The Bergman Bear , is supposedly a giant bear native to Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
This giant bear ended up intriguing Swedish zoologist Sten Bergman.
Bergman first brought attention to this elusive bear in the 1920s after examining a hide that was far larger than any known bear species. He described it as having short black fur and weighing between 450 and 2,500 pounds!
Bergman believed in the existence of this giant bear due to the physical evidence he encountered such as a massive paw prints measuring nearly 15 inches long and 10 inches wide. While no firsthand sightings have been recorded since the 1920s, local legends and rumors suggest that a few might still roam the remote regions of Siberia.
George M. Eberhart who wrote the book Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology has said that if it existed, it is “likely extinct”…
But could it be possible that this bear is still roaming Siberia? I believe it is.
There are other unbelievably large bears roaming in that area, let’s look at the Kamchatka brown bear for instance. The Kamchatka brown bear is the biggest brown bear in Eurasia with a body length of 7.9 to 9.8 ft tall on its hind legs, and it weights up 1,430 lbs.
Kamchatka brown bears are generally not dangerous to humans. During a study on the animal, one researcher found only 1% of his 270 encounters ended in a human attack.
Then there is the Irkuiem bear otherwise known as the “god bear”.
The Irkuiem bear is considered a cryptid bear, also from Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. According to Fandom’s Encyclopedia of Cryptids, the descriptions of its enormous size and odd limb proportions led to the theory that it could be a short-faced bear, that would mean believing they weren’t actually extinct. Now it is believed to be a unique form of brown bear.
With one large known bear strolling around, would it be so impossible to believe that these currently labeled, “cryptid bears” could be out there as well?
Let me know what you think, have a great Sunday…
Sasysquatchgirl 