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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. Largest subspecies of brown bears/grizzly bears "Alaskan brown bear" redirects here. Not to be confused with Alaska Peninsula brown bear. This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia's layout guidelines. Please help by editing the article to make improvements ...
Alaska Peninsula brown bears are among the largest types of brown bear in the world. They usually measure 8 ft (2.4 m) in length, usually have a shoulder height of about 4 to 4 1/2 ft or 1.22 to 1.37 meters (137 cm), and a hindfoot length of 11 in (28 cm).
In particular, adult male bears can gain up to 500 pounds (230 kg) or more. [9] By the time hibernation starts in October and November, males may weigh up to 1,200 pounds (540 kg). [9] These bears are known to consume as much as 120 pounds (54 kg) of salmon in a single day, sometimes catching as many as 30 fish daily. [10]
Avid hiker Michael Glidden was exploring ice caves 60 miles south of Anchorage, Alaska, when a storm kicked in. The temperatures dropped down to 25 degrees and it started to rain. Seeking shelter ...
The male grizzly bear's hibernation ends in early to mid-March, while females emerge in April or early May. [53] In preparation for winter, bears can gain approximately 180 kg (400 lb), during a period of hyperphagia, before going into hibernation. [54] The bear often waits for a substantial snowstorm before it enters its den: such behavior ...
Bears normally stock up on food then hibernate in their dens during the coldest winter months. Bear hibernation is “strongly tied” to weather patterns and food availability, according to a ...
[110] [111] During hibernation, the bear's metabolism slows down, its body temperature decreases slightly, and its heart rate slows from a normal value of 55 to just 9 beats per minute. [112] Bears normally do not wake during their hibernation, and can go the entire period without eating, drinking, urinating, or defecating. [47]
Alaskan bears are the main stars in a new survival reality show. Peacock’s “The Hungry Games: Alaska’s Big Bear Challenge” focuses on the bears of the Katmai National Park as they get ...