators to Tigers. He brought up the topic because some spaz mentioned that if a Tiger can kill a gaur so can a polar bear, which is failed logic on his part too. |
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| Mauro20 | Mar 13 2015, 01:38 AM Post #39 |
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Not really, because polar bears often hunt in the water or at breathing holes. You clearly know little about these animals, and resorts to saying the others have "horrible logic", like that in any way makes your own logic any better. |
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| Amur | Mar 13 2015, 01:42 AM Post #40 |
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You don't get my point. You compared an animal, a gaur to a walrus and a whale, neither which are as mobile or in their preferred area as a gaur on land. |
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| Feline | Mar 13 2015, 01:42 AM Post #41 |
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Because of it is largest predator on land? |
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| maker | Mar 13 2015, 07:07 AM Post #42 |
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Apex Predator
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???? Why does size matter, a predator mostly kill for food, a polar bear fits that definition as well as a tiger. |
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| Maximus | Jan 8 2016, 04:11 PM Post #43 |
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Gaur is getting very underrated tigers can kill gaur by ambush but face to face a gaur would destroy a tiger as for this fight i will say it is 7/10 n favour of the gaur because of its size. |
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| Mukul | Jan 8 2016, 05:09 PM Post #44 |
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Polar bears try to overpower their foe and I didn't see here gaur being overpowered.Gaur wins 7/10. |
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| animalkingdom | Sep 19 2016, 04:14 PM Post #45 |
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![]() ![]() now anyone don't say why i post these pictures,the picture here is 680 kg kodiak bear captive, but polar bear can weight this much in wild, and kodiak can weight upto 620 kg in wild too. ![]() ![]() if you look at pictures above you can clearly see size comparison, at looks like polar bears and kodiak bear have that size,strength,weapons to take down gaur face to face but not always,although gaur is still more powerful than polar bear but polar bear is much stronger and bigger than lion and tiger and have enough weapons that adds to his size that will help to take down gaur. polar bear wins 7/10 face to face. Edited by animalkingdom, Sep 19 2016, 04:16 PM.
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