The Bear That Was As Large As The Allosaurus

Through old studies and numerous paleo media depictions, the Andrewsarchus has gained a reputation of being the undisputed largest mammalian land predator and carnivore ever. However, this is almost 100% not the case, as another lesser known mammal has a much more solid claim to the throne, Arctotherium sometimes known as the giant short faced bear If you want more ExtinctZoo 🦖: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExtinctZoo/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@extinctzoo.official Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0KvuZJgXfOGanBRuq6B9dm?si=58121bcf9ac2466b 0:00 Intro 1:04 Discovery & Naming 1:46 Classification 2:23 Size of its Largest Relative & Andrewsarchus 3:00 The Five Known Species 3:38 Average Size 4:37 Largest Specimen 5:45 Largest Land Predator Since The Dinosaurs? 6:13 Height Standing Upright 6:38 How Did It Got So Big? 7:13 What It Hunted 7:45 Killing Technique 8:03 Speed 8:24 Sense of Smell 8:45 Omnivorous Diet 9:03 Competiting Predators 9:25 Range, Habitat & Burrows 10:37 Fights With Other Short-Faced Bears 11:10 Extinction Of The Giant Bear 11:51 Survived By Four Smaller Arctotheirum 12:19 The Survivors That Went 'Vegan'? 13:38 The Survivors That Remained Meat Lovers 15:11 Final Extinction Artwork in thumbnail by Velizar Simeonovski "Ancient Mystery Waltz (Vivace)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.