Rankings / Prehistoric / Land / Heavyweight / Giant Short-Faced Bear
Prehistoric · PleistoceneLandHeavyweight
Giant Short-Faced Bear
Arctodus simus · North America
Record
0–0
Win rate
–
Fight rating
1,500
Fighter stats
Estimates from fossils, for adults- Lived
- Until about 11,000 years ago
- Weight
- ~700–2,000 lb (males much bigger)
- Size
- ~5 ft at the shoulder, ~11 ft standing
- Top speed
- Unknown; once thought a fast runner, now debated
- Weapons
- Strong jaws, big claws, huge reach
- Diet
- Omnivore or carnivore (debated)
- Lifespan
- Unknown
Power-ups
- One of the biggest land carnivorans ever
- Towering when standing up
- Long legs
Weak spots
- Diet still debated
- Females much smaller
Fight record
- ?vs. Smilodon (Saber-Toothed Cat)Open plains · 0 votesNo votes yet
- ?vs. Kodiak BearTundra · 0 votesNo votes yet
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In the wild
Standing on its hind legs, Arctodus was about 11 ft tall. Newer studies suggest it may have been an omnivore, not a pure meat-eater.
Source: iceage.museum.state.il.usThe La Brea Tar Pits have produced at least 30 short-faced bears, compared with more than 4,000 dire wolves.
Source: nhm.org