User:Spinosaurus75 (Dinosaur Fan)/Animals
Kodiak bear[edit]
Also known as Kodiak brown bear or Alaskan grizzly bear.
The Kodiak Bear was the largest species of brown bear and the largest bear, though Polar bears were comparable in size.
Size Description[edit]
Weight[edit]
Female Kodiak bears weighed about 225-315kg and 360-635kg for male bears.[1] Smaller than the Polar bear? Nah. A wild male was 751kg.[2] The largest captive Kodiak bear "Clyde" weighed 1090kg.[3] It may even weigh 1500kg.[4]
Length and Height[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kodiak bear Fact Sheet". Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-27
- ^ Wood, Gerald (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. ISBN 978-0-85112-235-9
- ^ "Kodiak Bears" bear.org
- ^ Macdonald, D.W.; Barrett , P. (1993). Mammals of Europe. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p. 107. ISBN 0-691-09160-9.
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Big Cat Size[edit]
Table[edit]
- Ranked by maximum weighed, not average.
- No hybrids, like Liger or Tigon.
- Non-extinct. American lions, Smilodon, Caspian tigers, etc. are all banned from this list! (Extinct in the wild is not Extinct)
- Top 5.
| Rank | Animal | Largest species | Maximum mass [lbs] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiger | Siberian tiger | 1025 [1] |
| 2 | Lion | ? | 690 [1] |
| 3 | Jaguar | Panthera onca palustris | 300 [2] |
| 4 | Cougar | ? | nearly 300 [3] |
| 5 | Leopard | Sri Lankan leopard & Anatolian leopard | 201 [citation needed] |
- ^ a b Wood, G. (1983). The Guinness Book of Animal Facts and Feats. Sterling Publishing.
- ^ "Brazil nature tours, Pantanal nature tours, Brazil tours, Pantanal birding tours, Amazon tours, Iguazu Falls tours, all Brazil tours". Focustours.com. Archived from the original 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
- ^ Brakefield, Tom (1993). Big Cats: Kingdom of Might. Voyageur Press. ISBN 0-89658-329-5.