Polar Bear vs. ??? (Yes, Digi, this IS comic related)

Originally posted by MightyEInherjar
I never said they were smaller, I said they were made for SLICING. A brown bears claws are long and made for DIGGING, whereas the Polar Bear uses it's claws to cut open seal flesh.

Siberian Tigers are also known to DIE trying to kill those bears. Also, the tiger has two of the things that put the Polar Bear above the Grizzly: Arm (leg) Strength matched with Slicing Claws. Now, I'm not being so ignorant as to say a Siberian Tiger has anywhere near the strength as a Grizzly, but I'm saying that matched with it's claws gives it a distinct advantage.

Now, to the bears. The Polar Bear has a GREATLY improved leg/arm strength, as well as a better usage of it's weight. It has evolved from the Grizzly to have stronger shoulders and limbs to smash through ice, as well as the sharp, cutting claws to grip seals and fling them from their burrows.

Lets look at the common diet of the Grizzly Bear: roots, parsnips, grasses, sedges, and a variety fish. [b]15% of their diet is meat.

Now, the Polar Bears: Ringed Seals, Bearded Seals, Harp Seals, Hooded Seals, and on the more extreme end: Beluga Whales, Narwhals, Walruses and Bowhead Whales. Their diet is over 90% meat.

My point?

With their size, strength, and tools created specifically to cut flesh and take down other stronger, heavier animals, the Polar Bear is far more equipped and is much more comfortable in a 'combat situation' than a Grizzly.

Polar>Grizzly. [/B]

Originally posted by SpunkySmurph
Please.

A polar bear easily has more combat expierience.

A brown bear occaisionally must fight off a tiger or another bear, but their average diet consists of grasses, fruits, bulbs and roots, insects, fish and small animals. In few areas there are known to be predators of larger animals such as caribou and moose.

The polar bear, for their CONSTANT diet must kill such animals as seals, young walruses, beluga whales, musk oxen, reindeer, and the bigger ones even go for adult walruses, which are generally twice the weight of the polar bear. Thats a waaaaaaaaaay bigger predator for you.

Agreed. On all accounts.

Polar Bear > Grizzly Bear.

Teh Bump. ermmnone

Originally posted by SpunkySmurph
Teh Bump. ermmnone

teh bump. 🙂

You guys are ruining the debate. haermm

We STILL havent answered the question.

And how could Nightwing take down a ton-pound Polar Bear?

Originally posted by SpunkySmurph
We STILL havent answered the question.

And how could Nightwing take down a ton-pound Polar Bear?

Trick it into falling off a cliff?

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Bullet to the head?

PressurePoint?

BFR?

KnockOutGas?

1. Nightwing using a gun is extremley OoC
2. How would he know pressure points to use on an Alaskan Polar Bear?
3. Explain?
4. Read the OP

Originally posted by SpunkySmurph
1. Nightwing using a gun is extremley OoC
2. How would he know pressure points to use on an Alaskan Polar Bear?
3. Explain?
4. Read the OP

Just read the OP and edited

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Just read the OP and edited

So I see.

BTW, I'm changing something:

-NEW RULE: For the battle, characters do not get their regular gear/weapons. Instead, they get their suit, their powers, and a big club. No using claws for Wolverine, no using guns for Punisher, no shield for Cap, etc.

Originally posted by SpunkySmurph
So I see.

BTW, I'm changing something:

-NEW RULE: For the battle, characters do not get their regular gear/weapons. Instead, they get their suit, their powers, and a big club. No using claws for Wolverine, no using guns for Punisher, no shield for Cap, etc.

Seriously KingPin might be able to do it.

I'd also give most good tacticians good odds on getting the bear to BFR itself off a clif.

Not easily. Remember, the bear knows the land. This is his turf. Besides, they would have to physically FORCE the bear off the cliff once it was close. Kingpin cant do that.

Clearly you all just dont want to admit your favourite character would get beaten down by the bear. glare

Originally posted by Martian_mind
I like Badgers.

What?They're cool......they're capable of disembowling a fully grown human.

Badgers >>>>>>>>> Dogs (possibly wolves as well)

🙂

Ringmaster

wolverine killed three bloodlusted polar bears when he was hunting for mauvais. those bears are HUGE!

I'd maintain that a majority of all street levelers would get their asses handed to them by a polar bear in these conditions.

Originally posted by Scoobless
Badgers >>>>>>>>> Dogs (possibly wolves as well)

🙂

Wolvies>>>>>>>>Badgers

Wolverines are insane creatures, they are like Badgers on steroids!

A big Wolverine only weighs 55lbs but they have been known to prey on Moose! (weaker older ones but still)

There is an account of one trying to steal a kill from a Black Bear, it was killed but these things know no fear.

A Wolverine would wtfpwn a badger!