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Assuming a bear and a shark of the same weight and maturity level, I would go with the shark. The shark would drag the bear into the water a drown him. The shark would also have tasty bear soup afterwords. :-)

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This is a complex question given the range in size (and species) of bear. Black Bears tend to weigh around 250 lbs (summer weight) but this can vary widely depending upon location. In areas where black bears are sympatric with grizzlies, the black bears tend to be smaller. In Yellowstone National Park, black bear males are approximately 200 lbs (females are about 25% smaller).

However, in Manitoba, Canada, there are no grizzlies and black bears are much larger and more aggressive. Here, the average summer weight is around 400 lbs. Some black bears can exceed 600 lbs.

So, in general, a male lion, typically around 420 lbs (fully mature at around 7 years of age - see Smuts), will dominate a black bear, but the largest black bears will be too much (the realistic max size for a lion is about 500 lbs. 550 lbs is exception.

A lion would have a decent chance against a grizzly, however, the advantage would be to the bear. Grizzlies tend to hover around 500 lbs in summer although they too can vary greatly in weight, with some reaching 900 lbs, too much for any cat.

In terms of tigers killing bears, this is true, but the bears are mainly the smaller Asiatic black bear or the sloth bear. brown bears have been taken by the Amur tiger, but they are invariably smaller females or adolescent males. There is no confirmed record of a mature male bear succumbing to a tiger.

Lions do not inhabit the same regions as bears however, in the past they did.

Ultimately, the brown bear will be dominant over the lion (or tiger) but the lion (or tiger) will (usually) be able to beat a black bear.

And the controversy rages on...

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The bear has better defense and strength than the bull. In a fight like this, the bull is a better fighter, but the bear is heavier in weight and much more bulky. Although the bull is a little bit faster than the bear, the bear tends to be more involved with killing. Also, bears are strong carnivores. If a bear was to fight a bull, the bear would get the bull at the end.

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On land, the polar bear would definitely win any type of shark on land( hands down), no matter how big they are. However, a large enough shark would be able to take down a polar bear in water.

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13y ago
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No, well I can't say for sure, but most likely a Lion would win. :]

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15y ago
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An American Alligator would win against any Bear in the water but on land any bear from the Black Bear and up would defeat the Alligator.

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14y ago
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A coyote would stand absolutely no chance against a bear unless the bear was a newborn cub.

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13y ago
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A shark because it can escape and go into the water.

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12y ago
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In the water the shark would win, on land the shark would die anyway.

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in the water the shark would lose, but in the water the shark would die

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