📍Location: Kodiak bears are only found on the Kodiak Islands, an archipelago in southwestern Alaska. Each year there are 46 attacks and 6 deaths. 😱 Dangerous? Known for their aggressive behavior, grizzlies are responsible for the most bear attacks in North America. 🌱 Diet: Grizzlies eat berries, nuts, salmon and have been known to prey on large mammals. Coastal grizzlies tend to be larger than those found in the Rocky Mountains due to a richer diet. 📏 Size: Adults weigh 400 to 790 pounds, are 6.5 feet long, and have a shoulder height of 3.3 feet. Of the 55,000 grizzly bears, 30,000 live in Alaska, 24,000 in Canada, and 1,500 in the lower 48. 📍Location: Grizzly bears are found in the northern USA, Canada, and Alaska. The two subspecies in North America are the grizzly and Kodiak. Their hair is lighter at the tips, which led to the name of the most famous subspecies, grizzly.īrown bears forage on roots, berries, insects, and fish, and some even hunt young mammals such as elk and moose. Their color varies from light blonde to dark brown. Although their conservation status is “least concern”, their spread-out nature and reduced habitat make many of the small remaining pockets fragile.Īll brown bears share a large build, a dish-shaped face, and a shoulder hump. The 200,000 brown bears of the world occupy a wide variety of habitats spanning deserts, forests, and mountains. Grizzlies are responsible for almost all bear attacks in North America, with 46 per year.īrown bears are the most widespread of all bear species, found in the northern Rocky Mountains, Alaska, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The grizzly and Kodiak are the two subspecies of brown bears in North America.
Most widespread bear species are found in the northern Rocky Mountains, Alaska, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Attacks on humans are rare averaging only one per year in North America.) 😱 Dangerous? They are the most likely bear to be encountered in the backcountry. They also eat insects, fish, and carrion. The majority of their diet is vegetarian consisting of berries, plant shoots, and nuts. 🌱 Diet: Their varied diet gives them the ability to live in a large range of habitats. Their relatively smaller size and shorter claws make them fast and nimble to climb trees for protection, food, and even hibernation. Of all the bear species black bears are some of the best at climbing trees. They have pointed ears and a straight face. 👀 Features: Most black bears are black, but their fur can range from dark brown to lighter brown (cinnamon) and even white on rare occasions. 📏 Size: Adults weigh 200 to 600 pounds and are 5 to 6 feet in length. However, some subspecies such as the Louisiana black bear are protected under the U.S. Their population is estimated at ~900,000 and not threatened. 📍Location: The American black bear can be found throughout Canada, the USA, and Mexico. Can be dark or light brown (cinnamon), sometimes even white. Found throughout Canada, the USA, and Mexico. The most common is the American black bear, followed by the brown bear and then the polar bear.įrom left to right: American Black Bear, Grizzly Bear, Kodiak Bear, and Polar Bear There are three species of bear native to North America. In this article, we’ll break down each species of bear, what they eat, where they live, and if they are dangerous. Diet varies between species but all bears are omnivores, eating a mix of plants and animals. However, common characteristics like large stocky bodies, rounded ears, shaggy fur, and short tails make all species of the Ursidae or bear family, recognizable. Bears vary in size, shape, color, and habitat. There are eight species of bears and forty-six subspecies in the world.
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