Kodiak bear vs silverback gorilla

Animal duels have always been fascinating.

One battle that keeps popping up is a Grizzly vs a Silverback Gorilla, who wins? I am always amazed at how much debate this question gets because it is not even close. For most animal vs animal battles, assume an open grass field and assume both animals are healthy and have the full intent of killing another. If it helps you can visualize they are contained in a large cage UFC style. No weapons or tools of any sort logs, rocks, etc are allowed.

Kodiak bear vs silverback gorilla

Which animal would more likely survive if they fought until one was dead? Best educated guess Omega Vision Bear. Stoic Originally posted by Omega Vision Bear. I've had this same debate with friends in the past, and most thought that the Gorrilla would win. I tend to agree with you on everything that you wrote, but there is also one more factor that you didn't add. The size ratio. Most animals respect size, for instance if you put a full grown Piranha in the tank with an Oscar it would not dare attack the larger animal. The Gorilla would react in similar fashion and would likely cower to the much larger Bear. This would give the Bear another advantage.

If a sun bear were the same size and weight as a gorilla, it would annihilate it, inside of 30 seconds. Thanks for the fun discussion.

There are some things in life that are just blatantly black and white, like evolutionism vs. In theory, if a full grown kodiak bear were to fight a mature silverback gorilla in a battle to the death, who would win? The kodiak bear is a subspecies of brown bear that lives in the kodiak archipelago of southwest Alaska, and is known to be the largest of the brown bear species. Kodiaks can weigh as much as 1, pounds and grow to be over ten feet tall. The bears are regarded as the largest known carnivores on the planet, however, most of their diet consists of berries and grass.

Kodiak bears and gorillas are two very tough animals that inspire awe in those who see them. Both of them are easy to identify and both are dangerous in their own way, especially if you get on their bad side. To determine the winner of this duel, we will take into consideration several factors. We will compare the sizes between a Kodiak bear and a gorilla, their agility and movement capabilities, their brute strength, and offensive and defensive capabilities. Kodiak bears are the largest bears in the world. They are known to stand over 10 feet tall on their back legs, and about 5 ft when on all four.

Kodiak bear vs silverback gorilla

I always found the power and majesty of large animals fascinating. In a hypothetical matchup of a Kodiak bear vs a silverback gorilla, the Kodiak bear would likely have the upper hand due to its larger size and strength. Kodiak bears can weigh up to 1, lbs and stand up to 9.

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Gorillas have strong paws. Also just look up research articles about their muscle fiber make up and count. An incredibly thick skin. Cage match would be fixed. If we want to keep debating I need some specific examples of strength that you think a gorilla would win. For ages grizzlies have been pitted against other animals in matches, such as against lions, fighting bulls, packs of dogs, etc. Arctodus pristinus vs. I am always amazed at how much debate this question gets because it is not even close. No, no it is not when agility is considered. They both tend to stand on their hind feet, engage face to face with their enemy, and attempt to maul them.

Welcome, fellow nature enthusiasts! Who would emerge victorious in such an epic showdown?

Depending on situation a bear is however limited in his attacks. So why would you not allow it to use all its power. The neck is too thick to choke or snap. But where are these figures about orangutans and gorillas? You go to great lengths to convince people of your position!! Also fear is something that makes adrenaline surge and I'm sure a hungry attacking kodiak would get a gorilla fighting much more aggressively than a fight with another gorilla. Bears aren't stupid, they are natural born predators and have one of the sharpest minds of the wild. I've had this same debate with friends in the past, and most thought that the Gorrilla would win. It was actually. Cage match would be fixed. Besides, the bear has better screen feats. Originally posted by juggerman The show was "The Most Extreme" and they were looking for the strongest animal.