Talk:Kodiak Bear
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Someone had claimed that Kodiak Bears stand 19' tall and that even larger bears had been worshiped by the Alutiiq people. They claimed that small children were sacrified to the alleged monster bear, but gave no citation. I brought things back to planet Earth. I very much doubt a Kodiak would be interested in human children as a food source. There is no recorded attack on children by them, and few on adult humans.
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[edit] Language?
Article claims that bears have evolved a complex language. I'm not sure what is meant by this exactly. Have edited to request a source. ~Jeff Soules
The bear's language consists of a complex array of verbal and physical ques. Bears rely on these to avoid fatal conflicts, express needs, and interact with other bears and people.
Larry Van Daele, PhD Alaska Department of Fish and Game Kodiak Alaska
[edit] Kilo and meter?
some 50% of the world or so dont understand inch and pund, and i am to lazy... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 125.26.249.174 (talk) 16:35, 6 February 2007 (UTC).
Tried to fix your concerns. If I missed any, let me know.
Larry Van Daele
[edit] aerial???
This paragraph (in the size info) appears to have some kind of error: the sequence "comparable in size to the Polar Bear the aerial version of the bear is much smaller" doesn't parse, AFAICT, and I'm not at all sure what an "aerial version of a bear" could be, unless there was a veterenary catapult involved ...
Kodiak bears are generally considered to be among the largest of all terrestrial bears, being comparable in size to the Polar Bear the aerial version of the bear is much smaller. Altogether, sixteen of the twenty largest brown bears killed by hunters have come from the archipelago. A large male can stand over 10 feet tall when on his hind legs, and five feet tall when on all four legs. [1] There are legends and early reports of much larger bears, but these have not been verified.
Wait, I get it: someone's being cute. "largest of all terrestrial bears ... aerial bears are smaller ..."
I'm removing the "aerial bears" thing, added 02:53, 2 March 2007 70.167.247.134 (Talk) (→Size and appearance), the only content in that particular anonymous contribution.
Jackrepenning 06:08, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
I do not have a clue what an aerial bear is either...or how it got in there.
The other information is correct as written.
Larry Van Daele, PhD Alaska Department of Fish and Game Kodiak, Alaska
[edit] bears in captivity
I just added a block quote from Terry Lincoln, director of the Bismarck, ND zoo re: Clyde, largest Kodiak bear in captivity. Previously I had read claims of weights in captivity over 3000 lbs, so I did some research. This quote is from an email I received from Lincoln dated 031207. I haven't referenced it yet because I'm not quite sure how to go about it.
(Ok, I believe it's ok now.
--Gypsyleathers 15:54, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
