• SGforce@lemmy.ca
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    27 days ago

    I guess nobody can tell how big they are from photos. There’s never someone standing next to them for comparison.

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      27 days ago

      Seriously! They’re the biggest land carnivores bar none. If you’re 5’ - 5’6" a bigger polar bear will be able to look you levelly in the eye while on all fours* and on its hind legs, it’ll be more than half your height again.

      *survivability of said staring contest is low