Grizzly Bear

When mentioning Brown bears or Grizzly bears, they are the same animal living in different areas. Coastal bears tend to be larger because of a diet high in salmon.

Only the Kodiak and Kamchatka brown bears surpass grizzly bears in size among the subspecies of brown bears. The size of grizzly bears varies with population size and time.

The Alaskan Peninsula's coastal grizzlies have the biggest populations; males weigh 389 kg (858 lb.) and females weigh 207 kg (456 lb.). Grizzly bears have fur that varies in color from blond to almost black, although it is usually brown with darker legs and white or blond-tipped fur on the flanks and back. Adult grizzlies have a noticeable muscular hump on their shoulders; black bears lack this feature.

In addition to their characteristic hump, grizzly bears can be distinguished from black bears by having a "dished in" face profile and short, rounded ears, while black bears have a straighter face profile and longer ears. The rump of a grizzly bear is also lower than its shoulders, whereas the rump of a black bear is higher than its shoulders.

Bears have that kind of mechanical advantage on all their skeletal muscles. The sheer size of bears' muscles is also a major factor in their strength. Polar bears have a huge rump and big, thick hind legs. Heavy muscles are packed onto them. Grizzly bears hibernate for five to seven months each year (except where the climate is warm—the California grizzly did not hibernate). During this time, female grizzly bears give birth to their offspring, who then consume milk from their mother and gain strength for the remainder of the hibernation period.

The grizzly bear is strong enough to flip big rocks and uproot trees, and it can run up to 56 km/h (35 mph) in brief bursts. Grizzly bears are great swimmers; they can travel great distances, cross rivers, and even swim in frigid ocean waters (Kodiak and Peninsula bears often do this). The grizzly bear's sense of smell is one of the strongest in mammals; it can detect carrion kilometers away. Its sense of hearing and sight are mediocre, but its sense of smell is the most important. The grizzly bear was capable of complicated learning, problem-solving, memory, and the use of tools like rolling logs.

As keystone omnivores, grizzly bears mostly consume berries, nuts, roots, salmon (which is particularly important to coastal populations), carrion, and occasionally deer, moose calves, elk calves, insects, crayfish, and tubers. The function in the ecosystem is to disperse seeds, create diggings that aerate soil, control ungulate and insect populations, and transport sea nutrients inland via salmon carcasses.

With the exception of mating, salmon runs, mother cubs, and home ranges that can span hundreds of square kilometers, grizzly bears are mostly solitary. Grizzly bears hibernate during the winter, with the exception of California and Mexico. Bears can wake up if disturbed, and their metabolic rate drastically decreases, therefore this is not actual slumber. Grizzlies are typically reserved, introverted creatures who don't really want to interact with people. They often prefer to stay away from people unless they are compelled to be in close proximity to a food source.

Bears play key spiritual roles in many cultures (e.g., Tlingit, Haida, Cree, Lakota, Blackfeet, Aztec, Ute, Hopi, Sonoran, Navajo, others). Grizzly-related stories, ceremonies, and symbols are sacred, and misuse can be considered cultural appropriation if:

• Sacred designs are used disrespectfully,

• Rituals or spiritual roles are copied without permission,

• and Cultural meanings are commercialized.

Threats

• Habitat loss

• Human-bear conflict

• Climate change (affecting salmon & food availability)

• Poaching (less common now)

• Persecuted by other grizzly bears and larger mammals and reptiles

Conservation Status

• IUCN Red List: Least Concern (LC)

• NatureServe: Apparently Secure

• But local grizzly populations in the Lower 48 U.S. are threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

Conservation efforts

• Not endangered; grizzly populations are stable due to:

  • Remote, intact habitat

  • Strong regulations

• Strict anti-poaching laws

• Successful Recovery Areas

  • Greater Yellowstone

  • Northern Continental Divide (Montana)

  • Alaska and Canada populations are generally stable

Former Range

• California (as California grizzly bear)

• Mexico (as Mexican grizzly bear)

• Great Plains (as main subpopulation)

Grizzly bears live in a range of environments, such as tundra, woodlands, and subalpine meadows, although they strongly favor habitats with plenty of food supplies and isolated settings far from populated regions. Access to seasonal food sources, denning locations, and cover are essential elements of their habitat. They can be found in western Canada as well as Alaska, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Washington in North America. Due to the extinction of their subspecies, they used to reside in Mexico and California.

• Movement Pattern: Nomadic

• Movement Pattern: Solo

• Population Trend: Increasing

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• Habitat: Polar; Tundra; Taiga; Montane Grasslands and Shrublands; Temperate Coniferous Forests; Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests; Temperate Deciduous Forests, Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Subtropical Coniferous Forests; Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Salt Flats; Stone Forest; Tropical Coniferous Forests; Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Grasslands; Tropical Savannas and Shrublands; Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian; Wetland; Mangrove Forest; Cold Bamboo Forests; Tropical Bamboo Forests; Air-breathing Coral Reefs; Graveyard Vale; Mountain; Warm River; Cold River; Lukewarm River; Subterranean River; Warm Pond; Cold Pond.

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Brown bears can be tamed by feeding their babies honey and fish, much like bears do today in Rapunzel's world.

Absolutely not; the brown bear is prohibited in practically every state, including Alaska. Because it demands hundreds of square miles of area, is extremely strong and dangerous, exhibits unpredictable behavior, and requires a special food and seasonal requirements, it is impossible to properly confine this bear. This is dangerous for both people and bears in our universe, and it is unethical.

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_bear

• https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q171004

• https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ursus_arctos_horribilis

• https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/125461-Ursus-arctos-horribilis

• https://tree.opentreeoflife.org/taxonomy/browse?id=350099

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• https://www.deviantart.com/ognimdo2002/art/Grizzly-Bear-987861596