2023年11月27日 · The largest polar bear ever recorded was a male shot in northwestern Alaska in 1960, weighing 2,209 pounds and standing 11 feet 1 inch tall on its hind legs. There are debates among experts about whether there are even larger polar bears out there in …

2023年7月29日 · By average weight, height, and length, or heaviest recorded? Many sources say the polar bear is the clear winner, but others say the Kodiak bear, a subspecies of the brown bear, is largest. It is best to call it a draw, which is the position taken by Gary Brown in The Bear Almanac (2009).

2018年3月7日 · The biggest polar bear ever found was the male in the northwestern Alaska. It was killed in 1960 in Kotzebue Sound—leaving scientists to wonder that there may be bigger polar bears out there. The largest polar bear weighed as much as 1,002 kilograms (2,209 pounds), twice the weight of male bears living today.

The largest polar bear ever recorded was a male bear weighing 2,209 pounds. This behemoth of a bear was spotted in Kotzebue Sound, Alaska in 1960. It stood an impressive 11 feet 1 inch tall when on its hind legs.

The polar bear is the largest extant species of bear and land carnivore, with adult males weighing 300–800 kg (660–1,760 lb). The species is sexually dimorphic, as adult females are much smaller. The polar bear is white- or yellowish-furred with black skin and a thick layer of fat.

2024年6月13日 · More commonly, polar bears stand about 5 feet high at the shoulder and measure about 7 to 8 feet long from nose to tail, although the largest males may reach 9 to 10 feet when standing on their...

The largest polar bear ever recorded was a behemoth that weighed in at a staggering 2,209 pounds (1,001 kilograms). This massive bear was shot in 1960 near Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, and its size remains unmatched.

2022年10月9日 · The largest polar bear on record reportedly weighing 1,002 kg (2,209 lb), was a male shot at Kotzebue Sound in northwestern Alaska in 1960. This specimen, when mounted, stood 3.39 meters (11 feet 1 inch) tall on its hind legs!

2014年11月10日 · The largest bear alive today is the polar bear (Ursus maritimus), native to Greenland, Svalbard, Arctic Russia, Arctic Canada and Arctic USA. Adult males typically weigh 400–600 kg (880–1,320 lb), and have a nose-to-tail length of 2.4–2.6 m (7 ft 10 in–8 ft 6 in).

2020年12月9日 · According to Guinness, the heaviest polar bear ever documented was shot in Alaska in 1960. It weighed 2,209 lbs, stood nearly 12 feet tall, and was displayed at the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair.