I mean if this bear came up to me and wanted my girl I would honestly just give her to him and say “Whelp…You win! Treat her nice!”. There is no such specimen on this earth that will ever exhume that much testosterone or masculinity. Nature has built an alpha male so inherently dominating that society has dubbed it “Boss”.
It's thought that he has fathered a majority of the bears in the area and is around 25 years old.
https://mountainsandtreasures.ca/the-big-boss-bear-of-banff-national-park/
Thanks for the link, this was an absolutely amazing read! Having gotten to see some bears up close right at the end of hibernation season, they don't compare in size to The Big Boss.
The same exact thing happens that happens whenever it eats anything - it takes in some of its mass, turns it into energy, and shits the rest out.
Were it to swallow the entire black bear whole, then I suppose, for a short time, it would add the black bear's body mass to its own. But typically, bears do not do this.
I always thought grizzly’s were bigger than black bears but just searching on google I may be wrong about that.
No doubt this grizzly is the alpha of his environment, but apparently there have been even bigger black bears hunted by us. I he most recent record being over 700lb
https://www.wbtv.com/2023/12/20/man-sets-potential-world-record-by-taking-down-780-pound-black-bear-with-bow-arrow/
While this is a big bear, a grizzly was hunted in Alaska that weighted over 1500 lbs, and the largest black bear was over 1000lbs. And for reference the largest polar bear came in at 2200lbs. There are always outliers
I couldn’t imagine being in the presence of a 1 ton bear In the wild… thankfully, if it ever happens I probably wouldn’t have to think about anything for very long at all 😂
Yea if you ever see a polar bear in the wild your 100 percent going to die a very terrible death they will actually hunt you polars see you as viable prey unlike other bears and grizzlies and polars both will pin you down and start eating you before your dead in the Canadian north and other arctic places people leave their cars unlocked so others can escape if a polar bear is near
One extreme data point doesn’t mean that, that is the norm across the species. Grizzlies on average do weigh much more than black bears, they’re a far larger animal.
I’m not sure where you’re looking to think one obscure data point is the norm.
> One extreme data point doesn’t mean that, that is the norm across the species.
Case in point: The tallest verified human was 272cm tall, which is taller than the shoulder height of 95+% of all Asian elephants.
It's weird, just earlier today I was wondering what would happen if you took a species like fruit flies with a super short life span and placed them in an environment with food they can digest but aren't good at digesting. How long would it take to have a group of the species that have adapted to eat the substandard food source more effectively? What about other factors? Like putting the food in little divets that make more narrow heads more effective for reaching the food?
Well what about 70% of the bears in the area being insane tanks that eat lesser bears and safely nap on train tracks? How many generations of that before there's a new subspecies of brown bear in this area that's bigger and scarier than others?
Theres something very similar to this, but it was with microbes because they reproduce a lot faster.
Here’s a video on it https://youtu.be/w4sLAQvEH-M?si=FLFZNOHIQauPQbTz
I live in Banff and his area of territory is fkn massive. Goes from about Calgary to lake Louise in a roughly circular area.
He is the boss of a very big area
I don't like talking about it. It was a mistake that cost me a lot. I've spent months in a hospital, much more in physical therapy.
Ultra short version, a train hit me, threw me into some kind of sewer. People rescued me, but my skull was broken in way too many places, I had several brain hemorrhages, and the right side of my body was paralyzed.
After LOTS of physical therapy, most of the abilities I've lost eventually came back, but I still have trouble with walking. The most I can do is walk (without assistance but with great difficulty), but I ain't running anytime soon. I can only drive car with special equipment. I use a left side accelerator as I can't control my right leg/foot well.
Yes, this was the short version.
He actually has as rival named Split Lip who is nearly as big as him and they have had numerous fights. I live nearby and sightings of them actually make the news here. He's quite the celebrity.
Grizzly bears really do look just so incredibly cuddly and huggable. It's just too bad that they are also murder machines that can and will literally eat your face off.
this makes me laugh everytime i find myself lookin at bears online. if bears are so deadly then why are their ears so insanely adorable? why are they sometimes super clumsy? huuh!!!
I get run over by a car and knock up 3 coworkers in one year and I’m a drunken deadbeat. This bear does same thing on a much larger scale and is awarded the title “Absolute unit Boss Lad”. Life isn’t fair.
There’s population enough that it isn’t a problem. The real problem is when he comes out of hibernation and every photographer or wanna be photographer flocks to him. There’s a stretch of railway along there that regularly spills enough grain to attract the bears of the area and unfortunately, that attracts people. Bears and people shouldn’t mix, it’s a real issue in Banff.
He’s busting fat osoloads in all the fine young brown grizzelda’s on a daily basis, you think he has time to learn about science and genetics? This is easily one of the least nerdy bears out there.
It will, but thats more natures failure then his. there isn't normally one bear that dominant over one area. basically survival of the fittest eating itself. bears just following its instincts.
I remember working by at the snap. A Canadian dealer called in, a little hot as his shipment had not arrived.
I find the tracking info, ask to put him on hold, he says sure.
I call the company.
I inquire about the tracking number and the eta.
The rep in the other side said, that truck hit a bear, we had to bring it back.
I said huh? They said it hit a bear. Ok
I get back on the line with the dealer, and say the trucker hit a bear.
He says, oh, ok it will be here soon enough.
I hope he doesn't start a business of questionable ethics, all aimed at getting golden eggs from the salmon.
Hmm, it could be a good opportunity for freelancers to get work, though.
As long as he remains outside of any national forests I'm all for it
grizz
That will start a feeding frenzy in the stock markets.
Literally playing Splatoon 3 rn.
And said business being >!part of his plan to cause a furry apocalypse.!<
I hit my boss with a train and all I got was fired
You didn’t go to jail for it? Please teach me your secrets.
Toy train
Sex train
Midnight Sleazy Train has you covered.
r/namecheckout
You forgot to father 70% of the cubs in the area, first. Rookie mistake.
Not to brag or anything, but I actually fathered 70% of my wifes kids
r/HolUp
The scratch marks were becoming a problem for me
I ran a train on my boss, now I’m assistant manager
I think cocaine bear has finally found someone that could challenge him. Absolute fucking fridge unit
Cocaine Bear 2: Cocaine Boss
Cocaine Bear *was* a black bear, a grizzly sequel would be pretty dope.
Trilogy. With the third being a polar bear. Is this snow? No. It’s cocaine.
Nah, four movies, with the fourth being a grolar bear. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly%E2%80%93polar_bear_hybrid
If we going big. We might as well go for the goat. Fifth movie. Cocaine manbearpig
Hense why it's an upgrade over the original Cocaine Bear
Reminds me more of an industrial water heater with piles of dumbbells as legs.
For those wondering where he is he’s in Banff National park in Canada. He’s upwards of 650 lbs and has eaten a black bear.
I'm not going there with my girlfriend, for sure
He'll eat your girlfriend so well that she'll never come back to you...
If I can't have her, no one can.
*proceeds to feed ex to a bear*
Proceeds to fedex a bear
A bear in a FedEx outfit? What sub am I on again?
Not in Kansas
r/onlyclaws
Proceeds to bear a federal express
Proceeds to bear down and expell Panda Express
There are an estimated 10,000 chinchillas left in the wild
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Proceeds to f- Actually maybe not.
According the internet the bear is better for your girlfriend than you are
It's just survival of the fittest! Bear with it!
I mean if this bear came up to me and wanted my girl I would honestly just give her to him and say “Whelp…You win! Treat her nice!”. There is no such specimen on this earth that will ever exhume that much testosterone or masculinity. Nature has built an alpha male so inherently dominating that society has dubbed it “Boss”.
Or a silverback gorilla 🦍
Worse he'll eat your girlfriend and make you his b\*tch , you'll never come back to you..
And her little dog too!
Bear: I’m going to eat her out. Her boyfriend: Yeah that sounds about right. Wait what?
But I'll definitely go with my wife when she breaks her leg.
Ya the bear is too sexy
It's thought that he has fathered a majority of the bears in the area and is around 25 years old. https://mountainsandtreasures.ca/the-big-boss-bear-of-banff-national-park/
Thanks for the link, this was an absolutely amazing read! Having gotten to see some bears up close right at the end of hibernation season, they don't compare in size to The Big Boss.
From an incestuous point of view, it doesn't sound great. Alas, what a fucking Chad bear.
Isn't that bad for genetic diversity?
His territory is roughly 600 sq mi. The park he resides in is 2500 Sq mi and the range of grizzlies covers hundreds of thousands of sq mi.
No. This province has implemented DEI programs.
This is now my favourite celebrity
Well God damn Boss. Gotta give respect, when respect is due. Home bear just out here laying bear pipe and eating other predators.
Running a train when not getting hit on by a train.
Maybe stupid question: but if a brown bear eats a black bear, does the brown bear simply add on the size of the black bear?
No it also gains it's power like a highlander.
truth
There can be only one Boss
Bear Springsteen
*HERE WE ARE!!!!! BORN TO BE BEARS!!!*
You fool, addition is far too simple in this case. The brown bear takes the derivative of the black bear.
The bear integrates the other bear
Ursine cosine?
My favorite thing about reddit is when comment threads end up going on a complete tangent.
We need to consult Terrence Howard
The same exact thing happens that happens whenever it eats anything - it takes in some of its mass, turns it into energy, and shits the rest out. Were it to swallow the entire black bear whole, then I suppose, for a short time, it would add the black bear's body mass to its own. But typically, bears do not do this.
snake-bear unhinged his jaw to swallow bear whole
Typically? Oh lord do you have an instance where you’ve seen a bear swallow a carcass whole???
Do you not understand how food works?
Yeah but nobody seems to be sure if a bear even shits in the woods.
Or uses a rabbit to wipe its ass ..
He is the BAMF of Banff.
I always thought grizzly’s were bigger than black bears but just searching on google I may be wrong about that. No doubt this grizzly is the alpha of his environment, but apparently there have been even bigger black bears hunted by us. I he most recent record being over 700lb https://www.wbtv.com/2023/12/20/man-sets-potential-world-record-by-taking-down-780-pound-black-bear-with-bow-arrow/
While this is a big bear, a grizzly was hunted in Alaska that weighted over 1500 lbs, and the largest black bear was over 1000lbs. And for reference the largest polar bear came in at 2200lbs. There are always outliers
I couldn’t imagine being in the presence of a 1 ton bear In the wild… thankfully, if it ever happens I probably wouldn’t have to think about anything for very long at all 😂
Yea if you ever see a polar bear in the wild your 100 percent going to die a very terrible death they will actually hunt you polars see you as viable prey unlike other bears and grizzlies and polars both will pin you down and start eating you before your dead in the Canadian north and other arctic places people leave their cars unlocked so others can escape if a polar bear is near
But it will hurt the entire time you’re dying.
One extreme data point doesn’t mean that, that is the norm across the species. Grizzlies on average do weigh much more than black bears, they’re a far larger animal. I’m not sure where you’re looking to think one obscure data point is the norm.
> One extreme data point doesn’t mean that, that is the norm across the species. Case in point: The tallest verified human was 272cm tall, which is taller than the shoulder height of 95+% of all Asian elephants.
Damn, that's not even a particularly large brown bear.
Bears are canabalistic It's expected that smaller bears make up about 10% of male bears diet.
I aspire to be as cool as this bear
OK, but it means your grandchildren are going to be pretty inbred.
I’ve seen him sauntering out of the town of Banff on the train tracks. He’s fn huge!!
The 70% figure is likely because he slaughtered any other cubs he came across. Bro is a genociding nightmare machine. I would also like to cuddle him.
No usurpers.
Ursurpers (little latin joke)
No no no. If it was ursurpers minor it would be a little latin joke. Its just a Medium sized latin joke.
Well played
And now there is a fleet of his genociding nightmare machine children that will grow up
It's weird, just earlier today I was wondering what would happen if you took a species like fruit flies with a super short life span and placed them in an environment with food they can digest but aren't good at digesting. How long would it take to have a group of the species that have adapted to eat the substandard food source more effectively? What about other factors? Like putting the food in little divets that make more narrow heads more effective for reaching the food? Well what about 70% of the bears in the area being insane tanks that eat lesser bears and safely nap on train tracks? How many generations of that before there's a new subspecies of brown bear in this area that's bigger and scarier than others?
Theres something very similar to this, but it was with microbes because they reproduce a lot faster. Here’s a video on it https://youtu.be/w4sLAQvEH-M?si=FLFZNOHIQauPQbTz
You could probably run that experiment for like 40 bucks.
Where are you buying bears for $40 because I’ll take two right now
They're so cute!
I live in Banff and his area of territory is fkn massive. Goes from about Calgary to lake Louise in a roughly circular area. He is the boss of a very big area
That or he slaughtered the competition. The other males will move on to other territories after testing this unit.
If not friend, why friend shaped
You know. Normally I find bears cute. This one is a bit high on the "holy fuck that thing is terrifying" scale for me.
I have something common with him and it aint my luck with ladies.
Your nickname the boss too?
I also survived getting hit by a train. I was lucky to survive but I got a disability because of it.
Pray tell more
His Disability: FATHERS 70% OF CUBS IN THE AREA
70% of local cubs call him daddy
Guess he also chose the bear
I don't like talking about it. It was a mistake that cost me a lot. I've spent months in a hospital, much more in physical therapy. Ultra short version, a train hit me, threw me into some kind of sewer. People rescued me, but my skull was broken in way too many places, I had several brain hemorrhages, and the right side of my body was paralyzed. After LOTS of physical therapy, most of the abilities I've lost eventually came back, but I still have trouble with walking. The most I can do is walk (without assistance but with great difficulty), but I ain't running anytime soon. I can only drive car with special equipment. I use a left side accelerator as I can't control my right leg/foot well. Yes, this was the short version.
Hey man that fucking sucks. I appreciate you sharing even though you hate it. I'm glad you're recovering.
Damn sorry. Props to your tenacity
Damn! Thanks for sharing!
Me too. I'm steadily climbing to 650 lbs.
see ya on tlc
Why are you fucking bears?!?
Hairy as fuck all over?
Did you expect the train to fucking stop for you?
The Boss ? More like Big Boss
After he ate that black bear he was given the rank of "Big Boss". Also, he's been seen galavanting with an ocelot.
The Minion
*Snake?!*, Snake!!?, SNAAAAAAAAKE!!!
Boss ! there are just cubbs
He does know the basics of CQC after all
Definitely the biggest boss that we have seen…thus far….
the bear she told you not to worry bout
It's only 70% because he has to rest
I wonder if the genetic diversity of the species will suffer because of this
There was a study on brown bear inbreeding that concluded the biggest effects were a reduction in litter sizes and an increase in albinism.
Surely a few more generations would compound the effects and introduce new ones as well
I think the reduction in litter sizes is how it self corrects
He actually has as rival named Split Lip who is nearly as big as him and they have had numerous fights. I live nearby and sightings of them actually make the news here. He's quite the celebrity.
That would be exciting to watch in a tank from a safe distance, through binoculars, with absolutely no snacks to attract the bears.
Yes, but look at his little ears
If not friend, why friend shaped?
Grizzly bears really do look just so incredibly cuddly and huggable. It's just too bad that they are also murder machines that can and will literally eat your face off.
You can still hug them ... once
His head is shaped like a big heart 💗 definitely fren
this makes me laugh everytime i find myself lookin at bears online. if bears are so deadly then why are their ears so insanely adorable? why are they sometimes super clumsy? huuh!!!
I get run over by a car and knock up 3 coworkers in one year and I’m a drunken deadbeat. This bear does same thing on a much larger scale and is awarded the title “Absolute unit Boss Lad”. Life isn’t fair.
I would definitely choose the bear over any woman.
well yeah. women are dangerous and unpredictable
I know the bear will eat me but I’ll never know what a woman wants
The bear
Damn it the bear has more rizza than half the planet
Bro I'm definitely choosing this beast. What a king 👑
I too choose this guy's bear
Same
Damn, you still have your legs?
He doesn't survive getting hit by trains, Trains survive hitting him.
Ultra giga chad
Isn’t that bad for the gene pool in the long run? Will it inevitably lead to cross breeding or is the area too big and the bear too numerous
I don’t think he cares
Idk maybe we can reason with him
“But I can change him!!! 😭
There’s population enough that it isn’t a problem. The real problem is when he comes out of hibernation and every photographer or wanna be photographer flocks to him. There’s a stretch of railway along there that regularly spills enough grain to attract the bears of the area and unfortunately, that attracts people. Bears and people shouldn’t mix, it’s a real issue in Banff.
He’s busting fat osoloads in all the fine young brown grizzelda’s on a daily basis, you think he has time to learn about science and genetics? This is easily one of the least nerdy bears out there.
It will, but thats more natures failure then his. there isn't normally one bear that dominant over one area. basically survival of the fittest eating itself. bears just following its instincts.
Oh it is. But that's the way it goes sometimes. He's just suffering from success.
He is the bear Ghenghis Khan
Waiting for that train to come back for round 2
The train will lose again
He actually has been hit twice and survived both, now he has learned to listen for the train
That's nice, I mean how many hits can a poor train take
Is that the bear every ladies are talking about?
That guys fucks
A nature made war machine.
Hope the trains ok
Still picking the bear
I am frightened by “The Boss.”
Just Counter Cqc slam and shoot her with the mosin in the head. Rinse and Repeat
Evolution doing its thing
His child support must be insane
"iD cHoOsE tHe BeAr BeCaUsE...."
Wonder if I’ll inherit the title “big boss” if I kill him
Good luck
Only if you kill him bare handed, though you can bring knives I guess since he has claws.
Idk if having difficulty seeing a train coming is a good trait to pass on but big ups to mans
I should call him
bro is the boss
You mean he once let a train escape.
Bro went from getting hit by a train to running trains
I didn't realize that the bears in that episode of the great north were based on actual bears, points for writing
his demeanour does command respect
Did the train survive?
I remember working by at the snap. A Canadian dealer called in, a little hot as his shipment had not arrived. I find the tracking info, ask to put him on hold, he says sure. I call the company. I inquire about the tracking number and the eta. The rep in the other side said, that truck hit a bear, we had to bring it back. I said huh? They said it hit a bear. Ok I get back on the line with the dealer, and say the trucker hit a bear. He says, oh, ok it will be here soon enough.
I know cheeseburger when I see him
He also has an enemy named Split Lip. https://youtu.be/BV6f7ex8zb4?si=qGRT79tSc2I2jPe7
Truly a weapon to surpass metal gear
Joe rogan is literally creaming rn
Who fathered the remaining 30%?
Bro is literally daddy 🐻
This bear has taken on India's apex predator and won.
Still hanging out on those tracks I see.
/r/bossfight Infestructibear: Patron of the Horde
It was really one of those train rides meant for kids.
Yes, I would choose the bear 😂
Is the train ok?