Largest grizzly bear ever recorded in the world weight
TRIP JOURNAL
December 08, 2023 Research Revealed
712 pounds. That’s how much Grizzly 566, a 19-year-old male grizzly bear, weighed when he was trapped on October 15th by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team for a bear monitoring study. The heaviest grizzly bear ever recorded in Yellowstone–another male–weighed just three pounds more, and that was back in 1977.
A tranquilized Grizzly 566 during his October capture and weigh-in. Photo courtesy of C. Whitman/U.S. Geological Survey/IGBST.
Grizzly 566 was last trapped in 2013, at age 9. Then, he weighed only 381 pounds, which was on par with his 2010 weight of 393 pounds. The massive boar (a term to describe male grizzly bears) was trapped at the end of a highly productive summer for plants, and 60% of the diet of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is plants–175 plant species, to be exact! So, there was no shortage of food for Grizzly 566 this spring, summer, and fall, enabling him to bulk up to this impressive size.
Interestingly, male grizzlies don’t reach their peak body size until they are 14 years old, making the results of Grizzly 566’s weig
Internet Hoax
Black BearsMyths, Folklore & Misconceptions
Marc Falco, Open Season, June 8, 2003, Reprinted from The Standard Times, New Bedford, Massachusetts
The Hoax
Over the past few weeks, several well-meaning readers sent me an e-mail with a story and photos, supposedly of a new world record grizzly bear killed in Alaska.
According to the internet story, a forest-service worker was deer hunting when a huge bear charged him from 10 yards away. The man emptied his semi-automatic 7mm magnum rifle into the bear, killing it in the nick of time. It dropped dead just a few feet from him.
It was reportedly 12 feet, 6 inches — at the shoulder, no less — and weighed at least 1,600 pounds. A new world record, the story said. Standing, it supposedly could look inside the gutters of an average, single-story home, without using a step ladder.
This blood-thirsty monster allegedly was responsible for killing several people, and one of them was found, half-eaten in the bear’s den, not far from where it charged the hunter. A gruesome photo, supposedly of the alleged victim, was included. Wow! A man-eating, world-record bear, charging a hunter and dropping dead just a few feet from
Grizzly bears are impressive animals that have fascinated humans for centuries. Their imposing size and strength make them one of the most feared predators in North America . The largest grizzly bear ever recorded weighed more than a moose, which is an incredible feat considering that moose are one of the largest land animals in North America. Let’s explore why the largest grizzly bear ever grew so much.
What Is the Largest Grizzly Bear Ever Caught?
The largest grizzly bear ever recorded was captured in Alaska . The male bear was killed by a hunter named Larry Fitzgerald , who had been hunting with a guide in the Alaska wilderness.
The bear weighed an estimated 1,600 pounds and stood over 10 feet tall on its hind legs. The bear was estimated to be around 15 years old and had been known to local authorities as a problem bear, having been involved in several human-bear conflicts in the area.
The skull of the 2014 grizzly bear was also measured, and it was found to have a skull measuring 27 and 6/16 inches, making it the largest grizzly bear skull ever recorded.
Although the size of these bears is impressive, it’s worth noting that killing grizzly bears is widely
The California
GRIZZLY BEAR EXHIBITION
at the
VALLEY CENTER HISTORY MUSEUM
[ORIGINAL TOWN NAME: BEAR VALLEY, CALIFORNIA]
A town gets a name
Valley Center was the site of the capture of the largest California Grizzly Bear in history. In 1866, a grizzly weighing 2,200 pounds was killed in the area. Although the town had been settled in 1845 and homesteaded in 1862, it had no formal name until the famous 1866 bear incident. The notoriety surrounding the event gave Valley Center its original name of Bear Valley. The name was subsequently changed to Valley in 1874, to Valley Centre in 1878 and, finally, to Valley Center in 1887.
The legend of the great bear
A giant grizzly bear, which had been threatening both man and cattle, was killed near the home of James and Ada Lovett in 1866. Lovett and several men dragged the giant animal to where it could be loaded onto a wagon and drove eight miles to the Vineyard Ranch of Col. A.E. Maxcy who had been offering a reward for the capture of the bear. The bear was hoisted onto Maxcy’s cattle scales where it weighed 2,200 pounds and was declared to be the largest grizzly bear ever killed in California.
The bear was skinned and