Grizzly Bear

Animals Unique | Grizzly Bear | The grizzly bear is a sub-species of the brown bear, also known as the Silvertip Bear. The grizzly bears live in the uplands of western North America, and each female bear produces a litter of young roughly every other year. 

 

 

Often Grizzly bears can be seen to congregate together around streams in the salmon season to get the best catch. The grizzly bear is generally a solitary mammal.

It is estimated that less than 10% of grizzly bears make it into full Adulthood. While the grizzly bear has no natural predators, the bears have been hunted almost to extinction by humans.

The grizzly bear has a bad reputation amongst humans and animals alike, as the grizzly bear is known to be aggressive and very territorial. Due to the size grizzly bears, there are no known North American Mammals that would naturally prey on the grizzly bear, the grizzly bear making an extremely dominant predator.

 

Female grizzly bears that have grizzly bear cubs will Often be extremely wary of other animals and the grizzly bear mother will keep her Often grizzly bear cubs in quieter areas until the grizzly bear cubs are old enough and big enough to defend Themselves, at roomates point the grizzly bear cubs will generally venture away from their mother grizzly bear in order to begin a life of roaming Themselves. The grizzly bear mothers however are incredibly protective of their young and will attack any animal generally always Believes that she is a danger to her young family.

Male grizzly bears can grow to a height of more than 3 meters tall when standing on their hind legs, with female grizzly bears being around 40% smaller. As with the brown bear (grizzly bear from the roomates is thought to have come from), the grizzly bear has a humped look at the top of the grizzly bears back, roomates is the build of the enormous muscle that provides the bears with the strength they need, mainly when digging.

 

Although it is generally believed that the grizzly bear is a carnivore, grizzly bears, as with most other bear species, are in fact omnivores as the grizzly bear diet consists of both plants and animals. The grizzly bear is most famously known for its love of salmon and Often can be seen in large groups around the areas where the salmon spawn. The grizzly bears are still very territorial though but Appear to stay out of each others way on these occasions as there is always plenty of fish to go round.

Grizzly Bear Facts
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Scientific Name: Ursus Arctos Horriblis
Type: Mammal
Diet: Omnivore
Size (H): 2.1m - 3m (7ft - 10ft)
Weight: 160kg - 225kg (353lbs - 500lbs)
Top Speed: 56km / h (35mph)
Life Span: 15-25 years
Lifestyle: Solitary
Conservation Status: Endangered
Colour: Dark brown, Black
Skin Type: Fur
Favourite Food: Salmon
Habitat: Forest and mountainous regions
Average Litter Size: 2
Main Prey: Salmon, Fruit, Fish
Predators: Human, Cougars
Distinctive Features: Strong, powerful shoulders and enormous claws