Grizzly Bear Pictures and Fun Facts

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A Kodiak brown bear.
Image Source: John and Karen Hollingworth, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Fact: Grizzly bears have recently been seen as far north as the Arctic Circle, where they could potentially threaten the reproduction of polar bears through interbreeding. Grizzlies have different prey as polar bears, and such an intermingling of animals arises questions that scientists have only begun to ask. It is thought that perhaps global warming could one day make the polar bear extinct as well. Source: LiveScience, Grizzlies Invade Polar Bear Territory, Outcome Uncertain, by Robert Roy Britt.

Quote: "In these mountains, according to Lewis and Clark, were to be found 'great quantities of goats, white bear...' By the 'white bear' the reader must understand that the grizzly bear is meant. Although this animal, which was first discovered and described by Lewis and Clark, is commonly referred to in the earlier pages of the journal as 'white,' the error naturally came from a desire to distinguish it from the black and the cinnamon-colored bears. Afterwards, the journal refers to this formidable creature as the grizzly, and again as the grisly." Source: First Across the Continent, The Story of The Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-1806, by Noah Brooks.

A grizzly bear peers out from tall grass.
Image Source: Steve Hillebrand, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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