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  2. Kodiak bear - Wikipedia

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    Kodiak bears have interacted with humans for centuries, especially hunters and other people in the rural coastal regions of the archipelago. [6] The bears are hunted for sport and are encountered by hunters pursuing other species. Less frequently, Kodiak bears are killed by people whose property (such as livestock) or person are threatened. [7]

  3. Bear attack - Wikipedia

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    Bear attack. Although bear attacks are rare, they can be fatal. A bear attack is an attack by a bear on another animal, although it usually refers to a bear attacking a human or domestic pet. Bear attacks are of particular concern for those who are in bear habitats. They can be fatal and often hikers, campers, fishers, and others in bear ...

  4. List of fatal bear attacks in North America - Wikipedia

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    Bear danger area closure sign of the type used at Denali National Park and Preserve. This is a list of human deaths caused by bear attacks in North America by decade in reverse chronological order. These fatalities have been documented through news media, reports, cause-of-death statistics, scientific papers, or other sources.

  5. Grizzly bear - Wikipedia

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    The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies [3] 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.

  6. Wildlife of Alaska - Wikipedia

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    The wildlife of Alaska is both diverse and abundant. The Alaskan Peninsula provides an important habitat for fish, mammals, reptiles, and birds. At the top of the food chain are the bears. Alaska contains about 70% of the total North American brown bear population and the majority of the grizzly bears, as well as black bears and Kodiak bears.

  7. Bear - Wikipedia

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    Several bear species are dangerous to humans, especially in areas where they have become used to people; elsewhere, they generally avoid humans. Injuries caused by bears are rare, but are widely reported. [129] Bears may attack humans in response to being startled, in defense of young or food, or even for predatory reasons. [130]

  8. Bear danger - Wikipedia

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    A black bear trying unsuccesfully to open a bear-resistant trash can. Bear danger is the risk encountered by humans and their pets or livestock when interacting with bears and the potential of an attack from bears. Although most bears are apex predators in their own habitat, most do not, under normal circumstances, hunt and feed on humans.

  9. Kamchatka brown bear - Wikipedia

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    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). [4][5] It is about the size of the Kodiak bear; however, the skull is broader than that of the Ussuri brown bear, [6] and compared to that of the Kodiak bear ...