[quote=“sandman”]They go to around 400 lbs AFAIK. That would be around 350 lb heavier a bear than I’d feel comfortable around.
I’ve never seen one but I know a couple of people who have. Only for an instant though – they’re extremely timid.[/quote]
That’s still a big bear as far as black bears are concerned. Ack, I wouldn’t want to encounter one of these.
What sort of ungulates or other larger prey animals are there on Taiwan?
Politicians, mobsters, news crews, insane shopping bag monkeys … 
muntjacs, deer, humans
I don’t think they take large animals. They eat mostly leaves, buds, fruit, roots, insects, small animals and carrion.
They’re a bit like Australians – eats roots shoots and leaves.
[quote=“sandman”]I don’t think they take large animals. They eat mostly leaves, buds, fruit, roots, insects, small animals and carri-on.
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So always store your small bags safely before heading out to the mountains.
I thought it was a bit weird that the Taipei Times ran that photo of the ranger with the lame, bad-English sign with its ambiguous illustration. No comment from them at all … like as if there isn’t a single editor working there anymore who could notice that the sign is quite unhelpful. They ran it like it was a good sign.
I thought Australians smoked shoots and leaves.