animal fight in the wild, there is a general presumption of bigger animal winning, with their mass and strength, with the obvious exemption of weaponry like venom in snakes. Grizzly Bear: who would prove to be a better contender? Virunga Volcano Ranges, Bwindi Impenetrable National park Regardless of the type of bear as an apex predator, the list of a natural predator for bears is small, apart from other bears, humans, scavengers, and the occasional tiger.Ĭonsidering its brute strength, magnificent size, and agility, bears are at an advantage against any animal their only disadvantage is that they are solitary creatures that make them vulnerable to animals who attack in packs, especially baby bears are at risk.Īlaska, Northwestern United States, Western Canada This difference in weight is due to the types of food and nutrients being consumed. They stand their ground and attack when threatened, surprised, or if the female has cubs but usually avoids contact with humans.Īdult female grizzly weighs 130-180kg whereas a male weighs 180-360kgs, their average length is 198cm, shoulder height 102cm, hind-foot length 28cm newborn bears may weigh less than 500gm, their claws are as long as 2-4 inches.įemales and males on inland and costal have vast differences, females (inland)on an average weigh-136kg while a costal one would weigh 227kgas for males (inland) on average weigh 272kg a costal bear would weigh 408kg. Male grizzly bears often engage in battles with each other, especially in the duration of mating season.

They are generally solitary creatures who roam the forests until the time they mate with an obvious exception of female Grizzlies with her cubs. In addition to this, grizzly bears steal food from other predators from time to time. It is not their usual behavior to gather, but that pattern of social behavior is broken when they catch salmon spawns during summer. They also scavenge food or carcasses left behind by other animals or birds.įruits and insects are also an integral part of their diet. Grizzly bears are Omnivores, so they mostly prey on anything ranging from a rodent to a moose or an elk.

Their ideal habitat is isolated and far from development. Their home range can be as broad as 6000 square miles. Their populations are found in Alaska, Western Canada, Northwest United States (Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming), and as far as Yellow Stone National Park. The costal bear is less aggressive in comparison to inland bears. The grizzly bears located inland are smaller in size in comparison to the grizzlies located on coasts. The reason as to why these bears are called grizzlies is due to their gruesome and fear-inspiring character. It is a subspecies of brown bears located in Northern America, they are not an endangered species due to the measurements taken by the state. Gorilla’s muscles and skeletons are much more robust in comparison to humans. The tallest mountain gorilla had a height of 1.95cm, chest 1.98m wide weighing 267kg. The weight of a male would be 195kg for a female it would be 100kg. The height of a male mountain gorilla standing erect would be 150cm, whereas females would stand at 130 cm. In case of the external threat from any other animal or even from another gorilla, a silverback will stand their ground and protect their group even at the cost of their own life. Silverback gorillas are generally calm and shy they are highly social and live in cohesive groups they are non-territorial since they defend their groups rather than the territory. Silverback gorillas are initially herbivores, and their diet mostly consists of leaves, shoots, and stems of several plant species apart from that they also feed on barks, roots, flowers, fruits, and small vertebrates. They are listed as an endangered species, which is because of poaching and habitat loss due to activities such as illegal mining. Their home range size, i.e., area, used by the gorillas during a year, varies and depends upon factors such as availability of food. Another population is found in Uganda’s Bwindi National Park.įorests, where these gorillas live, are often cloudy, misty, and cold. Vegetation is extremely dense at the bottom of these volcanoes. These are Virunga volcano ranges some are dormant while some are not: Karisimbi, Mikeno, Visoke. The silverbacks are an endangered species, and their population is found in Albertine Rift mountain cloud forest, spread across the borders between Rwanda, The Democratic Republic of Congo, and Uganda.

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