Canada: mountain goat kills attacking grizzly bear with 'dagger-like' horns

[rpannier]

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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 bear’s 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 isn’t 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]

1. I'm really thinkin' a 150 lb grizzly...

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]

2. MOUNTAIN GOAT GRIZZLY BEAR ENCOUNTER IN CANADIAN ROCKIES

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[dweller]

4. Fascinating...

I especially like the welcome to my perch stomps of the goat …

✌🏻

[applegrove]

6. The stomping is a good look. I may try it myself some day I want to

scare someone off.

[Historic NY]

3. Fuck around and find out, big goats are deadly.

[applegrove]

5. I had a summer job in a hanging valley high up in the mountains near there

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.