Grizzly bear

Grizzly bear
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Carnivora
Family:
Ursidae
Genus:
Ursus
Species:
U. arctos ssp.
Binomial name
Ursus arctos
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies included
  • U. a. horribilis
  • U. a. californicus†
  • U. a. dalli
  • U. a. gyas
  • U. a. ungavaesis†
  • U. a. middendorffi
  • U. a. nelsoni†
  • U. a. sitkensis
  • U. a. stikeenensis
Historic and present range

The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a large subspecies[1] of the brown bear that lives in North America. Grizzly bears were almost hunted to extinction in the United States because they were seen as a threat. In the late 20th century and early 21st century, rules were made to protect grizzly bears.[2]

Grizzly bears eat a lot of different foods, including fish, fruit, berries, and other animals (such as squirrels, moose, and deer). Grizzly bears sometimes eat crops, livestock, and human food.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Rausch, Robert (1953). "On the status of some arctic animals". Arctic. 6 (2): 91–148. doi:10.14430/arctic3870.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
  3. ↑ "Grizzly Bear". National Wildlife Federation.
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