Animal Profile: Grizzly Bear

Scientific Name:
Ursus arctos horribilis

Description:
Grizzly Bears get to be around 3 1/2 feet (from the bottom of their feet to their shoulders) tall and around 6 1/2 feet long. Adult male Grizzly Bears can weigh around 400-800 pounds and female Grizzly Bears can weigh around 200-400 pounds. Grizzly Bear's fur color can be different for each bear but their fur is usually a light brown color to a dark brown color. Grizzly Bears have a hump on the back of their shoulders which distinguishes them from other bears such as the black bear. Grizzly bears have long claws to help them climb trees and tear apart their food.

Located:
Grizzly Bears can be found on almost every continent. Their ideal habitats are forests.

Behaviors:
Grizzly Bears stand up on there back legs to get a better view of their surroundings and it is also. Grizzly Bears live alone most of the time but male Grizzly Bears do pair up with female Grizzly Bears to breed. Grizzly Bear cubs usually stay with their mother for the first few years of their lives because they need their mother to feed them and protect them. Grizzly Bears hibernate during the winter

Diet:
Grizzly Bears are omnivorous so they eat meat and plants. They eat meat from things such as trout, salmon, and deer. They eat plants such as grasses.

Population:
There were many Grizzly Bears living in North America but their number have diminished drastically over the years.

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