Who is stronger tiger or bear. Who is stronger - a bear or a lion? The power of a bear versus the agility of a lion. Who is stronger - a bear or a tiger: statistics

This is a very ancient question - who is stronger - a tiger or a bear?

Even in those southern countries where man originally came from has not been determined exactly. The bear, even being not a very large animal, is always an extremely strong, uncomfortable, and persistent fighter for any opponent. And not only big Brown bear, but, both the Himalayan and the small European brown bear are worthy opponents for any feline.

Basic information about opponents.

The Ussuri tiger is one of the largest cats in existence today, second in size only to the Bengal tiger from North India. In historical retrospect, this subspecies could reach similar sizes with the Bengal tiger. The length of the largest individuals could reach 3.5 meters with a tail, and weight - 300 kg or more!

In general, the Ussuri tiger can be described as a very well-armed and rather technical fighter. In terms of technicality, he surpasses his rival - any bears. In terms of weapons - at least comparable. The bearish technique of attack and fights is rather monotonous. The tiger, to a certain extent, is a plastic fighter, because he quite often turns out to be simply physically weaker than his victims, and cannot, stupidly, collect them and break them.
The tiger deals with buffaloes, in any case, it is evolutionarily designed for this. The Tiger was designed as the perfect compromise between speed and power. Being physically weaker than some of his victims, he can still kill them. The tiger has a phenomenal reaction, excellent coordination, and lethal weapons (fangs up to 8 cm, and claws up to 10 cm - larger and sharper than a lion).
His goal is not to overcome the victim, not to fight with her, but immediately to KILL.
How exactly does a tiger kill its prey? There are rumors about the monstrous power of a tiger paw strike. And, indeed, with one blow, a tiger can crush a person's skull. But, when attacking larger prey, the paw strike is already ineffective. With a paw strike, a tiger can kill mostly small prey, such as a deer cub, or a hare. Sometimes, it can break the ridge of a larger animal, for example, an adult deer, but, most often, when attacking prey comparable to its own weight, the tiger does not rely on a paw strike. This is a very unreliable weapon. If he hit, instead of the spine - in the ribs, and the deer will run away. Therefore, instead of pawing, he uses grasping. He wraps them around the prey, and then bites on the scruff of the neck, biting through the spine and spinal cord. Thus, a tiger can kill prey the size of an axis deer, for example, or, sika deer. It is usually the largest prey in a tiger's diet. But, evolutionarily, the tiger is designed for an even greater load. The usual maximum for a tiger is prey the size of a bull, or a buffalo. You can’t break the spine of such prey with a blow, and you won’t even bite through it. A victim the size of a bull, the tiger kills by strangulation. Suffocation is actually the only chance to kill such prey. A tiger can choke a bull by grabbing its throat or nose. At the same time, if he grabs by the throat, the victim quickly ceases to resist, since the fangs squeeze her trachea, and large blood vessels fall into the toothless space between the fangs and premolars, and are clamped there, stopping the blood supply to the brain.
A fairly common myth says that a tiger never kills adult buffaloes and gaurs. No, this is not so. The tiger is able to do it, and really kills big bulls. Sometimes, at the same time, showing technicality, for example, sometimes, they preliminarily cut large tendons on the legs of ungulates with claws. A similar case was described by J. Corbett. By the way, a rather significant case

"In the first days of March, a tiger killed a full-grown buffalo. I was in the foothills when a buffalo's dying low and a tiger's furious growl resounded through the forest. I determined that the sounds came from a ravine from about six hundred yards away. Walking was difficult, over precipitous rocks and thorny bushes. When I climbed a steep cliff overlooking the ravine, the buffalo's struggle for life was over, but the tiger was not visible. At dawn the next day, I again visited the ravine and found that the buffalo was in the same place. Soft ground , trampled down by the marks of hooves and tiger paws, showed that the struggle was desperate. Only after the Achilles tendons were bitten at the buffalo, the tiger knocked him down; the struggle lasted for ten to fifteen minutes. The tracks of the tiger led through the ravine, and, walking along them , I found a long bloody path on the rock, and another one hundred yards from the fallen tree. The buffalo wounded the tiger with its horns in the head, and these injuries were enough for the tiger to completely lose interest in prey, he did not return to it. " (C) Jim Corbett

As you can see, the tiger is a very effective killer of large and strong prey. It is very important for a tiger to perform, so to speak, an ideal kill - instantaneous and with minimal losses for himself. And in this case, as we see, even being the winner, the tiger left the defeated prey, as he was wounded. Any strong prey resistance is partly a failure of the tiger's plan. The tiger, as a fighter, seems to be distinguished by the fact that he can attack prey fiercely and fearlessly, but, at the same time, he is prone to abruptly lose his presence of mind and panic. (1)

The tiger has a plus in his technicality, speed, and weapons, but, in a minus, his alarmism, and not a penchant for a long, tactical duel. If the prey resists, strikes back and bites, the tiger may retreat, even if he actually won "on points". Such is his nature. IN wild nature, the tiger is often a source of constant "upsets" - unexpected outcomes of the fight. He may kill an Indian elephant (3 tons), or he may lose to a Himalayan bear (up to 150 kg in weight). The fury of a tiger is huge, but it can not be turned into cowardice. Even the fact that young (up to 3 years old) tigers were caught before almost with bare hands, we are told a lot - after all, no one will get the idea to catch bears with their hands (even if they are very young). The captured tiger often experienced such stress that he died in the first minutes.

In any case, the TIGER HAS PROBLEMS WITH ANY PREY THAT IS DIFFICULT TO KILL INSTANTLY.

Fights of tigers with large billhooks are very dramatic, often they end in the death of both animals.

The desire of the tiger to instantly end the victim often turns against him if the victim resists for a long time. At the same time, thanks to armament, reaction, flexible strength, the tiger sometimes achieves brilliant success.

The largest recorded tiger prey was Indian elephant. In this case, obviously, suffocation was already useless, because it is impossible to clasp the throat of an elephant. Many people doubt the reality of this case (described by Kesri Singh), but, nevertheless, it does not go much beyond our understanding of tigers. The elephant is an animal quite sensitive to pain and blood loss. And he is actually defenseless against the tiger, which, as described by Singh, jumped on the elephant's back and gnawed at it. That's all that was required of him - no tactics and no special resistance from the bishop. Despite the fact that the battle lasted all night, the tiger could even rest by hanging on the elephant. The elephant was killed, but, until now, this case remains an "upset" - the nonsense of the century. It is obvious that the tusks of an elephant and its trunk could not harm the tiger in any way, and the tiger could only hang on the elephant and eat it. But, if elephants are so defenseless, then why do tigs ALMOST NEVER kill them? Perhaps it is simple, very energy-consuming, because even the killing of this animal took all night. In the end, the tiger left, apparently as lost in presence of mind as in many other cases described, although, in this case, it is unlikely that the elephant inflicted any wounds on him with tusks, or with a trunk. In another case, a tigress inflicted mortal wounds on an elephant by damaging its trunk with its claws.

But, on the other hand, this same tigress, will she even defeat the Himalayan bear? When every bite of yours will be answered with a bite, every blow with a blow?

If even an elephant, an animal undoubtedly stronger than a bear, can be defeated by a tiger, then maybe he can kill any bear?

And what about the bear itself?

The brown bear deservedly bears the title of Master of the taiga. No animal in most of its habitats can match its strength. The tiger is having difficulty with the billhook. But, the bear quite confidently defeats him!

The Ussuri brown bear is a large, but not the largest variety. On average, adult males weigh about 250 kg, which is significantly more than the average weight of tigers. Some individuals can weigh 400 kg or more. According to some hunters, Ussuri taiga there are giants up to 800 kg of weight. But so far no one has had to kill them. We must take into account that, in any case, on average, the Ussuri bear is much smaller than the Kamchatka bear, and, of course, the giants from Kodiak Island.

Ussuri brown bear excels Amur tiger in mass, and is an animal much more powerfully built (per unit length there are more weight). The back is much wider, the legs are longer, the body is like a barrel. The Ussuri bear has a noticeably smaller zygomatic width than the tiger, and smaller teeth, which means that its bite is noticeably weaker.

But, at the same time, the bear can be described as a very stubborn fighter. He, unlike the tiger, is not afraid to fight an equal opponent, and is well adapted to this. A bear is an omnivore animal and therefore, less than a tiger, is "afraid" of getting injured.

The bear is also, strictly speaking, a coward, but a rational coward. He can crap himself from a shot, he can run away from huskies, flashing a fat ass, but, in all this, expediency is visible (unlike running from dead buffaloes). Behind the shot lies a hunter - deadly danger, after the dogs - also he. Simply, the tiger is prone to alarmism (even from scratch), and the bear simply values ​​his skin more than his reputation as the Master of the Forest, and therefore can shamefully run away from the huskies. The tiger, on the other hand, more often tries to catch huskies than incurs a hunter's shot. (1)

By the way, according to hunters, a tiger is easier to kill than a bear or a wild boar (but also much more dangerous than them).

Thus, the bear is not inclined to risk his skin, why in vain. But, in the event of a fight, he is ready for a LONG fight, and no cat has the endurance to tire out a bear!

There is an opinion (perhaps subjective) that the bear has a higher will to win (Sysoev).

But, these animals actually met in the fight, so what are the results?

There are results, but they do not clarify the matter too much.

"It is known that out of 44 cases of a tiger colliding with a brown bear
(Kaplanov, 1948; Sysoev, 1950; Sysoev, 1960; Abramov, 1962; Bromley, 1965; Rakov, 1970;
Kucherenko, 1972; Gorokhov, 1973; Kostoglod, 1981; Khramtsov, 1993; our data) the tiger was
12 times by the initiator, 8 times by the bear, in other cases the attacker was not identified. 50 %
cases ended in the death of a bear, 27.3% in the death of a tiger, and in 22.7% of cases the animals dispersed.

It would seem that the tiger wins more often, which means that he is stronger. But, on the other hand, the tiger is an active predator, and he is an aggressive, attacking side. At the same time, he has the advantage of choosing an opponent.

"In December 1959, on the Svetlaya River, a tiger killed
large brown bear and lived near it for about 10 days until it ate it (Rakov, 1965)."

With the exception of one case (described by Rakov), a tiger has never been seen killing large brown bears.
However, "big bear" is a very vague concept. It could be an animal weighing from 250 kg, that is, comparable to the weight of the tiger itself. However, most likely, it meant that the bear was somewhat larger than the tiger in mass. But, in any case, the weight is not even approximately indicated by the author. And this case can be attributed to the "apsets" of the century, along with the killing of an elephant in India.

This upset looks especially upsetting against the background of more detailed cases of confrontation between large male tigers and female bears:

"In July 1997 in
river basin A swamped adult male tiger (M20), who attacked a female bear, fought with her,
as a result of which, in a forest area of ​​10?2 m, the soil was loosened and most
shrubs. In this place there were many patches of bear hair, but there was also tiger hair. All
the battle zone with blood-splattered ground and trees had a length of 30 m. In another case (12
August 2001) a tiger attacked an 8-10-year-old bear after chasing on a slope
weighing 150-200 kg. Animals several meters rolled down grappling. Knocked out at the scene of the fight
area 10 × 8 m. After the victory, the tiger retreated 15 m to the side where he lay down. Him
the wound was bleeding. Presumably, the she-bear had cubs that managed to escape." -//-

M 20 (Dima) - a large male tiger, weighing approximately 205 kg. As you can see, he had difficult fights with she-bears, weighing a maximum of 200 kg. Even such animals, smaller than the tiger himself, managed to pull the rubber, and turn an instant kill into an endless fuss that had so tired the tiger. At the same time, the fact that the bear did not kill the tiger is obvious - her capture with jaws, claws, simply, her weapons were not physically enough for this. Thus, if a bear weighing 350-400 kg were in the place of the she-bear, would the tiger have a chance? Maybe, but only as an appetizer.

The larger the bear, the harder it is for the tiger to kill it. The bear is not an elephant. There are no places on his body where a tiger could cling to, and at the same time remain inaccessible, therefore, with a bear, in any case, the tactics of devouring alive will not work. The bear is also not a buffalo, and he will not let you grab his throat so easily, covering it with his paws. And even if the tiger clings, the bear still has paws left to break his back.

The tiger is not too large an animal for a bear to break its spine.

The paws of a bear, much more powerful than those of a tiger, are designed to break spines. He can break the spine of an elk, or a wild boar, therefore - a good gift on the back from above, or a hall in the fight - and there is no tiger. There is not enough strength in the body of a tiger to withstand a bear on its feet. On the hind legs, the bear is in any case more stable.

The larger the bear, the more illusory the chances of the tiger. The neck of large individuals is well protected. Bears are a kind of Terminators of the animal kingdom. Their neck is protected by very strong muscles and all the arteries and trachea lie very deep. In a fight, a tiger can easily break its tusk in an attempt to reach the bear's trachea.

The bear has the same tactics. He is smarter than a tiger, but much less technical. This was used by ancient people. The bear, stupidly, rushes and crushes the victim under him. He breaks the spine of an elk, he bites a walrus (in the case of a polar bear) on the scruff of the neck. And, the most interesting thing is that against this primitive tactic, built on the same strength and mass, the tiger, most likely, will not resist.

Simply because a tactical long duel with a bear is useless. It is more resistant than a tiger to blood loss, to pain shock, its paws are more powerful, its bones are stronger.

The tiger's only chance is to KILL the bear ASAP! Yes, only the perfect murder... The only place is the throat. If the tiger managed to grab it and at the same time, wide enough, along the entire circumference, capturing both the arteries and squeezing, then the bear's resistance would soon begin to subside - the carotid artery was clamped. But, what are the chances of this? The bear, on the other hand, actively resists, and itself can cling to the throat.

I believe that a tiger against a bear is stronger than a lion against a bear (2). Since it is pointless to fight, to build tactics against a bear! Here you need the ability to kill FAST. Kill - not pull the rubber.

At the same time, if you can still imagine the victory of a tiger over a bear of equal weight, then the chances against the largest bears seem to be nullified. Will we take Kodiak, or Kamchatka giants, or grizzlies, or polar bear. The tiger's only chance is a bite in the throat, seems ghostly. It is required to clasp such a huge neck ... And with such a difference in mass. The largest brown bears can reach a weight of more than 700 kg, and this mass, and their blunt strength and endurance, invulnerability, beats all tiger trump cards. A bear is not a buffalo, you can't cut your tendons; not an elephant - you can't eat it alive. But is it really possible to kill such a colossus in the first 5 minutes, if it is with buffaloes, then, is it not always possible?

On the one hand, I want to say, yes, you can’t argue against logic. The tiger had problematic fights with 200 kg bears and 120-150 kg Himalayan bears, what kind of Kodiaks does he have? But, on the other hand, the tiger is a constant source of upsets, and, suddenly, maybe he has some chance? At least 1 in 100? Even against Kodiak! After all, in fact, bears are also mortal, and even the Terminator can be destroyed.

And then, who is the king of the Far Eastern taiga? Both animals equally deserve this title. But, it still seems to me that, since bear blood is more often shed from tiger teeth than vice versa, then the tiger is the king of the Amur taiga. Considering the respect that the ancient peoples, the Golds and Udeges, had for the tiger, as well as stripes on his forehead, meaning "Wan" ("Chief") in Korean. In addition, it looks much more majestic. Yes, and the manners of the tiger are more accurate and regal than those of the bear, which feasts on its cubs and pisses from the smell of gunpowder.

Notes.

(1) So, if you dream up, then the character, essence, of the tiger is somewhat reminiscent of Mike Tyson, who was prone to unexpected outbursts of both rage and alarmism, and sometimes lost his presence of mind if the opponent did not fall in round 1. However, this shortcoming was mostly corrected by Cus D Amato, but released later. But that is another story.
The bear, as a fighter, to me personally, is more reminiscent of the rational and monotonous Wladimir Klitschko. Many of the sophisticated plans of his opponents were shattered by his boring tactics.
However, this does not mean that I believe that Tyson would have the same chances against Vladimir as a tiger against a bear!
The lion to me personally, as a fighter, reminds me of the prudent and phlegmatic Fedor Emelianenko, or Lennox Lewis - a Jamaican, very technical, but prone to leonine laziness. By the way, Lennox has a corresponding nickname - Leo.

(2) Perhaps a lion would have had a better record against bears, since in ancient rome the fights of lions with European brown bears, and not tigers with them, were considered the most spectacular. Both animals ran out of breath far from immediately. Besides, being a tactician and having experience against small bears, who knows, maybe this genius of strategy would have found his key to Kodiak too? But, to me personally, it seems doubtful for the above reasons.

Children's questions sometimes baffle even the most educated adults, and one of these is: who is stronger, a tiger or a bear? It is definitely difficult to answer it, because in the wild these animals are rarely found in fights, moreover, the outcome of the fight depends on many secondary factors, such as the age of the fighters, experience in battles and health status. It is even more difficult to say who is stronger, a lion or a bear, because these animals do not occur in the wild at all and live in different areas. In order to get even a little closer to the solution, it is necessary to consider each type of animal and compare their abilities.

Tiger

To date, 6 subspecies of tigers live on the planet with a total number of 5000-6500 individuals. The easiest way to meet a Bengal tiger, since it alone occupies almost half of the entire population. The historical habitat of large striped cats is Asia:

• Iran;
• Far East;
• China;
• India;
• Afghanistan.

Absolutely all tigers territorial predators leading a solitary lifestyle and fiercely defending their hunting grounds from the encroachments of other mammals. Weight adult can reach 250 kg, while the tiger is very agile and fast, but this is not enough for a long fight or hunt. The fatigue of the predator and the fear of injury lead to the fact that the animal will not oppose the opponent, if he gives such an opportunity.

a lion

Basically, these predators live in Africa and India and are the only felines living in prides. Lions are also not hardy, like tigers, so after each attack they need a long rest. The weight of males exceeds females by 20% and reaches the same 250 kg. The main weapon of the cat are their sharp claws and teeth, capable of being compressed up to 160 atmospheres. If a lion or tiger clings to the victim, then it will be almost impossible to get free.

Bear

The main strength of the bear is its endurance and stubbornness. If he has outlined a victim for himself, he will pursue her for several kilometers at a speed of up to 50 km / h. The owners of the taiga are skilled swimmers and one of the largest predators on the planet. The weight of a brown male can reach 200-250 kg, despite the fact that its thick skin is very difficult to break through. Today, brown bears are common:

• in Siberia;
• a little in China;
• North America.

Animals are solitary and omnivorous, which allows them not to waste time and energy on hunting, but to eat calmly plant food. This gives the brownie an advantage in that, if necessary, heal wounds after a fight, you can safely eat berries.

Who is stronger: tiger and bear

A bear and a tiger are more likely to meet in nature, since tabby cats are widespread in the same place as the clubfoot (meaning the Amur tigers), so their possible fight should be considered first.

The main prey of the striped taiga hunter are wild boars and red deer, but having successfully picked up a small clubfoot tiger according to its size, it can also attack a bear. Medium-sized females or cubs may well be part of the cat's diet, which cannot be said about large representatives of the species.

The bear itself is rare attacks others, but is capable of breaking the spine of a cow or an elk with one blow, so it cannot be considered a bad fighter. In addition, its claws are not retractable and much larger than those of a tiger. The striped one will not be able to break through the thick skin of the shaggy one with his claws, and the bet on victory will be only due to his dexterity and sharp teeth.

If you take into account other, larger bears, for example, a white one, then the outcome will be obvious. The polar bear today is the most large predators. Its weight can reach a whole ton, and the impact force exceeds the strength of any brown bear twice. A cat simply cannot significantly injure a white man through a thick skin, and he, in turn, can send a tiger to the other world with one blow. If we consider the fight of a tiger against an ordinary brown, then out of 10 fights the cat will win in 6, but much depends on secondary circumstances.

Who is stronger: the lion and the bear

Leo by build its not much different from a tiger, but given that they hunt in prides, then the numerical superiority of cats will clearly not be on the side of the bear. If the king of beasts opposes the brown alone, then the circumstances of the meeting will be decisive for the battle. Definitely, if we take into account only strength, then the bear will win, but if we take into account the dexterity and cunning of cats during the hunt, then the lion has every chance of becoming the winner.

Since the skin of a bear is impenetrable to the claws of predatory cats, the lion will have to hit the same place several times, and this will tire him very much and, possibly, force him to give up his positions.

Conclusion

Precisely tell who will win in an unequal battle between two completely different opponents, it is impossible. Bears are very strong and hardy, and cats are agile and smart. These qualities give them their superiority over opponents and make them the real masters of their habitats. Case Studies there are simply no such fights, and people only have to guess about their outcomes.

For many years, researchers have been trying to figure out who is stronger - a bear or a tiger? This question arose quite a long time ago and, despite the fact that these animals are not common in nature, there are cases when fights broke out between them. It was far from always possible to observe a clear victory of one of the predators. Some fights ended with the flight of the tiger, others with the defeat of the bear. But in order to deal with this issue in more detail, it is necessary to take a closer look at each predator.

About Ussuri tigers

In order to understand who is stronger - a bear or a tiger, it is necessary to consider the features of each of them. Let's start with the feline representative. The main feature of this species of tigers is that they never aim to immobilize or injure the victim. - an animal that tries to kill its future food with the first blow. Although his claws are shorter than those of a bear, they are very sharp, and the fangs of the beast are capable of tearing the victim apart in an instant. In the case of hunting a small deer, one blow with a paw on the spine is enough. But in most cases, the tiger hunts larger game, in which case he does not rely on luck, but acts radically. He wraps his two paws around his prey and bites on the neck. It also bites through the spine, after which the victim cannot offer any resistance. However, the description of the tiger does not end there, and now we will learn something else interesting.

The perfect big prey killer

It is possible to speak with great confidence about such advantages of tigers as dexterity and speed. This predator is trying to win the fight with one blow. The biggest prey of the Ussuri tiger is a buffalo or a bull. It happens that it is not possible to bite through the spinal cord, and then the hunter tries to strangle his prey. Cases have been repeatedly observed when the tiger first tore the tendons with its paw so that the prey would not run far, and then proceeded to suffocate the victim. However, there are often problems along the way. However, the tiger is an animal designed for lightning-fast and insidious kills. These predators hate long fights with the enemy. It's no secret that tigers tend to panic, especially when things don't go according to plan. It often happens that the beast simply runs away even after he has injured his victim.

Description of the tiger in detail

It's no secret that cats are considered ideal predators. Their diet consists of 100% meat of animal origin. From this we can conclude that the tiger is only engaged in hunting. Almost daily, an adult predator can go hunting and bring prey. But there are also sad cases. For example, a fight with a large billhook more than once ended in defeat for a feline representative. As a result of a bloody fight, both a wild boar and a tiger can die. The main disadvantage of these predators is that they are prone to panic during combat, and nothing can be worse than that. The weight of a tiger often reaches 300 kilograms, which indicates that it is a very dangerous massive predator, but a long fight and retaliatory strikes from the victim can confuse him.

About brown bears

The bear received the title of owner of the taiga for a reason. Few people can fight on equal terms with a clubfoot. If a tiger sometimes has problems with a billhook, then a wild boar does not pose a great danger to a bear. Key Features is that he is slow and lazy for the time being. Usually he leads such a lifestyle only because he needs to save precious fat. Usually the average bear is slightly larger than the tiger in weight, the same applies to strength. It is worth noting that the brown bear is an omnivore animal. For this simple reason, the clubfoot is not as afraid of injury as the tiger. This is due to the fact that in which case he will be able to find prey for himself that will not resist, and when he heals his wounds, he will return with renewed vigor. In the case of the tiger, any injury may be the last. It will be difficult to catch up with someone with a broken paw or damaged eyes.

What else is interesting about the owner of the forest?

It can be said with great confidence that the clubfoot is very well adapted to a long fight. He is a very stubborn fighter, so he will stand to the last, unlike almost any tiger. Although there are cases when the stubbornness of the cat did its job. In principle, tigers are very unpredictable, they can first run away, and then change their mind and return. Here you can find a slight resemblance to domestic cats, whose behavior is sometimes inexplicable.

We have already figured out what the brown bear eats, and you know that it is omnivorous. For this simple reason, this animal is less aggressive. An exception is a female with offspring. In this case, her rage will be higher than any hungry cat, but not cats with kittens. But fights between such females were not registered. By and large, the mobility of a bear is somewhat lower than that of an adult cat, however, it is many times more hardy.

Who is stronger - a bear or a tiger: statistics

According to the hunters, the tiger is easier to kill. However, this beast is many times more dangerous than the same bear or billhook. If the latter run away when they sense danger, especially if they hear the sound of a shot, then it is difficult to predict the reaction of the tiger. It is likely that he will attack the hunter. To date, 44 bear-tiger collisions have been recorded. In 50% of cases, the bear died. About 27% of the fights ended in the death of the tiger, and in 23% the feline ran away from the battlefield. Another interesting point is that 12 fights were initiated by the tiger, and the bear - 8. It is not clear who was the aggressor in other cases. It can be seen from the statistics that the tiger is somewhat stronger, it also initiates conflict more often and suddenly attacks. If the fight drags on, then the cat either dies or leaves the fight. But if the tiger can escape from the battlefield, then the bear cannot, since the speed of the cats is somewhat higher. It is also interesting that it is the tiger who chooses his prey, since he is the aggressor. It is unlikely that he will choose a brown bear, which significantly outnumbers him in mass.

Some fights in detail

Around 2009, there was a case of a fight between a tiger, weighing about 205 kilograms, and a young bear - 200 kg. According to an eyewitness, the instant murder did not work out, which, in fact, tired the predator. But the bear could not kill the tiger either. It is possible that there were not enough claws and teeth. As a result, the animals dispersed.

In 1997, there was a fight between a she-bear, who led offspring, and a tiger. The latter was the initiator. As a result of falling from a small slope, the animals grappled and flew several meters down. A few minutes later, the tiger won the fight, but received a serious wound, so he had to lie down nearby. The cubs managed to escape during the fight.

From the foregoing, we can conclude that the outcome of the battle largely depends on what kind of victim the tiger chooses. The characteristics of potential prey are always inferior to those of a predator. This is due to the fact that if a very large bear comes across, then it will be very difficult to defeat him.

Informative facts

In most cases, the failure of the tiger in the first attack leads to its defeat. Moreover, the larger the bear, the more difficult it is to defeat him. This is due to the fact that he is stable, hardy, and there are no places on his body where one could cling to with impunity. Moreover, each strike of the tiger ends with the fact that he receives a blow in return. Of course, there are so-called "upsets" - exceptions to the rules. So, according to these very exceptions, big tigers can even defeat Kodiaks, giant bears. However, there are no reported cases so far. The bear has a very monotonous tactic, he always tries to crush the victim under him, and then breaks her spine. In some cases, bites on the scruff.

Conclusion

We tried to figure out who is stronger - a bear or a tiger? According to statistics, the feline representative is in the lead. This may be due to several factors. If it is not possible to quickly kill the prey, the predator can always retreat. The tiger rightfully deserves the title of king of the Far Eastern taiga. Among the ancient peoples, this beast aroused special respect, since it was very difficult to hit it. Although there have been cases when young tigers were caught with their bare hands, and their habit of panic is to blame. In addition, feline mannerisms are more regal. They often attack even when there is no chance of victory. It is possible that what the brown bear eats also plays a role in the outcome of the battles. If he hunted day after day, he would be able to more effectively repel the attacks of predatory cats. In the meantime, there is no unambiguous answer to the question of who is stronger - a bear or a tiger.

Although these predators do not always live in the same territory, it is still interesting what will happen if they meet? Who will win the fight? This article will focus on which of these predators - a bear, a tiger or a lion - have greater strength. If this question has always interested you, then below you will find the long-awaited answer.

Polar bear and Amur tiger

First, let's analyze a couple of the strongest - a polar bear against the Amur tiger. Polar Bear Benefits visible to the naked eye. He is strong and very large, in addition to this, he has a strong impact of about 1.5 tons, which indicates a good muscle mass. He also has speed with a sharp blow. The average weight reaches 450 kg, it is twice as heavy as a tiger. The height at the withers of a white strong man is 130-150 cm, which is slightly more than that of the Amur tiger, which has average height at 120 cm.

• Scientists are sure that the force of impact, which the clubfoot possesses, is capable of breaking the back of the tiger, which can cause him to instantly lose his life.

Everything is clear with large clubfoot individuals, but what about their less powerful counterparts? Probably not everything is so obvious here.

Brown bear vs. Ussuri tiger

According to the statistics kept by zoologists, and 44 collisions are known a tiger with a brown bear: half of them ended in the defeat of the bear, 27.3% - the death of the tiger, and 22.7% - the predators dispersed. These data indicate that the tiger is stronger than the bear.

But with a careful study of the relationship between these animals, it becomes clear to scientists that the brown beast behaves more aggressively, especially during the period of lack of food. And the striped one tries to attack medium-sized individuals. A tigress fights with any clubfoot and sacrifices herself to protect her cubs.

There is a described a case of a fight between a large tiger and a bear.

The tiger attacked a ten-year-old bear weighing about 180 kg. At the place of the fight, a platform of 8 meters was formed. After the victory, the tiger stepped aside for 15 meters to catch his breath. A wound was bleeding on his body.

As can be seen, a large male weighing about 205 kg had a difficult duel with a she-bear, whose weight was no more than 200 kg. Even a victim smaller than he was able to turn an instant kill into a long romp that had become so tiring for him. Thus, if there was a large male weighing about 380 kg in place of the she-bear, he is unlikely to become a victim.

The larger the clubfoot, the lower chances for a tiger to win. This is not an elephant, there are no such places on his body, clinging to which the tiger himself could remain out of reach. Therefore, with a bear, the tactics of devouring alive are doomed to failure. He is not a buffalo, to let himself be grabbed by the throat so easily. Even if they manage to do this, the bear will still have free paws, just in time to break the back of the tiger. The tiger is not too large an animal not to be able to break its spine.

The paws of the clubfoot seem to be created to break the ridges. He is able to kill the spine of an elk, a wild boar, thus swipe on the back from above, as well as a hall in a duel - and there is no tiger. He is not able to stand against him on his feet, they do not have sufficient strength, standing on his hind legs, the bear is still more stable.

clubfoot uses the same tactics. Although he is smarter than a tiger, he does not have the technique. Our ancestors used this. The bear simply rushes and crushes the body of the victim under him (just like a sumo wrestler). And most likely, against such a primitive tactic, built only on mass and strength, the opponent will not resist. Because a long tactical duel with a bear is a waste of time. The clubfoot is more resistant to pain shock, blood loss, its paws are more powerful, and the bone is stronger.

The only chance for success is quick killer tactics. The enemy's weak point is the throat. If the striped one could grab it around the entire circumference, capturing the arteries and compressing it, then the bearish resistance would soon come to naught, because the carotid artery is clamped. But can such a thing be done? It is required to clasp this powerful neck, and in large representatives it has excellent protection in the form of muscles that protect the trachea and arteries located very deep. The big man, on the other hand, is actively resisting, and at the same time he himself can grab by the throat. Thus, whatever one may say, such fights can often end not in favor of the tiger.

• A bite in the throat, as the only chance to resist the enemy, is illusory for a tiger.

Himalayan bear vs tiger

Renowned naturalist Jim Corbett claims that he has repeatedly seen Himalayan bears confidently and fearlessly chase away tigers at the most inopportune moment when they were having a good lunch. Himalayan bear has a brave and aggressive disposition: sometimes he attacks tigers, which are bypassed by larger brown bears. However, unpredictable endings also happen, when two formidable predators come into battle.

Well anyway who is stronger, clubfoot or striped? With equal sizes, these animals are almost equal in strength. But there are nuances:

One can imagine equal fight weight class , which ends with the victory of the feline representative, but his chances of meeting him major representatives of this species are negligible. Be it Kodiak, Kamchatka giant, grizzly or white. Even brown individuals can reach a weight of more than 700 kg. Their mass, endurance, blunt strength beats all the trump cards of the opponent. A clubfoot is not a buffalo that can be killed by cutting the tendons. Is it possible to kill a giant in the first 5 minutes, if the buffalo is not always possible?

Who is stronger, the lion or the bear?

A duel between a tiger and a bear is stronger than a lion against a bear. After all, it makes no sense to fight, building tactics against a bear. Here need the ability to kill quickly. Perhaps a lion would have scored a better result, because in ancient Rome the confrontation between a lion and a European brown bear was considered the most spectacular, and not a tiger with him. Both animals did not get tired immediately. Being a tactician and a genius of strategy, as well as having experience in battles with small individuals, maybe a lion would find an approach to Kodiak? It is unlikely that this will happen for the reasons described above.

Once, while tracking down one of the man-eating leopards, Jim Corbett saw a huge Himalayan bear. “He walked so importantly, as if it didn’t matter to him at all how long it would take to get from one place to another.” Suddenly he stopped, twisted his nose, sniffing the air, looked at the slope of the hill and lay flat on the ground.
He raised his head, once again sniffed what it smelled ahead, and, stealthily, climbed to where he smelled something. It spread straight along the ground, crawling "silently, like a snake." He crawled to the edge of the pit, and there the tiger feasted, completely indifferent to various stray bears. The bear slowly raised its head over the pit and looked down. He lowered it just as slowly. He picked up his paws under himself and suddenly rushed down with a loud roar.
The bear wanted to frighten the tiger, but the tiger was not timid. With his roar, choking with rage, he rushed at the bear, and such a fight began that the wool flew in tatters. They fought for three minutes, maybe more. But suddenly the tiger, having decided that he had had enough of bear hugs... chickened out. galloped along open space followed by a bear. With a roar, "like a hurricane," he jumped over the ravine. But the tiger flew even faster.
This is the end of this fight and this is the solution to the question that is often asked, especially by children: who is stronger, the tiger or the bear?
Despite its small height and weight for a bear (up to eight pounds), the Himalayan bear is brave and aggressive: it sometimes attacks tigers, which brown, larger bears are afraid of. However, this is not the only solution, there are other finals. Some of our zoologists say: they are afraid, and great, club-toed tigers. As soon as the bear smells the smell of a striped cat - and rather run or climb a tree. And the tiger, sometimes, also waits, walking under a tree or hiding in an ambush, when he gets tired of sitting on a bough.

Zoologist L. G. Kaplanov studied the life of tigers in the wild, in the Ussuri taiga, using methods that Jane Goodall, George Schaller and many other ethologists use now and which helped to find out in Lately so much new and unexpected about the customs and habits of wild animals.
L, G. Kaplanov went skiing in the winter in the footsteps of tigers. One day he found a devastated bear den. I figured out what had happened. The tigress was walking through the forest and smelled a bear about fifty meters away. She immediately turned off the path and went to the lair. I dug the den in the back. There was a she-bear with her cubs. The tigress contrived and picked it up with her claws by the front paw, with which the she-bear probably fought back.
Well, so who is still stronger, a tiger or a bear? The tiger and the bear are almost equal in strength. (Even if a lion is included in this rivalry, the balance of the triangle of forces will not change.) The one who is braver, who is older and meaner, who weighs more will win. Young tigers and bears fight, of course, worse than hardened, full of strength and courage males. It is also important who attacked first, who is full and who is hungry: a well-fed beast is not as bold and angry as a hungry one. It is important on whose land the fighters met: whoever is closer to home usually fights more fiercely. And rage is often stronger than force.
There are many reasons, it is not easy to decide why bears are afraid of tigers in our country, but not in India. The habits of animals, people are really just beginning to learn. Previously, animals were studied more and more by skins and bones. Now many scientists with binoculars and movie cameras in their hands observe how living animals behave in the wild. Let's wait for what new they will see and tell about the tiger and the bear.

Where a tiger and a bear met and, having inherited an ancient enmity from cats and dogs, do not live peacefully, another “cat” claims to be the primacy in savagery, strength and courage - the leopard. And again a question from a series of children's: who is stronger, a leopard or a bear?
The answers are also different: Jim Corbett says that he himself has seen more than once how confidently and fearlessly drove away the Himalayan bears of leopards at the most crucial moment, when they settled down to have a hearty lunch. Having driven away, they carried away the “lunch” to eat.
But another well-known hunter in India, Kenneth Anderson, tells a different story: one bear family - mother, father and cub - decided to settle in a cave. A leopard already lived in that cave. When he returned, the bear cub was the first to run away, of course. Mother and father tried to defend a cozy house, but the onslaught of the panther was so fierce that the bears decided to retreat, and immediately. “The head of the family fled with such haste that he fell off a cliff and broke his front paws.”
Some say that the Himalayan bear is brave, others - that it is not at all. He is only excitable, irritable, and often, for little or no reason, becomes furious. Attacks people only when all escape routes are cut off (or so it seems to him). And then, more out of fear than with courage, he attacks and strikes in the face with blunt, but long, "eight-inch" claws.

Tiger vs bear statistics

S.P. Kucherenko notes that medium tiger always stronger than the average bear. Of the 17, reliably known to him, cases of fights between a tiger and a brown bear in Sikhote-Alin in 1965-1976. in 8 cases the animals dispersed, in 6 cases the tiger won, in 3 cases the bear won. In addition, 9 cases of tiger attacks on bears in dens were recorded (the tiger crushed and ate 7 adult animals and 9 cubs). But a careful analysis of the relationship between these predators leads the author to the conclusion that the brown bear is more aggressive (especially in times of famine). The tiger tries to attack medium-sized bears. The tigress, protecting the cubs, fights with any bear and more often dies. According to the materials of the zoologist V.E. Kostoglod, out of 28 cases of fights between these two predators studied by him, the priority in the attack was on the side of the brown bear. V.E. Bone-eater recorded 7 attacks of brown bears on tigers and 6 attacks of tigers on bears. Of the already mentioned 28 fights between a tiger and a bear, in 11 cases the tiger won, in 9 cases the bear won, in 8 cases the animals dispersed. Among the 9 dead tigers, there were 5 adults, the rest were cubs. Data by V.E. Kostoglod about the greater initiative of the bears in the forceful resolution of conflicts with the tiger, were later confirmed by the same S.P. Kucherenko, who pointed out that out of 44 reliably recorded cases of fights, the initiative in the attack belonged to the bear in 13, the tiger in nine (in 22 cases, the instigator could not be identified). During these fights, 14 bears and 8 tigers died (in 22 cases, the animals dispersed, having received rather severe wounds). V. Sysoev reports on 4 battles between a tiger and a bear (two ended in favor of the bear, in one the tiger won, and in another the animals dispersed). The hunter G. Gorokhov pointed out that out of 10 collisions of adult tigers with a brown bear, in 5 cases the predators dispersed, in 3 cases the tiger won, in 2 the bear. V.S. Khramtsov in his work "On the relationship between bears and tigers in the spurs of the Reserve Range" wrote that for 1989-1990. V Lazovsky Reserve 8 cases of death of white-breasted bears from tigers were established and only one case of the death of a brown bear from the "master of the jungle" was recorded. No facts of death of tigers from bears were noted. A.G. Yudakov and I.G. Nikolaev for three seasons of winter stationary observations only twice encountered the facts of eating bears by tigers. And then, it was about the white-breasted bears. At the same time, according to K.N. Tkachenko, in the tiger excrement he studied, the share of the brown bear accounted for 18.5%, while the share of the white-breasted bear was only 14.8%. In general, in the diet of the tiger, the brown bear firmly held the honorable third place, leaving behind only wild boar (37%) and red deer (29.6%). Biologist N.N. Rukovsky interviewed 42 hunters-guards of the Primorsky Territory to clarify the relationship between the tiger and the bear. Of these, 7 people answered that the tiger specifically hunts for the bear; 6 people stated that the bear follows the tracks of the tiger, collecting leftover food; 14 - told about fights between a tiger and a bear without a tragic outcome; two recalled cases when a bear strangled a tiger; 11 claimed that the tiger killed the bear. N. Rukovsky himself, as well as most other authors, believes that fights between predators occur most often in hungry (for a bear) years, when connecting rods collide with tigers near dead animals. And only in rare cases a tiger (most often a young one) can become a prey. The tiger, on the other hand, prefers to hunt not for brown, but for Himalayan bears. N. Rukovsky himself, following the tracks, once determined that a brown bear had killed a tiger. The bear was very large (it was evident from the tracks), and the tiger was young - about 4 years old (this was evident from the skull). The battlefield itself (broken fir trunks as thick as a hand, scattered tufts of wool, blood) testified to a long and fierce struggle.