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Parks Canada said the recent forensic necropsy of a female grizzly bear suggests she was killed by a goat, after the horns pierced the bears armpits and neck.
When grizzly bears attack, they tend to focus on the head, the back of the neck and the shoulders of the prey. This attack usually comes from above, said David Laskin, a Parks Canada wildlife ecologist with the Lake Louise, Yoho and Kootenay field unit. The defensive response of a mountain goat would be to protect itself using its sharp horns.
The remains of the bear, who weighed only 70kg (154lb) and isnt believed to have had any cubs, was discovered on 4 September by a hiker, close to the Burgess Pass trail near Field, British Columbia. The carcass was airlifted out later that day over worries it could attract other predators.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/20/canada-mountain-goat-grizzly-bear
ret5hd
(20,435 posts)would almost be more accurately called a cub.
From NWF:
Grizzly bears weigh upward of 700 pounds (315 kilograms). The males are heavier than the females and can weigh up to 1,700 pounds (770 kilograms). A large female will weigh up to 800 pounds (360 kilograms).
Goonch
(3,551 posts)dweller
(23,562 posts)I especially like the welcome to my perch stomps of the goat
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applegrove
(118,026 posts)scare someone off.
Historic NY
(37,449 posts)applegrove
(118,026 posts)The mountain goats could climb any cliff or mountain almost. They were amazing. I'm surprised they would ever have to defend themselves when they can so easily escape by going higher.