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The Grizzly Bear has immense physical strenght and surprising speed over short distances.
The Grizzly is strong enough to knock down a Bison, but actuallu prefers to eat berries and roots.
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The Grizzly is found primarily in Western North America, in National parks and mountains.
Larger populations only in Alaska and Western Canada.
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The genus and or species is called,
Ursus arctos horribilus
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The Grizzly's bulky body enables it to survive in some of the world's coldest habitats, and it's sturdy limbs give it great strenght and speed.
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There are many subspecies of the Brown Bear found across Europe.
The American Black Bear, Grizzly Bear, and Polar Bear just to name a few.
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The average weight of the Grizzly is between 495 to 704 pounds.
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The mating season is genrally during Spring to early summer, and number of young are usually between 2 and 4 cubs.
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The Grizzly Bear's average lifespan is roughly 25 years.
The average diet greatly varies from nuts, roots, berries, insects, small vertabrae to carrion and fish.
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The Paws of the Grizzly are broad and flat, five toed and have extremely razor sharp claws.
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Like other bears, the Grizzly walks on the full soles of it's feet.
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The Grizzly's teeth are lacking the carnassial (shearing) teeth used to slice into flesh, but instead has broad molars to grind up plant material.
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The shaggy brown coat of the Grizzly helps keep out the winter's cold.
The greyish tips, are partially what contributes to the Grizzly's name, because the greyish tips add the
grizzled look.
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