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The Russian bear is a common national personification for Russia (as well as the former Soviet Union), despite the country having no officially-designated national animal. The brown bear is Finland's national animal. [172] [173] The grizzly bear is the state animal of Montana. [174]
Whenever possible, the brown bear will consume sheep. [8] Unlike in North America, where an average of two people a year are killed by bears, Scandinavia only has records of three fatal bear attacks within the last century. [9] In late 2019, brown bears killed three men in Romania in just over a month. [10]
The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies [4] of the brown bear inhabiting North America. In addition to the mainland grizzly ( Ursus arctos horribilis ), other morphological forms of brown bear in North America are sometimes identified as grizzly bears.
Captive bear with cub at Tierpark Hagenbeck, Germany. The Kamchatka brown bear is the biggest brown bear in Eurasia, [3] with a body length of 2.4 m (7.9 ft) to 3 m (9.8 ft) tall on hind legs, and a weight up to at least 650 kg (1,430 lb).
Brown bears spend a lot of their time looking for things to eat. Their daily meals consist of nuts, berries, fruits, leaves, and roots. They also occasionally eat rodents, fish, and even animals ...
Infanticide, where an adult male kills the cubs of another, has been recorded in polar bears, brown bears and American black bears but not in other species. [104] Males kill young to bring the female into estrus. [105] Cubs may flee and the mother defends them even at the cost of her life. [106] [107] [108]
Meet the 2023 winner of Katmai National Park in Alaska, as well as the other 10 brown bears who gather at Brooks Falls to catch and eat the migrating sockeye salmon ahead of winter hibernation.
Brown bears are dangerous, however for the most part they avoid contact with people. Their claws can get up to 5 inches long, so even a swat could do major damage.