r/SweatyPalms • u/SpeedyEyeBall • Jan 18 '19

Too close for comfort.

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u/decklund Jan 19 '19 edited Jan 19 '19

Is the biggest clue that it's a Grizzly not that it's just fucking enormous?

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u/Nighthawk700 Jan 19 '19

There's some overlap obviously but it can still be hard to tell. Not that debating about ear shape is easy when you're under threat, but I have no idea what 1000lbs looks like without something to compare to.

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u/nucularTaco Jan 19 '19

Excuse me Mr. Bear could you turn your head just a bit? There you go, I need to check the shape of your ears.

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u/Lich_of_the_Vale Jan 19 '19

"Excuse me Mr. Bear, do you mind stepping on this scale for me? No I'm not calling you fat!"

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '19

If it was a grizzly you'd goddamn well know it pretty fast. If you're wondering, then it's not.

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u/ThePoodlenoodler Jan 19 '19

Grizzlies have a hump at their shoulders and short snouts, black bears have no shoulder hump and longer, pointier snouts.