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Brown Bears 1. Grizzly bears are actually brown bears, but are often considered a subspecies: Ursus arctos horribilis. 2. Brown bears are found in northern North America, Europe, and Asia, in isolated areas that are undeveloped by humans. 3. Brown bear cubs depend on their mother’s milk for the first year of life. 4. Grizzlies, or brown bears, eat mostly vegetation. They supplement their diets with the meat of animals such as fish and small mammals, when it’s available. 5. Brown bear habitat includes forested mountains, meadows, and river valleys
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6. Male brown bears average about 700 pounds (318 kilograms). Females average about 350 pounds (159 kilograms). 7. Standing upright on its hind legs, an averaged-sized male brown bear may reach seven feet (two meters). 8. When a grizzly bear stands on its hind legs, it is not doing so as a threat. It’s curious, trying to get a better view of its surroundings. 9. Brown bears are often called grizzly bears because the tips of the hair on many of them are grayish, or grizzled. 10. Large, well-developed shoulder muscles and big, long, strong claws allow the brown bear to dig up roots to eat, rip apart logs for grubs, and hollow out dens for hibernation. |
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