I’m not sure about who would win…but I’m putting my money on a grizzly bear…can anyone back me up on this assumption?
Why would a tiger attack a grizzly or vice versa. But getting back to the orginal post I would bet a tiger. They seem to be more of an effiecent killing machine. Oh sure the grizzly weighs more but Tigers can bring down hippos and rhinos. This is assuming the tiger has the element of suprise.
I think you got a point…you never hear about someone surviving a tiger attack…but you hear constant stories about grizzly scalps camper…300 stitches needed…hmmm
It would probably depend upon the condition of the bear. Just before hibernation they are very fat. the tiger would have to make large tears in the hide. It’s teeth probably couldn’t reach anything vital.
On the other hand the strength of the grizzly is
something to be <reconed>sp with.
I would bet on the grizzly.
I also don’t think the encounter would ever happen.
I assume we are talking about adult animals in their prime.
I smell a pay-per-view event here. It could be the undercard for a fight between a whale and a giant squid.
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Upon meeting, they’d both run like hell.
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I imagine the ancient Romans could answer this question for us. It admittedly wouldn’t be a grizzly bear, but they frequently pitted Lions and Tigers against all sorts of creatures, especially the Christians :).
A tiger is adapted to taking down large prey, a grizzly bear subsists on carrion (I believe), smaller prey and vegetation. I assume we would pit a Siberian Tiger (the largest IIRC) against the grizzly. I think it would a interesting battle, however impossible. I know that the tiger would be hard pressed to make any serious wounds to the thick bear hide and blubber. A grizzly would be able to do significant damage with the mere force of a swipe on the svelt tiger. I think the tiger, if it could manage a strike to the head and throat would win easily, but that would require stealth. In an arena, I go with the grizzly, in a dense jungle (or pretending a tiger could camoflage in a forest of the northwest) the tiger would sucessfully stalk and kill the bear.
Basically its a good offense vs. a good defense. I can’t see any senario where the bear could attack the tiger successfully, and a cornered tiger would be no match for the massive bear.
The common argument is grizzly vs. tiger. But I think we should substitute a polar bear, for the grizzly. Polar bears are fierce, and they actually hunt their prey, and rely on stealth. If you pit a polar bear against a tiger, I think the bear would win, hands down.
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ARG, what if the smaller tiger is able to get on the bear’s back and rake?
Brains! Once an illithid gets its first taste of “the other white meat,” there’s no going back.
Siberian or bengal? The siberian tiger, full-grown, has paws the size of a family pizza. Might not be as burly as a polar bear, but probably longer, with significantly better reach, and faster.
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I would say probably the grizzly for all the same reasons given above. The tiger might move faster, but one swipe from the bear would down the tiger.
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I’ve always wondered about a shark vs an alligator myself
Well, shark for sure
the shark has electro receptors in the pits of his/hers nose, so it would sense the alligator way before the alligator saw the shark, in water anyways!
Another thing, sharks jaws are MUCH stronger. (depends on which shark). The alligators are like a clamp, they squeeze tight, but can be helfd opened with one finger. Thus having muscle only on one side. THe sharks jaws on the other hand have “complete jaws”. There is muscle on bothe sides, so they can clamp tight, and open with great strength. Plus a shark has rows of razor sharp teeth, as compared to an alligators 1 row of dull teeth
Shark’s teeth are serated, cutting meat more effectivly compares to an alligators pointy, and smooth teeth.
SHARK NO PROBLEM
(sorry jayman, i know more about reptiles and fish than mammals 
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Micro: We’d have to assume that both animals are the same size, both at their peak strength, and they fight on neutral turf. No way either animal could beat the other in their respective territories. Obviously it’s all hypothetical, but the polar bear would win. The bear has the advantage in size, strength, and stamina. (Well, I’m guessing on the stamina) The tiger may only have speed on his side. I don’t think it’s enough to compensate.
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Kaos, are you sure on that 'gator thing? I heard the opposite; that they can clamp their jaws shut like a vise, but you can hold them shut with a single hand. This means that they won’t let go if they don’t want to, but there’s no reason for them to have massive jaw opening abilities.
Back to the OT, I’m gonna put my cash on the underdog (so to speak) so far, the tiger. While the bear does outweigh the cat, the bear doesn’t have the same attacking capacity that the tiger does. Most bears I’ve seen (ok, on TV) are flipping fish out of streams and gulping them down or else in the case of polar bears, running down seals 1/10th their size. Or rooting through Canadian garbage dumps. Anyway… My point was that tigers seem to have more of a bite & claw thing going on than the bears relied on.
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How about an African Swallow vs. a European Swallow?
Are the swallows fully laden?
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I don’t know about down there in America, but here in Alaska, the grizzlies eat just about what ever they damn well please, dead or alive. From The Bear Hunting Network:
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My money is on the griz…
TT
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Wow what a cool question. I’m putting my money on the grizzly like most other people. I’m kind of not thinking straight right now (it’s way past my bedtime but I’m up working on a science project that’s due in, let’s see,7 hours and twenty minutes), but it seems to me that a lot would depend on how fast grizzly bears can spin around. If the tiger just kind of kept running around behind it and it just stood there looking stupid it wouldn’t stand a chance. But I bet they can spin pretty damn fast (ever seen a cartoon of a bear in the circus?), and I don’t think that the tiger could get close to the bear without getting mauled. It is also worth mentioning that my brother was attacked (kinda) by a bear. I don’t know why that is worth mentioning. Maybe I will tell the story to you guys sometime.
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Told you I was tired.
Mrunner
Shades of the time-honored sport of bear-baiting . . . just wanted to say that, and have a chance to use my sig line in this thread.
Exit, pursued by a bear