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Boy, that sure is huge

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Actually, there was an 'internet rumor' going around about it being a world record grizzly. This appears to be false.

Here are some facts on the alleged "world record" brown bear, still growing on the internet. ? The bear was legally killed during October, 2001 on Hinchinbrook Island in Prince William Sound by an Air Force airman while deer hunting. Both he and his partner had brown bear tags. ? According to an interview with the airman by the Anchorage Daily News, the hunters saw the bear coming and ambushed it at close range. The young airman aimed at the head but missed (at 10 yards) and hit it in the muzzle, with the bullet then traveling into the brain. Had he hit where he aimed and broken the skull, there would be no B&C trophy. The bear went down on the first shot from the .338 Win. mag. The hunter then shot it 5 more times, which is a prudent action with brown bears. ? The bear was nowhere near a world record, although it will probably make the record book. Boone & Crockett requires a minimum score of 28 inches. This skull measured 28.5 inches before drying. The current brown bear record is 30 and 12/16 in. ? A tooth sample indicated that the bear was 20 years old. ? The hide squared squared out at about 10 ft. 6 in. Therefore, in order to stand 12.5 feet tall at the shoulder the bear had to be shaped like a dachshund. Large Kodiak bears can stand 10 feet tall from head to ground. ? Nobody weighed the bear. Based on measurements of the hide, this one probably weighed between 1,000 and 1,200 lbs. ? The bear did not charge the hunters, nor had he ever mauled or killed anybody. Brown bears do not get that old or that big by being stupid around humans. In contrast, some humans are rendered senseless by mere photos of big brown bears. Bears of that size are quite rare in Prince William Sound, but this bear was a trophy of a lifetime by any standard.

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This one has a tail:

Fish whopper: 646 pounds a freshwater record

Researchers cite Thai catch to stress extinction dangers

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This Mekong giant catfish was weighed at 646 pounds by researchers working on a project to identify, study and conserve large freshwater fish around the world.

Suthep Kritsanavarin

Thai fishermen netted a catfish as big as a grizzly bear, setting a world record for the largest freshwater fish ever found, according to researchers who studied the 646-pound Mekong giant catfish as part of a project to protect large freshwater fish.
?It?s amazing to think that giants like this still swim in some of the world?s rivers,? project leader Zeb Hogan project leader said in a statement. ?We?ve now confirmed now that this catfish is the current record holder, an astonishing find.?
Others have made claims of finding larger sturgeon, but the International Game Fishing Association says the largest sturgeon on record is 468 pounds. That fish has also held the record for largest freshwater fish caught.

Entire Article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8404622/
 
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