Largest Bear
All About The Largest Bear Species In The World
We should feel rather grateful that the largest bear in the world does not agree well with a human beings average habitat, as they are also fervent hunters and can smell a meal from over one hundred miles away. I speak of the polar bear, the largest bear species currently living on planet earth. No confusion is to be made between the polar bear and the first runner up, the Kodiak bear, for the statistics are in and the facts are of document. The Kodiak bear, who is a subspecies of the brown bear found only on the island of Kodiak, Alaska, is quite impressive and within closer proximity to humans, making him a most fearsome and horrifying big bear. But you haven’t seen anything until you have seen the savage, deliberate hunt of the polar bear.
This, the largest bear, seems rather comical and cuddly to those of who see him lunging on post cards and snuggling on t-shirts, but there is really not much chance of a human surviving an encounter with a polar bear. Food is scarce and instinct fierce on the vast icy tundra, and he can live nowhere else due to the nature of his build. He must be able to smell blood and body heat from a long distance, and it is reported that he will track his prey for hundreds of miles. He is no quitter, and he is no push over. He is willing to die for his meals, which is often the case when he roots around through thousands of tusked walruses for his kill. This meal bites back, or rather spears, and the end result is often tragic for the hungry polar bear.
As the largest bear nears the summer season, the robust supply of seals which he normally has his way with have gone, and he will begin a fast until winter hits the open arctic regions once more. He needs to fast, because the sweltering 32 degree temperatures are almost more than he can take. The six inches of fat beneath his black, thick skin hold him captive to his body heat, and eating would only worsen this lethargic condition. He swims the icy waters to cool down, and the fat stores that he so desperately needs for warmth during the winter will now feed him through the heat wave. The largest bear is a captivating and complex creature, is he not?
The largest bear weights in at between 770 and 1,400 pounds on average. The largest Kodiak bear on record was 1,093 pounds, but this was an extraordinary case. It is very rare that one will be able to place a Kodiak bear next to a polar bear without seeing the dramatic size advantage to the polar bears side.