5 Bears vs 10 Lions

Kold · 05-08-2008 10:06pm #1

Haven't had one of these threads in a while.

The bears are fully grown grizzlies.

I reckon the bears because a bear could shrug off a few blows, whereas one blow on a lion and that lion isn't getting up imo. Gotten quite divided views on this one so far though.

Ass · 05-08-2008 10:08pm

Needs to be a checkbox poll.

SV · 05-08-2008 10:10pm

2 lions to each grizzly..take him from behind(I won't be saying that again in a hurry)

win for the lions tbh.

Magpie! · 05-08-2008 10:11pm

Bears don't really deliver blows tho, they grab on and maul. Whereas lions go for the throat or back or the neck and work in packs. The fact that there are twice as many lions - I'd put my house on the kittehs.

And i can't believe I'm replying to such a lame thread. Time for bed I think.

Overheal · 05-08-2008 10:14pm

Lions are powerful and fast. However Bears make up for it with raw power and tenacity. And, they are cuddlier.

AARRRGH · 05-08-2008 10:21pm

I think it would be the lions.

I've seen one tiger attack a crocodile and it was ruthless!

05-08-2008 10:24pm

The bears would make short work of a few mountain lions.

PrivateEye · 05-08-2008 10:28pm

the bears would eat them all for breakfast and then go off.....for breakfast.

http://www.library.ucsb.edu/libwaves/apr02/bears.jpg
Bears are clearly more intelligent.

Magpie! · 05-08-2008 10:31pm

AARRRGH wrote: »

I think it would be the lions.

I've seen one tiger attack a crocodile and it was ruthless!

On Discovery or for real?

N.O.I.P. · 05-08-2008 10:39pm

Mountain Lions are tiny compared to a Grizzly,

Bears FTW!!

chopperbyrne · 05-08-2008 10:46pm

The lions don't stand a chance in this one.

Kold · 05-08-2008 10:47pm

How many lions is it gonna take to make a close fight so?

/rings the zoo: MOAR LIONZ!

Overheal · 05-08-2008 10:48pm

Nobody specified the type of lion. African Lions or NorthWestern Mountain Lions (aka. Cougar/Puma/Panther)?

BrokenArrows · 05-08-2008 10:51pm

Atari jaguar!

trout · 05-08-2008 10:57pm

My money is on the bears, so long as they are proper Grizzly bears, with hairy ar$es and bad attitudes.

If you are talking about them Kung Fu Panda types ... Lions ftw.

smellslikeshoes · 05-08-2008 11:00pm

Think the Lions would definitely come off best since they are a pack animal and would probably work together. Would probably end up in a situation where the Lions take down a few bears then make a coordinated retreat to safety.

pwd · 06-08-2008 12:18am

they have opposite mentalities.
a lion is more likely to attack you if you run away
a bear is more likely to attack you if you hold your ground or approach it
according to the stories I've read anyway.

several hundred thousand jaguars would easily win due to their overwhelming numerical advantage.

Seachmall · 06-08-2008 12:46am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLwmUbRY8Mk

I think tigers are bigger then lions but I'm not sure so bears ftw

Mimikyu · 06-08-2008 1:26am

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Overheal · 06-08-2008 2:53am

Its been settled:

The Californians of the late 19th century staged well-documented pit fights with grizzlies and spanish bulls. The grizzlies, using their paw as a club, shattered the unfortunate bull’s skull or shoulder bones so easily that the betting became poor.

Eventually, and at considerable cost, African lions were brought in to raise the stakes. The most fierce of the adult males was sent in whilst the grizzly was already waiting in the pits. The lion was known for bravely charging straight in and looked good for the money, but the grizzly killed a male lion almost as easily as he’d killed the bull.

http://www.lairweb.org.nz/tiger/conflict13.html

also http://www.greatgodpan.com/2004/05/bears_versus_bullsa_california.htm

lions are good for speed but their strength and stamina are not up to scratch.

Victor · 06-08-2008 3:38pm

Lions or Mountain Lions?

Creature · 06-08-2008 3:49pm

Grizzly bears are ****ing enormous. The lions wouldn't stand a chance.

FunkZ · 06-08-2008 3:55pm

The lions and it would be done and dusted quite quickly as well.

dlofnep · 06-08-2008 3:58pm

The title is misleading. Mountain lions are not lions. Cougar is the correct name for them. 10 real lions would savage 5 grizzlys. 1 lion would savage 1 grizzly. 10 cougars would beat 5 grizzlies IMO.

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=h7MuFDVEUro

Seachmall · 06-08-2008 4:09pm

dlofnep wrote: »

The title is misleading. Mountain lions are not lions. Cougar is the correct name for them. 10 real lions would savage 5 grizzlys. 1 lion would savage 1 grizzly. 10 cougars would beat 5 grizzlies IMO.

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=h7MuFDVEUro

The thing is if the bear was willing to fight one or two smacks could have crushed the cougars skull (as sourced above).

Frisbee · 06-08-2008 4:12pm

Bears ftw!

FunkZ · 06-08-2008 4:15pm

I just got in trouble for showing my six year old nephew a lioness fight a zebra. Thanks thread.

The_Minister · 06-08-2008 4:28pm

Lions can kill elephants.

If anyone is really interested I can dig up a link to a video of about six lions going to town on an elephant (they fail, but they got a baby one).

gabigeist · 06-08-2008 4:28pm

This is ridiculous. Everyone knows that King Kong resembled a bear on his hind legs and he destroyed a city. If you scale it down, a miniature King Kong (bear) would throttle a miniature city (village). 5 bears could probably even handle a small town. Have you seen how much dynamite it takes to blow up a small town in the old WWII movies? That much dynamite would defo kill 10 lions so 5 bears are clearly the winner.

Seachmall · 06-08-2008 4:31pm

gabigeist wrote: »

This is ridiculous. Everyone knows that King Kong resembled a bear on his hind legs and he destroyed a city. If you scale it down, a miniature King Kong (bear) would throttle a miniature city (village). 5 bears could probably even handle a small town. Have you seen how much dynamite it takes to blow up a small town in the old WWII movies? That much dynamite would defo kill 10 lions so 5 bears are clearly the winner.

Its like logic we've never seen before!!

I tip my hat to you sir.

entropi · 06-08-2008 4:48pm

I would bet on the Bears myself.

stovelid · 06-08-2008 4:55pm

Mountain lions are like pumas? Not real lions.

Grizzlies ftw.

Kold · 06-08-2008 5:10pm

gabigeist wrote: »

This is ridiculous. Everyone knows that King Kong resembled a bear on his hind legs and he destroyed a city. If you scale it down, a miniature King Kong (bear) would throttle a miniature city (village). 5 bears could probably even handle a small town. Have you seen how much dynamite it takes to blow up a small town in the old WWII movies? That much dynamite would defo kill 10 lions so 5 bears are clearly the winner.

That made me lol.

Error in poll, I'm talking the hardest lions you can get here...

Galvasean · 06-08-2008 5:14pm

The_Minister wrote: »

Lions can kill elephants.

If anyone is really interested I can dig up a link to a video of about six lions going to town on an elephant (they fail, but they got a baby one).

6 against one baby? Impressive :rolleyes:

Jimbo · 06-08-2008 5:41pm

The_Minister wrote: »

Lions can kill elephants.

If anyone is really interested I can dig up a link to a video of about six lions going to town on an elephant (they fail, but they got a baby one).

This the one?

Pretty impressive. Not safe for de kiddies btw

Kold · 06-08-2008 5:49pm

Yeah but 15 bears would also kick the **** out of the elephant.

Jimbo · 06-08-2008 5:59pm

The bears would win hands down.
One swipe from a bear would easily take down a lion.

Lions hunt in packs and would probably attack one bear at a time. Which would leave 4 bears to tear into the lions.

Seachmall · 06-08-2008 7:55pm

jimbo78 wrote: »

This the one?

Pretty impressive. Not safe for de kiddies btw

One of the lions hopped on his back as it was running away. Joy riders are everywhere!!

Overheal · 06-08-2008 8:46pm

Victor wrote: »

Lions or Mountain Lions?

according to my research, the bear would dominate either.

supertramp · 06-08-2008 9:39pm

Voted for lions but realise now mountain lions.......so it would be bears defo

Riddle101 · 06-08-2008 11:19pm

The bears would win, Lions or preferable Cats are cowardly creatures, and would ruyn in the sight of major danger espeically if it's larger then it, also i've seen a lion take on a tiger and the tiger won so if a lion couldn't take on a tiger what makes you think it's going to take a bears, and since it's two to a bear then the bears would easily overpower them and kill them

Overheal · 07-08-2008 12:12am

supertramp wrote: »

Voted for lions but realise now mountain lions.......so it would be bears defo

It wouldnt matter if they were 10 of the most ferocious african lions you could call into service, the bear wins. Check my link in page 1: apparently californian's already did those kind of pit-fights in the 1900s. bears have little problem in crushing the offending lion's skull.

They did it with mountain lions first (obviously) but when nobody would bet on the mountain lions anymore they went the whole 9 yards, imported a few african lions, but those too were killed about as quickly as the mountain lions. Bulls also got pwnt.

also we have to factor in 10 vs 5 - theres pack mentality issues but also:

Male grizzly bears can reach weights of 454.5 kilograms (1,000 pounds) and stand 2.44 metres (8 ft) tall on their hind legs; the females are on average 38% smaller

these bears can run at speeds of up to 40 kilometers per hour (25 miles per hour).

Weights for adult lions generally lie between 150–227 kg (330–500 lb) for males[35], and 123–182 kg (270–400 lb) for females.

Head and body length is 170–250 cm (5 ft 7 in – 8 ft 2 in) in males and 140–175 cm (4 ft 7 in – 5 ft 9 in) in females; shoulder height is about 121 cm (4 ft) in males and 98 cm (3 ft 3 in) in females. The tail length is 70–100 cm (2 ft 3 in – 3 ft 3 in)

although lionesses can reach speeds of 59 km/h (40 mph),[60] they can only do so for short bursts

Each grizzly would tower over 2 lions and is built like a tank.

5 Bears vs 10 Lions

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