The North American brown bear, a population or subspecies of the brown bear. Some brown bears elsewhere, such as the Kodiak and Kamchatka bears, are sometimes also called grizzlies.
Quick answers
What is it?Mammal
Carnivore?Omnivore
Dangerous?Yes
It normally avoids people. Mothers defending cubs cause 70% of the deaths grizzlies are responsible for.
Domesticated?No
Awake when?Day & night
Hibernates?Yes
It hibernates for five to seven months a year without eating or urinating, and females give birth in the den.
Kept as a pet?No
Do people eat it?In places
Brown bears, grizzlies included, were once used for meat, but are now hunted mainly as trophies.
At a glance
Found inNorth America
HabitatForest, Mountains, Grassland
ColoursBrown, Blonde
SizeHuge
Legs4
Covered inFur
Lives alone
Lives for20–25 years
Can swim
In the wild
- Where it lives
- North America.
Did you know
Its name probably means grizzled, from the grey-tipped hairs in its coat.
“Grizzly” probably means grizzled: its fur has grey-tipped hairs.
Often confused with
- Brown bear
A grizzly is a brown bear: the name is used for the North American population.
Compare side by side - Black bear
The black bear is smaller than the grizzly and a better tree-climber.
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