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Kodiak bears are the largest brown bear and are even comparable in size to polar bears. This makes Kodiak bears and polar bears both the two largest members of the bear family and the largest extant terrestrial [ b ] carnivorans.
Kodiak bear, (subspecies Ursus arctos middendorffi), subspecies of brown bear found only on Kodiak Island and nearby islands off the coast of Alaska. It can weigh up to 720 kg (1,600 pounds) and is the world’s largest bear and the world’s largest land carnivore, titles it shares with the polar bear.
Kodiak bears are the largest bears in the world. A large male can stand over 10' tall when on his hind legs, and 5' when on all four legs. They weigh up to 1,500 pounds. Females are about 20% smaller, and 30% lighter than males. The oldest known wild Kodiak bear was a 34-year-old sow. The oldest boar was 27.
Kodiak bears are the largest brown bear, comparable in size to polar bears. This makes Kodiak bears and polar bears both the two largest members of the bear family and Kodiak bears the largest extant terrestrial carnivorans.
For instance, the Kodiak bear can grow to larger sizes than any other brown bear — weighing in at up to 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms), they rival the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) for the title of biggest bear in the world.
The Kodiak brown bear is a large bear, 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 meters) high while on all fours and up to 10 feet (3 meters) tall when upright. They have a dished, or slightly concave face, with short, round ears, a hump between their shoulders and prominent claws that can be up to 6 inches in length.
Kodiak bears (Ursus arctos middendorffi) live on Kodiak Island or one of the nearby islands off the coast of southwestern Alaska. These bears can be nearly as large as polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and include the largest brown bears (Ursus arctos) on record.
Kodiak bears are an incredibly large subspecies of brown bear. As a whole, brown bears usually weigh between 250 and 800 pounds or so. However, male Kodiak bears average 600 – 1,400 pounds or more, and females average 400 – 700 pounds or more.
Explore the diverse factors affecting the size and weight variations of Kodiak bears, including diet, genetics, and environmental influences. Kodiak bears, a subspecies of the brown bear found on the Kodiak Archipelago in Alaska, are among the largest terrestrial carnivores on Earth.
Kodiak bears are the largest bears in the world. Large males can stand over 10 feet tall on their hind legs, and 5 feet tall on all fours. They weigh up to 1,500 pounds. Females are about 20% smaller, and 30% lighter than males. There are about 3,500 Kodiak bears, about 0.8 bears per square mile!