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Bear wins a one-on-one. Bear wins against multiple male lions. Bear might win against a group of female lions by killing or maiming the alpha female.
My money is on the bear of either sex."Alexa, slaughter the fatted calf." -
That Bear on the left was probably 1,000 - 1,200 pounds. The Lion on the right might have been 500 pounds. Amazing their skull size is so close. As a descriptor, that Bear was moderately large but the Lion was a monster.If it pays, it staysComment
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I'm going off contemporary animal behavior. I'd bet the behavior characteristics of the older animals was still close to what we see today regardless of anatomy. Cats are self-protective and more easily cowed. They know when to cut and run. A bear just doesn't care. Bears only care about other bears. Non-bears aren't on the radar except for porkies.Originally posted by Frostbit View Post"Alexa, slaughter the fatted calf."Comment
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Tough question.
I'm actually slightly more inclined to go with the lion, only because lions are predatory and take down larger critters all the time, whereas bears typically won't go looking for a fight, but they'll damn sure put an end to one if you piss them off. I think a lion may have an edge here in fighting skills, in innately knowing how to take down a larger animal with a rapid kill. When lion meets bear, lion immediately goes for the jugular; bear isn't even looking for the kill at first, but when he's threatened, will start swatting with some pretty mean and nasty meat-hooks on his paws. I think that by the time bear realizes he's in trouble with lion, it's already too late.It's been ten years since that lonely day I left you
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Who cares, as long as the winner takes out a trophy hunter or two?
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