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found that the average weight for a coastal male was around 408 kg (899 lb), and 227 kilograms (500 pounds) for a female. One of the tallest
Alaskan brown bears was measured at 2.74 m tall. An occasional huge male brown has been recorded which greatly exceeds ordinary size, with weights reported up to 680 kg (1,500 lb). A large coastal male of this size may stand up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall on its hind legs, and be up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) at the shoulder. The biggest individual on record was shot in 1948 near Cold Bay. Its weight was estimated at 725 to 771 kg (1,598 to 1,700 lb). This bear just came out of hibernation and carried little or no fat; that means the animal would have weighed around 839 kg (1,850 lb) at the end of the summer. Although variable from blonde to nearly black, grizzly bear fur is typically brown in color with white tips. A pronounced hump appears on their shoulders; the hump is a good way to distinguish a black bear from a grizzly bear, as black bears do not have this hump.
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332:. From 1975 onward, it was considered to be the same species, but coastal ones retained the name "brown bear". When mentioning Brown bears or Grizzly bears, they are the same animal living in different areas. Coastal bears tend to be larger because of a diet high in salmon. The total number of brown bears in the U.S. is estimated at 32,000 with approximately 95% (30,400) living in Alaska. Around 4000 of these are coastal bears.
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286:. Biologists maintain that coastal ones are truly brown bears. However, it is considered correct to place all North American members of
305:. To hunt this large bear, hunters must follow a variety of regulations, including bear bag limits, hunting fees and proper rifles.
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246:. It may be a population of the mainland
1308:Least concern biota of the United States
873:East Siberian brown bear (provisionally
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1034:Peninsular giant bear (provisionally
864:Kamchatkan brown bear (provisionally
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427:. Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
1278:Endemic mammals of the United States
891:Himalayan brown bear (provisionally
648:. New York: Sterling Pub. Co. 1977.
624:. Alaska Department of Fish and Game
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1072:Stickeen brown bear (provisionally
938:Marsican brown bear (provisionally
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994:California grizzly bear (formerly
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918:Tibetan blue bear (provisionally
909:Syrian brown bear (provisionally
900:Ussuri brown bear (provisionally
482:"Mammalian Species- Ursus arctos"
294:except the giant Kodiak bears of
947:Cantabrian brown bear (formerly
670:"Species Profile: Grizzly bear (
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440:A Field Guide to the Mammals
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559:. Bear Trust International.
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622:"Kodiak Bear Fact Sheet"
387:explorer.natureserve.org
1283:Endemic fauna of Alaska
672:Ursus arctos horribilis
517:"Brown or Grizzly Bear"
438:Burt, Henry W. (1952),
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317:Taxidermied specimens,
266:but also to the annual
252:Ursus arctos horribilis
16:Subspecies of carnivore
1043:Kodiak bear (formerly
645:Animal facts and feats
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1298:Mammals of the Arctic
1026:brown bear (formerly
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355:Katmai National Park
326:European brown bears
309:Naming and etymology
280:Katmai National Park
48:Katmai National Park
1288:Arctic land animals
842:Eurasian brown bear
828:Steppe brown bear (
598:Sterling Publishing
61:Conservation status
1074:U. a. stikeenensis
1045:U. a. middendorffi
996:U. a. californicus
577:. August 26, 2022.
523:on August 29, 2015
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290:in the subspecies
75:Apparently Secure
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893:U. a. isabellinus
866:U. a. beringianus
607:978-0-85112-235-9
588:Wood, G. (1983).
571:"Largest grizzly"
406:Ursus arctos gyas
235:Ursus arctos gyas
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1168:Wikispecies
1028:U. a. dalli
1024:Dall Island
628:October 27,
575:ourplnt.com
284:King Salmon
264:sedge grass
79:NatureServe
1257:Categories
1115:polar bear
1036:U. a. gyas
746:subspecies
743:Brown bear
687:August 17,
369:References
336:Appearance
292:horribilis
278:, both in
240:brown bear
1159:Q11704938
1117:ancestry.
1065:In Canada
1057:; hybrid)
1017:In Alaska
969:New World
931:In Europe
809:Old World
795:Species:
777:Carnivora
757:Kingdom:
600:Co. Inc.
461:, Knopf,
391:Alaska=S4
288:U. arctos
174:Species:
146:Carnivora
112:Kingdom:
106:Eukaryota
1240:14000978
1153:Wikidata
781:Family:
771:Mammalia
765:Chordata
763:Phylum:
759:Animalia
498:June 14,
353:Bear in
152:Family:
136:Mammalia
126:Chordata
122:Phylum:
116:Animalia
102:Domain:
31:– Recent
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1201:1227671
857:In Asia
787:Genus:
783:Ursidae
775:Order:
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545:. ADFG.
410:. ITIS.
219:Merriam
162:Genus:
156:Ursidae
142:Order:
132:Class:
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268:salmon
244:Alaska
221:, 1902
52:Alaska
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790:Ursus
492:(PDF)
485:(PDF)
282:near
260:clams
167:Ursus
54:, US
1222:ITIS
1209:GBIF
689:2012
650:ISBN
630:2008
602:ISBN
529:2014
500:2012
463:ISBN
345:Diet
319:AMNH
274:and
262:and
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