If the grizzly is a heavyweight, the polar bear is the super heavyweight champion of the Arctic. These white giants are the largest land carnivores on Earth, and they have the weight to prove it.
The Mighty Kodiak Bear: Exploring the Weight and Power of Nature’s
An adult male polar bear weighs a staggering 770 to 1,500 pounds. Some giants have been recorded at over 1,700 pounds—that’s too many pounds for a single bear, but nature didn’t ask my opinion. Females are around 330 to 550 pounds, which is still heavier than a full-grown lion.
What’s wild? They can swim for miles in freezing water and still look graceful. Meanwhile, I’m struggling to hold a plank for 30 seconds.
