Can a bear eat a coyote?

Bears hunt for anything, from small rodents to moose or elk. Coyotes might not be an ideal meal but, if hungry and given the chance, a brown bear will kill and eat them.
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What kind of bear eats coyotes?

Brown Bears

Hunting other large mammals is all part of the bear's routine. Bears eat everything from small rodents to animals like coyotes. Although coyotes are not an ideal diet, a hungry brown bear will devour them if given the opportunity.
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Do coyotes eat black bears?

Other than humans, black bears have few predators — bobcats, cougars, and coyotes occasionally attack cubs.
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Do coyotes fight bears?

Coyotes have been known to attack bear cubs from time to time, and prior reports suggest that this mother thwarted a duo of the small predators earlier in the month.
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What animal can defeat a bear?

The list of what eats a bear is short, as Apex predators and carnivores. Most other animals have more to fear. But tigers, other bears, wolves, and especially humans have been known to attack and kill bears.
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Can a silverback gorilla beat a grizzly bear?

Although a silverback gorilla is very fast, quite strong, and has a longer arm span, there is no way a silverback could defeat the much larger and faster grizzly bear in a fair fight.
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Who would win a bear or a rhino?

A polar bear's strength is no match for a rhino. The most it could do would cause the rhino to bleed, but ultimately it would definitely lose in a one-on-one battle with this animal, since a rhino can weigh up to 7 times as much as an adult polar bear.
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What animal eats a bear?

Tigers, wolves, cougars, bobcats, coyotes, and humans eat bears, but these predators only focus on bear cubs rather than adult bears. The adult bears are too aggressive and dangerous to prey on – obviously a reason they are at the top of the food chain.
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Do bears eat wolves?

Yes, bears can kill and eat wolves, but it's a very rare occurrence. Bears are scavengers and poor hunters, so they don't actively go after wolves. Bears are slow hunters. They couldn't catch a wolf for prey.
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Do bears fight lions?

A bear would win a fight against a lion. Bears have the advantage in just about every aspect, from size to offensive capabilities. The only time that a lion would win is if it managed to sneak up and ambush a bear, leaping onto it and biting into its head with such power that it shattered the skill.
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Do coyotes have any predators?

Predatory coyotes can still become prey themselves. Cougars, wolves, grizzly bears and black bears are known to kill coyotes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Golden eagles have been known to swoop down and take young coyotes.
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Do bears eat foxes?

Bears, mountain lions, eagles, and wolves eat foxes. Animals like bears, mountain lions, birds like eagles, certain reptiles, wolves, and lynxes eat foxes.
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What eats a mountain lion?

What are some predators of Mountain Lions? Predators of Mountain Lions include humans and grizzly bears.
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Do bear and coyotes get along?

In most parts of North American, bears and coyotes share the same habitat. The encounters between these two species are quite often. Generally speaking, these two animals are natural enemies, and sometimes their meetings end in blood.
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Do bears eat owls?

Do bears eat owls? With owls being found all over the world, and in many habitats, their territories overlap with many other large predators such as bears. Swift and adept movements likely keep owls from being a major food source for most bears, but that doesn't mean altercations have not occurred.
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Do bears eat tigers?

Some studies show that bears frequently track down tigers to usurp their kills, with occasional fatal outcomes for the tiger. A report from 1973 describes twelve known cases of brown bears killing tigers, including adult males; in all cases the tigers were subsequently eaten by the bears.
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Do grizzly bears eat mountain lions?

In fact, mountain lions are still subordinate to wolves and bears (both black and grizzly), all of which occasionally kill mountain lions and regularly steal their kills (kleptoparasitism).
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Is a bear stronger than a gorilla?

Being close to the bear means being close to the mouth full of gnashing teeth and at least five claws ready to tear the gorilla apart with one swipe. With the bear's massive body, superior muscle, surprising speed and evolutionary armory, there really isn't any way a gorilla wins the fight.
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Does anything eat a tiger?

Tiger Predators and Threats

Humans are predators of this animal. Elephants and bears can also pose a threat to them. Tiger cubs have a lot more predators than adults. Hyenas, crocodiles, and snakes are just a few of the predators of cubs.
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Who would win bear or hippo?

An average bear would stand no chance against an average Hippo. The Hippo outweighs the bear by about three times over and has longer canine teeth that are capable of inflicting deep wounds on the bear. Even if the bear were to successfully fend off an attack, it would only result in the Hippo becoming more aggressive.
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Who is stronger polar bear or grizzly?

However, grizzly bears are tougher than polar bears as they possess stronger and longer claws and an elongated skull with sharp and long canines that can completely separate the flesh from bone.
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Who wins tiger or polar bear?

However, the polar bear would likely win the battle in a head-to-head fight featuring two fully grown males. Their larger mass, stronger bite force, and greater stamina would allow them to outlast the smaller, weaker tiger.
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