Published 3 years ago

Mountain goat kills 154 pound grizzly bear in self defence with ‘dagger-like’ horns

Summary by Ground News

Hikers discovered the body of a female grizzly bear just off a popular hiking route on Sept. 4. A necropsy (animal autopsy) was carried out on the remains and revealed a surprising culprit. The location of the wounds on the grizzly's neck and armpit suggest that the goat was able to pierce the bear with its horns.

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Yahoo News

Grizzly bear fatally gored by mountain goat in eastern B.C.: Parks Canada

FIELD, B.C. — A mountain goat is believed to be responsible for the death of a grizzly bear found slumped near a trail in British Columbia's Yoho National Park earlier this month. David Laskin, a wildlife ecologist with Parks Canada, says a necropsy on the carcass found wounds consistent with the size and shape of mountain goat horns, with one under each of the female bear's armpits and one on the side of its neck. He says other causes of death …

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Canada: mountain goat kills attacking grizzly bear with ‘dagger-like’ horns

Forensic necropsy of a female grizzly bear suggests she was killed by a goat, after the horns pierced the bear’s armpits and neck

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

'Turned the tables': Mountain goat fatally wounds attacking grizzly bear in Yoho National Park

An adult grizzly bear is dead and a necropsy determined her fatal wounds occurred when she attempted to attack a mountain goat in a national park in British Columbia.

3 years ago·Canada

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