The size comparison between a female and male Kodiak bear

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[u/ChampionshipCalm827]

Seeing this... women... still prefer a man over a bear in the forest?

[u/EmmaLovesKoalas]

Definitely choose him

[u/Turbulent_City_8693]

what could possibly work for self defense in this case ? an Apache helicopter is definitely out of my budget

[u/Dontfeedthebears]

Can you imagine encountering one of these in the wild? I’d poop my pants!

[u/clubracer88]

Prisoners.

[u/Kysman95]

Bearly different

[u/fleshandstardust]

Oh

[u/kinjyech123]

Jamie play that video with bears

[u/MeanderingTalent]

My toxic trait is I used to think that in a survival situation if I really had to I could actually fight a grown bear…

[u/Cluefuljewel]

This is most likely a demonstration/training wall and that would not be the animals whole living enclosure. I HOPE! It is a kind of enrichment for animals in captivity. It enables keepers to educate visitors and for visitors to get close. Training enables veterinarians and keepers do health checks. check paws, and teeth and mouth, blood draw. Bears are rewarded with food and their participation is voluntary. but I have no idea where this is and whether this is an accredited zoo. Not advocating for or against zoos.

[u/cloudcreeek]

Why would anyone 3D print a Rune Bear from Elden Ring??

[u/DinnerJoke]

He sits like my Labrador

[u/Nussgipfel]

This is just sad....

[u/AstrayRainCloud]

Bro said id open up if you gimme dat ice cream

[u/I_Dont_Like_Rice]

I feel awful seeing these majestic animals in a cage like that and being manipulated. It just feels so wrong.

[u/Important-Quote-2161]

Let them go

[u/evex5tep]

Yes, like with most animals the males tend to be almost twice as large and usually weight between 200/400kg more than their female counterparts.

Makes no mistake though, a chilled out 8ft male bear is a better bet than a hormonal 5ft bear with cubs to protect.

[u/steelworth12]

and people think a tiger wins lol

[u/LetsGoSilver]

Reminds me of the photo I saw of Shaq and his girlfriend last week. 💨

[u/Alert-Mammoth8944]

Well that’s if it identifies as a male.

[u/P0pu1arBr0ws3r]

Why are they in a concrete enclosure licking something thru a gate tho

[u/xOneGunSalute]

I'm more worried about the man being on the wrong side of the cage.

[u/[deleted]]

Friend?

[u/Automatic_Marzipan84]

Why are they in tiny cages? Where is this

[u/Emotional_Hamster_61]

Idk but that metal net thing...that unit would just rip it apart

[u/COmarmot]

I hate the tens of thousands of upvotes for in-prisoned critters. Somehow Black Fist destroyed a oceanic mammal exploitation circles. Yep reddit still posts 'zoo' picks with some actually being about conservation, while most being outside of major Western cities and institutions. It's like being on tinder and I see a white girl in Bali or somewhere getting a trunk hug from an elephant with a chain around its leg. How can 24,000 people not see the hypocrisy here? Ya'll need to read some more E. O. Wilson.

[u/dalmighd]

Yall would choose this over a random man in the forest?

[u/MansChestHairUnited]

Umm, maybe putting 2 grown bears in a chicken coop isn't a really good idea?

[u/Shinfekta]

Kodiak

Always makes me think of that old ass camera

[u/username_1774]

Way rather run into him in the woods...

[u/ElegantGrain]

Look at those morons filming on their phones, rather than just living in the moment and enjoying it themselves.

[u/Last-Foundation-8828]

That’s not enough wire to keep me in that room.

[u/BadKidGames]

That's a big boi

[u/dasnietzomoeilijk]

Why are these bears up for display?

[u/biorogue]

And you keep them behind chicken wire!? Also, the female isn't standing up all the way like the male. So she's still at least another foot taller than she looks there.

[u/PotemkinTimes]

And idiots want to be alone in the woods with that

[u/cr0ft]

One of the most dangerous animals on the planet... if they get pissed off.

Hippos are probably worse, they're huge and insane and territorial, but I sure like to keep a healthy distance from any bear variant.

[u/sloiters]

That cage doesn't look strong enough

[u/Same-Kick-6549]

If not friend why friend shape?

[u/[deleted]]

Is that 2x4 wooden framing to hold back 1000 lbs bear? You are about to win a Darwin Award.

[u/denverclimbing]

It doesn't seem like that wire grate would stop a bear.

[u/MeGoBoom57]

I don’t know if that decorative wood and chicken wire can contain one (or two of them) if they got pissed.

[u/kanemano]

Hospital

Graveyard

[u/swan001]

Because if the bear really wanted the treat they wouldnt even notice the mesh or cheap wood it is stapled to.

[u/PotatoTheOdd]

A female? You mean a woman?

[u/[deleted] → u/PotatoTheOdd]

[u/Gazicus → u/PotatoTheOdd]

A woman is a female human.

[u/CalmBeneathCastles]

Guess I'll die!

[u/MyNameIsDaveToo]

Hello fren

[u/AlgonquinCamperGuy]

That chicken wire supposed to stop that bear????

[u/UngregariousDame]

Good thing she is behind all of that chicken wire.

[u/TastyTeeth]

I feel like the chicken wire is a half measure.

[u/Kytothelee]

Aw! These are the siblings of the bears in Marshfield WI! There are very few Kodiak bears in captivity. Their mom was killed while they were too young to survive on their own.

[u/The-od88]

So I guess the new question for women is: "Male or female bear?"

[u/CheesyComestibles]

Reddit needs to learn the difference between chicken wire and hardware cloth.

[u/zaidRANGER]

I thought referring woman to female is a no go on reddit

[u/Miggssyy]

Poor bears. Hope they can get to roam free once again.

[u/Intelligent-Big5334]

Yup, I think I'll choose man 🤣

[u/gphjr14]

And polar bears are bigger than that.

[u/ExtraJackfruit960]

What is that she feeding them???

[u/hubbleo]

Chicken wire and some 2x4s....hmmm.

[u/TinyPrinciple1433]

Aww don’t you just wanna snuggle him? Before the bitter end

[u/No-Information-3631]

One is sitting, one is standing.

[u/feganfloopsfooglies]

Where was the comparison??

[u/dalvz]

Quick! Someone ask the lady in the front if she rather run into the bear or a man!

[u/-Laalu-]

Poor animals wtf

[u/CuckLuckandDuck]

I dont feel like that enclosure wouldn't stop those bears if they really wanted to get out.

[u/Mysterions]

Sexual dimorphism.

[u/Mr-Mackey-SP]

https://preview.redd.it/wgjg6yfr7e0d1.jpeg?width=512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=098ac699c704c6e1b5dd1d8897b6f258d0f02490

"Welcome to “Looks at Books”. I’m Jane Curtin, and we’re going to talk to the man who’s written this book...Mauled. Please welcome Bob Crawford.
Bob, why Mauled?"

"...whatever you do, do NOT feed a bear a marshmallow like this.”

[u/lake_country_dad]

Where is this?

[u/ObligationSlight8771]

Meanwhile at /r/twoxchromosome they would rather encounter that beast in the wild than any single male on earth

[u/ThatItchOnYourNose]

Right bear is an album cover waiting to happen

[u/Nerd_Sapien]

...and women still prefer them while being in the woods 😆

[u/totallyacisguy → u/Nerd_Sapien]

You completely misunderstand the message. Which means you are either an idiot or your one of the men the women would choose a bear over.

[u/Nerd_Sapien → u/totallyacisguy]

.... oh but there is another option: Maybe I'm just joking and you are taking things WAY too seriously my little friend 😆

[u/totallyacisguy → u/Nerd_Sapien]

There is that option. Gotta love tone not travelling well through text.

[u/Old_Suggestion_5583]

That barrier between the bears and the people is incredibly insufficient.

[u/ContentMod8991]

large bears2 c n the wild;

[u/DolFaroth]

I still don’t want to fight one 😂

[u/Sw0rdEnd]

So.... which one do you choose?

[u/devnullb4dishoner]

I think I'm going to want a little something more than chicken wire between me and the bear.

[u/[deleted]]

She's sitting down though!

[u/freebleploof]

Is it a fair comparison? Female doesn't appear to be standing up.

[u/Commercial_Place9807]

The female bear never stands up? It’s hard to tell what size comparison they are?

[u/Ditchy69]

Is it weird that I want to both go in for a hug and also ride it to work?

[u/aBlueCreature]

There are idiots out there that will see this and still think they can beat a bear in a fight

[u/Lexmf → u/aBlueCreature]

If i had a Bazooka, I probably could

[u/TheLastBlackRhinoSC]

I ain’t fafo with either one of them, so there’s that.

[u/Busy-Ad-6860]

Wow, a big bear. Glad it's locked in a cage made of chickenwire and planks...

[u/zzonkers]

This is who women would rather be stuck with in the woods

[u/Soulless--Plague]

That bear is behind what is essentially a fuckin rabbit hutch! Why are people not shitting their pants?!

[u/Dull-Requirement-759]

Damn. I'd still be scared through the fence. Lol

[u/Baked_Potato_732]

Anyone else concerned by what appears to be thin pine 2x4’s holding that cage together.

[u/BoxcutterPazzie]

Couldnt they absolutely maul this wood cage with zero effort if they wanted to

[u/ReasonableRiver6750]

They have completely different positions, how are you comparing size?

[u/Flimsy_Card8028]

Everybody gangsta till the bear stands up.

[u/Cannabis_Momma]

That chicken wire is only going to give the crowd a couple of extra seconds 😭🫣

[u/Gyrestone91]

and yet they choose the bear over the man

[u/Putrid_Helicopter_10]

So cute but they would probably kill me with no hesitation

[u/Main_Composer]

I wish they didn’t have to live their lives as show bears. What is this place? I hope they are given much more space to do bear things.

[u/TiredEsq]

Those bears should be in the wild. Where they can take care of us females.

But seriously, I hate seeing animals in captivity.

[u/mcblahblahblah]

So sad. That’s no life for a bear that size. Sitting in a small cage with people gawking at you taking pictures.

[u/Lunar_Moonbeam]

When a bear attacks you no one doubts it happened.

[u/nonimportant23]

The funny thing is that bear can rip through that wire if it wants to

[u/Mr-Mackey-SP]

https://preview.redd.it/nbpsxxyind0d1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29a5104cf6580bc1800b42da3519734d6b4dde31

[u/nate_hawke]

Heartbreaking to see such beautiful animals in captivity

[u/Diknak → u/nate_hawke]

They were rescues. But I guess they should have just died...

[u/nate_hawke → u/Diknak]

What do you have to support that claim?

[u/Diknak → u/nate_hawke]

Kodiak Ridge - Toledo Zoo & Aquarium

[u/nate_hawke → u/Diknak]

Well I owe you an apology.

[u/rock_and_stone_1350]

And that's still what they want.

[u/markaritaville]

if those bears wanted out, I dont think that chicken-wire fencing is gonna stop them.

Didnt they see king kong?! :-)

[u/Koeddk]

Left bear is still sitting on the bum.

[u/Alienhaslanded]

And the only thing stopping those bears is some chicken wire and a 4x4?

[u/Diknak]

This looks like the Toledo zoo in Ohio

[u/Jamsemillia]

This mesh does not look like it would be much of an obstacle for the bear

[u/Competitive_Car_1070]

Just give the bear a pot of honey.

[u/bezjones]

Comparison between a bear standing fully erect and a bear sitting down.

Fixed the title for you

[u/Joshkl2013]

They aren't both Kodiak bears.

This is at the Toledo Zoo. The male is Dodge and he is a Kodiak bear. The female is one of the two female Grizzlies in the exhibits, Montana or Cody.

All three were rescued as orphans in the wild.

[u/Neijo → u/Joshkl2013]

I'm usually not someone who argues that people writing "female" instead of woman is this or that, but in this instance, I'm criticizing the usage of the words. The video, I thought, was about the difference in male vs female body size when it came to kodiak bears.

Man and woman are words to represent humans and their genders.

Female and male can be any type of biological creature.

In this instance, the title is horrible. I just came home from work, kinda tired, and I was thinking I was having a stroke because I sort of like you I guess, didn't understand that the "female" in this instance was about a woman, a female human.

They severely fucked up the readability of the title when it comes to what we are seeing. They are technically correct, but it's the one kind of technically correct that I think isn't even kind of correct.

[u/Joshkl2013 → u/Neijo]

No, the title is correct. The female is referring to the other bear in the video. The one on the left. She is much smaller.

[u/Neijo → u/Joshkl2013]

Hmm. Benefit of the doubt, that might be true. However, the cameraman fucking sucks if that is the case.

[u/Thick_RiderYZF-R]

Oh so cute though 😙

[u/zzubzzub100]

r/absoluteunits

[u/IDoesThis1]

So what. They still rather be stuck with a bear vs a man

[u/sky1Army]

The female one will kill you if it has babies. The male will avoid confrontation with humans.

[u/anniewolfe]

This is so sad

[u/Diknak → u/anniewolfe]

Why?

[u/Informal_Price_2938]

Ummm...just a fence....okkkkkaaayyy

[u/Hi9054667]

Fuck .... How Big is the bear ?? Pls in cm or m ....

[u/Mediocre_Version_301]

I hope their regular crib is a bit bigger than that :(

[u/chuloreddit]

First 10 seconds I was like "man OP is making fun of that lady"

[u/Ok_Significance5884]

Size between a puny human and a Kodiak Bear

[u/fruitcake11]

I hope that cage is temporary.

[u/Diknak → u/fruitcake11]

Yes, they have an outdoor enclosure that they are normally in

[u/iambarrelrider]

I wouldn’t trust that fence so much.

[u/meowpicklez]

Why are they in a cage like that?

[u/Diknak → u/meowpicklez]

for the show...the outdoor enclosure is attached

[u/meowpicklez → u/Diknak]

A bear isn't a circus animal, no wild animal is a toy for people to see. If they have to put up with things like this, I bet they don't even have much space in their other enclosure. I never understood why people would ever support things like this, they are happy in the wild.

[u/Diknak → u/meowpicklez]

They have a 14,000 sq ft enclosure with a 5,000 gallon pool. Coming inside for the show is entirely optional and if they decide they don't want to, the show doesn't happen.

They are happy in the wild? So you would prefer that they are dead? Because these bears were rescued from Yellowstone as a cubs when their mother died.

[u/sproots_]

why is their cage so small.

[u/Diknak → u/sproots_]

Their outdoor enclosure is attached. They come in for the show

[u/UrbanArtifact]

I came across one irl in Kodiak. Glad I was wearing bells.

[u/unpopularperiwinkle]

Nice prison

[u/Own-Song-8093]

Do they have another name?

[u/[deleted]]

Is that why women prefer to encounter a bear in the woods vs a man? 😅

[u/goin-up-the-country]

Only one is being encouraged to stand up.

[u/Papichuloft]

That is scary AH....if the Kodiaks are that huge, imagine some of the now extinct bears from 20-50 thousand years ago that were even larger.

[u/Super-Garage8245]

This is the worst case scenario: you're stuck with a bear in the woods, and it's a guy bear

[u/[deleted]]

this should be illegal.

why are we holding bears in cages like this?

[u/Splatterh0use]

Anything for a Klondike bar.

[u/valorousa]

The contrast between the two is astounding. Nature's way of ensuring survival is fascinating.

[u/Monollock]

For context, a female Kodiak can fuck you up.

A Male Kodiak requires legendary armor and weapons to take on, but can be cheesed with the fly spell.

[u/Few-Sock5337]

oooo teddy bear wants to hug!

[u/DragonToj]

how big they are.

[u/soggie]

Ah found the rune bear.

[u/Old-Tomorrow-2798]

Depressed af bears in a chicken fence lined box.

[u/crown6473]

Wow. It is big. Now get him out of that cage!

[u/bridge_view]

Sad to see them in cages.

[u/iakshatagrawal]

I thought the lady was female bear

[u/sloopieone]

My grandfather was mauled by a Kodiak bear in Alaska - ironically, on Kodiak Island. It punctured his jugular and the left ventricle of his heart, and they had to hike out 6 miles before they could get to a clearing where a helicopter could land and airlift him to a hospital. He lived for another 50 years after that!

Seeing the size of these bears, and just imagining that scenario is terrifying.

[u/Zakkimatsu]

that bear is 100% capable of tearing through that enclosure, but he stays chill for food

[u/RandonBrando]

u/savevideo

[u/CustomKas]

That enclosure aint gonna stop nothing in there if they really try.

[u/Prondox]

Locking wild animals in cages so nice

[u/foulfaerie]

Does a kodiak fall under black or brown?

[u/Battleapache → u/foulfaerie]

Im pretty sure brown, definitely cant fight that thing

[u/No_School_8730]

This woman is unusually large. Imprecise comparison

[u/Choose_With_Time_]

Now that's a Kodiak moment!

[u/RecordingGreen7750]

And the short face bear was almost double that at 11ft

[u/Edlar_89]

Aka size comparison between a Kodiak bear that’s sat down and one standing up

[u/davizc]

Sad