tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583590687956540859.post4867649050563817582..comments2024-01-18T00:18:10.209-08:00Comments on Xenophilia (True Strange Stuff): Prehistoric Bones Found of Largest-Ever BearXenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04080841307174630996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583590687956540859.post-20393868001921657932011-02-06T10:26:03.000-08:002011-02-06T10:26:03.000-08:00Would any modern animals like bears grow to be thi...Would any modern animals like bears grow to be this big if they were transplanted to a planet exactly like ours, but with less gravity?Xenohttp://www.xenophilia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583590687956540859.post-49884135388672973172011-02-05T15:02:13.000-08:002011-02-05T15:02:13.000-08:00This is absolutely ridiculous. It is ridiculous no...This is absolutely ridiculous. It is ridiculous not because it is hard to believe, but that it really is true. The grizzly bear is absolutely paled in comparison to this bear, and a fully-grown grizzly is frighteningly large. My questions is, how in the world did bears get to be so large, and why are they so small today compared to this size of bear? The article states that the record for the largest known bear was 2,200 lbs. this bear had to have weighed at minimum 1300 lbs more, and stood several feet higher than the known record. I realize that the type of bear and time period in which it lived could have an impact on the difference in size and weight (almost two tons!!) compared to the other bears common to North America, but it is still crazy to think that due to microevolution, an animal could get to be this large in comparison to its distant cousins a continent away. Seeing this bear in the wild certainly would have struck fear into any living animal's heart. I am curious about two things, however. First, what would this bear look like in appearance in comparison to, say, a black, brown, polar, or grizzly bear? and my second question is, how long could an animal like this live? Would he live a relatively short life due to his immense size, or would he be capable of living longer than the typical life expectancy of a bear during the time period in which he lived? His size makes me think he lived to be quite old, but that may be deceiving.ndemichaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6583590687956540859.post-32122958449540463132011-02-05T15:13:59.000-08:002011-02-05T15:13:59.000-08:00ndemichael, giant mammals were actually the norm f...ndemichael, giant mammals were actually the norm for a while. Recall the Mammoth, which was not simply a hairy elephant, but also enormous compared to modern elephants. Do a Google search for "giant extinct mammals" for a plethora of examples.Samnoreply@blogger.com