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The size difference between a female and male grizzly bear.
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Jul 3, 2024 10:01 PM
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OnomatopoeicOnanisma
Why are we filming this with the bears boxed on three sides? two opposing human groups and the water's edge. This seems like an unwise setup...
JohnWickdidnothingwrong
"Hey, baby, how you doin' Look how tall I am! Hot, right?" "I got a man." "Fine, whatever..."
Dolenmorgul
Well, that doesn't say a lot, maybe if the camera man could stand next to them with a banana
Hear4theAminalVidz
No banana for scale
ColoradoMountainProjects
Needs a banana for scale.
Clayman8
It was all "cuddle puppy" until it stood up. Fuck...bears are scary actually.
dudeloveall
I don't care how far away the camera guy is, he's too close right now
keyblader1985
I'M too close to those things
ballsoutflyer
2fligh2high
TallynNyntyg
Really? Today, the day of Pixie's quinceanera?
BardieWell
I beg to differ...Otis won the fat bear contest for 4 years (RIP) in Alaska
BardieWell
Actually, I dunno who they're saying is bigger...so here's Holly, another contest winner đź«Ł
melsinaow9000
Anyone else terrified of that ultra low clicking sound?
stronomer
And the photographer who is currently wetting their underwear...
iPerish
I bet she’d rather see a man in the woods.
ShadeWisdomCrafts
Mommy.
Bumbleflarts
Is this a mating thing? Or a territory thing?
nicholcm
Add some cubs into the mix and my money would be on mama bear in a fight
executivedisfunction
Intention counts, but males frequently kill young, and damage the mother in the process. Male bears may be the most common cause of death among the young. Spring can be a hungry time for all.
shameofslate
TheOhioGuy
TomClancysGoatRodeo
Sexual Dimorphism is a motherfucker
LauchMan
Both are absolute units though
Lappyrat92
“Hey girl we havin sex”
“No thanks I kind of need the calories this winter. Plus you kinda ate my kids last time to put me back into heat again”
“Bitch I wasn’t asking.”
-Mother Nature.
vystral
Hey gurl I see you sniffin round me. Dats cool gurl.
Oh shit you wanna go!?!?!?
Wait right you cool gurl
CrimeSceneShoe
She still scared him off though lol
SithElephant
That's nuts!
missojennie
0570
These bear nuts?
AvailingCow8
If I were the camera man I would've shit my pants when big boy made eye contact with the me
thepsudo
If ever a wild bear charges you, throw shit in his face. If you're worried about how to acquire shit, don't worry. It'll be there.
0570
Please tell me this is filmed with a high power long distance camera
pullingsixty
Nope. The depth of field is way too deep for a long lens. They do zoom in a little halfway, makes the people in the bg seem closer to the action.
happyhuskyhiro
There’s people just standing there in the back towards the end of the video.
st0rmcast
And why do women suddenly feel that they would be safer if they were in the forest with either one of those?
TheSlouchOfBethlehem
You could smash the bodies of six average-sized people together and still be 2 or 3 bodies short of what that bear masses.
giganticroboticpenguin
jimmyriba
I like the physically accurate planet-agnostic verb. We should all describe mass in units that transfer unchanged to outer space - in preparation to communicate effectively about the space bears.
captainsweatypants
Missing a banana for scale
Subsound
Challenge accepted
MaybeAcat
This how I choose to measure volume from now on. Gobbless
katoutwo8
Large males can weigh up to 800lbs, so you’re not far off!
TheSlouchOfBethlehem
Wikipedia's saying 1300, and 800 seems quite light for a big male
Nateinthewild
Assuming these bears are in Alaska (looks like coastal AK and they look like AK brown bears to me), then you are correct. 1300 would be an exceptionally large bear, but not impossible. I would guess the male in this clip is probably closer to 800-900 though. He’s big but not massive.
RoombaTheAssaultVacuum
In 2022, a sanctuary bear whose god-given name was "747 Bear Force One" came in at a staggering 1300+ (estimated 1400) pounds by the time they settled down for their hibernation. Katmai national park does "fat bear watching" where the bears are protected and roam in their natural habitat.
RoombaTheAssaultVacuum
I'm sorry, the correct actual name is "747 a.k.a. Bear Force One." The 'a.k.a.' is an important part of his name.
Nateinthewild
Yes, that is a perfect example of “an exceptionally large bear”. FWIW, I have been to Katmai several times and have been within 25 feet of 747 on several occasions.
meigea11
So.... Which is which?
Nostradamuswaswrong
I would have asked the same thing, but then I watched the video.
SayRamrod
unlike you, not everyone excels at bear penis identification
Nostradamuswaswrong
Or apparently reads the other comments that explain male grizzlies are approximately twice the size of the females, but hey, you can keep trying to stare at bear dick if that's your thing, no judgement.
Alientongue
So is it you watched the video or read other comments? When do the lies end?
rmmmm
Yes
panta3
Looks like the big one has some dangly bits ig?
I unmuted thinking they would say but they didn't >:C
QuartzPoker
If it's a mammal? The larger one is usually a male. If it's anything else, the larger one is usually a female.
haerdoepfu
The big one is a male.
'The largest populations are the coastal grizzlies in the Alaskan peninsula, with males weighing 389 kilograms (858 lb) and females weighing 207 kilograms (456 lb)' -Wikipedia
IrrelevantHandle
That's doesn't really mean anything without anything to judge the sizes by. Bears keep on growing as they get older, even past adulthood, without context this could easily be a 7 year old female and a 3 year old male.
haerdoepfu
Given the context of the title I think it is safe to make some assumptions.
swedeonamoose
I feel like people lean on the "camera man always survive" thing a tad too much there.
Klaaism
Did the camera man survive?
ElbowDeepInAJedi
I bearly feel safe watching it here
dudeloveall
The guy with a 20x telescopic lense?
CaptainMustache
allenvasher3000
I'm hoping they are using a big zoom lens
Totallyscrewedinaustin
Especially considering what happened to the last bear-guy
DeadeicPrints
Pft, you see how that bear ran like a little bitch when he looked at the person? Weak-sauce bear. I bet I could take it in a fight.
RecreationalNecrosis
They're usually much further away than they appear. Telephoto lens exist.
CaptainMustache
fullmonte8787
I would. Orally agree with you, but I don’t know about this one. those people in the back don’t look too far away.
RecreationalNecrosis
That's why I used the qualifier "usually"
ePluribus
This might be how the 'found footage' trope began - someone found the camera of a cameraman who broke the trend. :D
kahlas
Cameraman was never in real danger. If you look closely you'll see a group of 3 people in the background at the end. The cameraman was likely in a group of 3 or more. It's extremely rare for a brown bear to attack a group of 3 or more people. Which is why as soon as the bear realized how close he was to the cameraman's group he retreated.
thedill2000
Punctuation matters. It's actually, "the camera, man, always survives"
UnapologeticTeaEnjoyer
In many areas in grizzly country you are required to either carry a gun, or hire a guide who carries one for you. If you're in Alaska to photograph bears professionally, you better have one of those.
RhymingEverything
survivorship bias, we don't see all the footage that got eaten by bears
JimmyWalkerTexasRanger
Darkwell
We've got some pretty gnarly audio recordings, though you probably don't wanna listen to them.
Kiore
Grizzly Man and his missus. :|
mustardcutter
I know of their existence, but I've never found the courage
JoeGrunt
Just as well. I don't want to hear it ever again.
bolshevikmuppet
Don't muster it. Especially if you've got bears in the area. It's not worth it. Had an old "friend" I worked with who was a murder mystery enthusiast, you know, true crime, morbid stuff. She surprised me with the audio. Idk why she thought that was a good idea. Don't listen to it. Gnarly doesn't describe it.
Mewmus
Normally, in the animal kingdom, the lady is larger than the gentleman. Can i assume that is reversed in this situation?
CrimeSceneShoe
No, male grizzlies are heavier than the females and can weigh about 400 to 600 pounds. A large female can weigh about 250 to 350 pounds.
Hashbrown123
But you never want to tell them that.
executivedisfunction
Terrible assumption. Size gender dimorphism is not quite random, but varies widely among species. NO general rule.
trickflo
Googling grizzly size shows males get up to 600lbs and ladies up to 350
keebs63
That's not even remotely true, it's almost always the opposite...
BipedalHumanoidWithSlightlyDifferentNoseRidge
You're both wrong 🤷‍♂️
moose2000
For mammals.
ELKronos
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/males-arent-larger-than-females-in-most-mammal-species/
moose2000
Thanks, I was too lazy to look it up. Insects are definitely not.
moose2000
At the time anyway.