Brown bear
(Ursus arctos)
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| Weight |
Males average 389 kg and females around 207 kg kg
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| Length |
up to 1.5 m
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Brown bears are some of the largest carnivores on Earth. They hunt alone except during seasonal spectacles such as salmon spawning which causes large numbers of bears to gather together. As well as fish, these fearsome predators can bring down moose, elk and even black bears. Brown bears spend nearly half their lives underground in a state of hibernation. Females even give birth and nurse a litter underground during the winter months, although they will lose a staggering 40% of their body weight in the process.
Brown bears spend nearly half their lives underground in a state of hibernation.
Height standing up:
The largest of the brown bears, the kodiak bears, can stand on their rear legs to an intimidating 3m or ten feet!
Distribution:
The most widely distributed of the bears - they once roamed through most of the Northern hemisphere.
