{"id":10705,"date":"2015-05-14T17:20:26","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T23:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/?p=10705"},"modified":"2015-05-14T18:19:05","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T00:19:05","slug":"yellowstone-biologist-picks-grizzlies-over-gorillas-wolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/?p=10705","title":{"rendered":"Yellowstone expert weighs in on who wins in a fight: grizzly or gorilla?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10717\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10717\" style=\"width: 771px\" class=\"wp-caption right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10717\" alt=\"Yellowstone National Park biologist Kerry Gunther weighs a bear cub during field research.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/cub-weigh-771x991.jpg\" width=\"771\" height=\"991\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10717\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yellowstone National Park biologist Kerry Gunther weighs a bear cub during field research.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wondered who would win in a fight\u2014a grizzly bear or gorilla\u2014one expert from Yellowstone National Park advises betting on the grizzly.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s just one of the fun exchanges from a discussion held Wednesday on Twitter, where\u00a0Kerry Gunther, who leads Yellowstone National Park\u2019s bear management program, answered questions as part of an ongoing series called Ask a Scientist.<\/p>\n<p>Gunther also addressed questions about climate change, the Endangered Species Act and other serious topics, but it was his backing of grizzlies over gorillas that jumped out as a new insight not previously shared with the public.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So we are doing a research project in science,&#8221; asked student Logan Bahm. &#8220;I know this fight would never happen but in a one on one matchup, who would win..\u00a0A grizzly bear or a silver back gorilla?&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So we are doing a research project in science. I know this fight would never happen but in a one on one matchup, who would win.. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/askYellSci?src=hash\">#askYellSci<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Logan Bahm (@logbahm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/logbahm\/status\/598549904785428480\">May 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A grizzly bear or a silver back gorilla? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/askYellSci?src=hash\">#askYellSci<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Logan Bahm (@logbahm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/logbahm\/status\/598550005100609536\">May 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gunther said that he had no disrespect (apparently for gorillas), but that he&#8217;d put his money on the grizzly bear, which has strength, teeth and claws.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/logbahm\">@logbahm<\/a> No disrespect, but I would put my $ on the Grizz. Grizz have strength, teeth, AND CLAWS! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/askYellSci?src=hash\">#askYellSci<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 YellowstoneNPS (@YellowstoneNPS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YellowstoneNPS\/status\/598550746070708224\">May 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The park&#8217;s top bear biologist continued his perhaps biased backing of Yellowstone&#8217;s big, brown bears when Twitter user David Shaw asked whether grizzlies and wolves ever fought, and which would be considered the &#8220;top predator.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dshaw1949\">@dshaw1949<\/a> bears &amp; wolves frequently fight over carcasses (food). <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/askYellSci?src=hash\">#askYellSci<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 YellowstoneNPS (@YellowstoneNPS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YellowstoneNPS\/status\/598555072835014657\">May 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dshaw1949\">@dshaw1949<\/a> Wolves are more efficient predators, but bears take carcasses from wolves&#8230;So my answer is bears! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/askYellSci?src=hash\">#askYellSci<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 YellowstoneNPS (@YellowstoneNPS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YellowstoneNPS\/status\/598556416408956928\">May 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gunther conceded that wolves were &#8220;more efficient&#8221; as predators, but noted that grizzlies often take the spoils of wolves&#8217; hunts away from them, making grizzlies the superior predator.<\/p>\n<p>He also answered a question from Twitter user Charissa about whether grizzlies should lose their protected status as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ynpcr\">@ynpcr<\/a> Grizz have grown signif. in nos. &amp; range since being listed as threatened. Biologically, they are ready to be delisted. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/askYellSci?src=hash\">#askYellSci<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 YellowstoneNPS (@YellowstoneNPS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YellowstoneNPS\/status\/598554709163692033\">May 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Grizzlies have grown significantly in numbers and range since being listed as threatened,&#8221; Gunther said. &#8220;Biologically, they are ready to be delisted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gunther&#8217;s Q&amp;A was part of a series of chats hosted by Yellowstone during which anyone may pose a question to some of the park&#8217;s top biologists. Past sessions have featured\u00a0Rick Wallen discussing bison and Doug Smith answering questions about wolves.<\/p>\n<p>While it&#8217;s tough to offer a nuanced response on a complex topic within the Twitter limit of 140 characters or less, the series gives the public a chance to directly interact with Yellowstone scientists and researchers.<\/p>\n<p>But most importantly, it has helped settle the l<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildanimalfightclub.com\/lion-fight-tiger-vs-gorilla-attacks\/bid\/9883\/Grizzly-Bear-vs-Mountain-Gorilla\" target=\"_blank\">ong-disputed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SVR55BYVbYs\" target=\"_blank\">bear vs. gorilla<\/a> debate.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, no doubt well aware of the Internet&#8217;s obsession with cute baby animals, session host Jennifer Jerrett\u00a0offered up an undeniably adorable image of Gunther conducting a bit of field research that just happened to involve weighing a tiny bear cub.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bear biologist Kerry Gunther is on deck! He will try to answer as many questions as he can. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/askYellSci?src=hash\">#askYellSci<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Si2OUHH78e\">pic.twitter.com\/Si2OUHH78e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 YellowstoneNPS (@YellowstoneNPS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YellowstoneNPS\/status\/598548472317509632\">May 13, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Just keep in mind, as cute as that little bear seems in the photo, it will one day grow up to be a silverback gorilla&#8217;s worst nightmare.<\/p>\n<p><i>Contact Ruffin Prevost at 307-213-9818 or\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"mailto:ruffin@yellowstonegate.com\"><i>ruffin@yellowstonegate.com<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wondered who would win in a fight\u2014a grizzly bear or gorilla\u2014one expert from Yellowstone National Park advises betting on the grizzly.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s just one of the fun exchanges from a discussion held Wednesday on Twitter where Kerry Gunther, who leads Yellowstone National Park\u2019s bear management program, answered questions as part of an ongoing Ask a Scientist series. 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