Grizzly bear
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| Species: | U. arctos ssp.
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| Ursus arctos (Linnaeus, 1758)
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The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a large subspecies[1] of the brown bear that lives in North America. Grizzly bears were almost hunted to extinction in the United States because they were seen as a threat. In the late 20th century and early 21st century, rules were made to protect grizzly bears.[2]
Grizzly bears eat a lot of different foods, including fish, fruit, berries, and other animals (such as squirrels, moose, and deer). Grizzly bears sometimes eat crops, livestock, and human food.[2][3]
Grizzly Bear Media
A grizzly roams in a wooded area near Jasper Townsite in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Grizzly claws are longer than an American black bear's and adapted for digging
Alaskan grizzly in Katmai National Park with partially eaten salmon – the heads, skin and subcutaneous tissue are eaten to obtain the most fat
Family of grizzlies in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States
Sow with two cubs in Kananaskis Country
w:Grizzly Bears at Brooks Falls Katmai National Park. The picture is a digital picture of my old film picture.
Grizzly fishing for salmon at Brooks Falls, Alaska
White-grey cub in Western Canada
Possible grizzly-black bear hybrid in Yukon Territory, Canada
References
- ↑ Rausch, Robert. On the status of some arctic animals. Arctic 6 (2) (1953). p. 91–148. doi:10.14430/arctic3870.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) (in en). U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
- ↑ Grizzly Bear (in en). National Wildlife Federation.