That's right.
Can the bears take him down?
if not, how many bears would it take?
That's right.
Can the bears take him down?
if not, how many bears would it take?
More than three. African Bush Elephants weigh in at about 6 metric tonnes compared to the grizzly's average 1/4-1/3 metric tonnes.
Aaaand I'm about done with these animals fighting animals threads.
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Even the largest polar bear barely capped at over a ton.
Yeah, but if you... man, we're getting into weird analogy territory, like if you disintegrated Superman's arms he wouldn't be able to go "fool! Little did you know that my arms and I are one and can be remade from me!" and will his arms back into being from pure nothingness. - Pendaran
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Yeah, but if you... man, we're getting into weird analogy territory, like if you disintegrated Superman's arms he wouldn't be able to go "fool! Little did you know that my arms and I are one and can be remade from me!" and will his arms back into being from pure nothingness. - Pendaran
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I would assume more than three. Other animals do not f$£€ with grown-ass adult elephants for a very, very good reason. Also, brown bears are not pack hunters and do not strategize amongst themselves.
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Is the elephant in Musth? The bears aren't winning either way, but it will determine how many bears it'll take to defeat the African elephant.
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Bears aren't particularly well suited to fight elephants, I'd guess maybe 10, probably more. The elephant could charge through several bears at a time, while other bears would have to tear at his legs and belly. An elephants skin is very tough though, and it would take a bit before it would do any major injury to the elephant.
I quite like this hypothetical animal fights.
Somehow. I don't think even an elephant is getting up from three bears doing this simultaneously.
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Lion prides have (very rarely) taken down grown elephants before, but that takes coordinated pack hunting - which the bears do not have. So a lot more than even those lion prides.
problem is Elephant can pretty much one shot a Bear, so the question becomes how many bears does it take to inflict enough damage to disable the Elephant before it can kill or maim them all. Granted a Grizzly can inflict really grievous damage in a short time, four plus inch claws on the end of extremely powerful limbs can do that. When Grizzlies fight each other they can inflict really nasty wounds, won't post it here but it's fairly easy to find one where one Grizzly rips open a huge wound on another that looks to be at least a foot long, so they could tear an Elephant up given enough time. Imagine it'd take something more than 3 though.
Having had the opportunity to be up close with a herd of the elephants recently (it was to bathe them, so we're talking real up close), I definitely appreciate the utterly massive size and strength of elephants even more now:
1) Even smallish female elephants of any breed (African, Asian) are way too large for any single grizzly.
2) It would have to be a literal child for it to be in a grizzlies favor, since they won't have tusks. Since this specifies an African elephant (presumably an adult), it most likely has tusks regardless of gender, which will mess any bear up if with solid hits.
3) The Grizzlies have huge claws and teeth. A lot of people that domesticate elephants use bull hooks or long nails on sticks to hit them on their heads for control, which clearly causes them pain ( I know, sad ) but doesn't exactly severely wound them. However, grizzly claws have way more power behind them then a claw-like weapon wielded by a human, so with free hits, I can easily imagine it causing some serious injuries. Would such injuries be enough to incapacitate the elephant before it kills a grizzly or two though? Doubtful, though I don't know for sure.
Given how tall African Elephants are, a lot of vitals that would cause immediate incapacitation are also out of the bear's easy reach, particularly the skull, so that's definitely an advantage the elephants have going for them.
I know this is a lost cause but I was curious... how soft is the underbelly of an elephant? I know wild animals go for that at times and of course the massive feet of the elephant would probably crush every part of the bear but could a bear swipe upward and all the guts fall out or is that basically as tough and hard as the back of the elephant? thanks!
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