Grizzly bear

The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a large population or subspecies of the brown bear inhabiting North America.

Grizzly bear
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Ursidae
Genus:	Ursus
Species:	U. arctos ssp.
Binomial name
Ursus arctos (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies included
U. a. horribilis U. a. californicus† U. a. dalli U. a. gyas U. a. ungavaesis† U. a. middendorffi U. a. nelsoni† U. a. sitkensis U. a. stikeenensis
Historic and present range

Grizzly Bear Media

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  A grizzly roams in a wooded area near Jasper Townsite in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

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  Grizzly claws are longer than an American black bear's and adapted for digging

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  Alaskan grizzly in Katmai National Park with partially eaten salmon – the heads, skin and subcutaneous tissue are eaten to obtain the most fat

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  Family of bears in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States

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  Sow with two cubs in Kananaskis Country

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  w:Grizzly Bears at Brooks Falls Katmai National Park. The picture is a digital picture of my old film picture.

• Wild grizzly bears at Brooks Falls, Alaska

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  Grizzly fishing for salmon at Brooks Falls, Alaska

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  White-grey cub in Western Canada

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  Possible grizzly-black bear hybrid in Yukon Territory, Canada