Grizzly bears

The grizzly bear is a North American subspecies of the brown bear. Class: MammaliaOrder: CarnivoraFamily: Ursidae

Genus: Ursus Species: arctos Subspecies: horribilisThis is a chart of what the grizzly bear is classified as and where it fits

in in the animal kingdom

The common name for the grizzly bear would be the grizzly bear

You would know that that would be the comon

name Because every one calls that animal that

name

For years the grizzly bear, Ursus arctos horribilis, has been a majestic and powerful symbol of the wilderness. It is no wonder, as these massive bears are among the largest land carnivores in the world. Grizzlies are the most widespread brown bears of North America, and since the 1970’s these bears have been under intense study following a massive population crash in the 19th

and 20th centuries. This treehouse will provide information on the past and present life of grizzlies, as well as insight into their unpredictable future.

The organization supports bear conservation ecology studies in 6 ecosystems, which are scattered throughout Alaska, the Lower 48

(Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming) and in Canada.

You can find grizzly Bears in the

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Geographical range of a grizzly bear

The foods that a grizzly bear eats

The grizzly bear, like its cousin the black bear, is omnivorous, meaning it will eat plants, as well as insects and other animals.

searching for food. Forbs, roots, tubers, grasses, berries and other vegetation, and insects comprise most of the bear’s diet. But grizzlies

are very adaptable, finding and subsisting on a variety of foods if necessary. The grizzly diet can include small rodents, fish, carrion,

and even garbage and human food if it is easily available

The main two predators and dangerous prey that grizzly bears have would be the wolves and the buffalo wolves

attack in there packs and buffalo attack using self defense.

HOW DO THEY COMMUNICATE?Grizzlies talk to each other with growls, snorts and roars. They also

use body language and sometimes click their teeth.

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much of their diet consists of nuts, berries, fruit,

leaves, and roots. Bears also eat other animals, from rodents to moose