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The California grizzly bear (Ursus arctos californicus [3]), also known as the California golden bear, [4] is an extinct population of the brown bear, [5] generally known (together with other North American brown bear populations) as the grizzly bear. "Grizzly" could have meant "grizzled" – that is, with golden and grey tips of the hair ...
The last known California grizzly bear was shot in California in 1922. Museum specimens illustrate that this population was golden-blond overall, typically without the contrasting black fur base of true grizzly bears. It also appeared to have been considerably larger, with a broader muzzle than true grizzly bears. [32]
A grizzly bear can also be identified by its rump, which is lower than its shoulders; a black bear's rump is higher than its shoulders. [33] A grizzly bear's front claws measure about 51–102 mm (2–4 in) in length; a black bear's claws measure about 25–51 mm (1–2 in) in length. [33]
On the 100th anniversary of the last shooting of a wild grizzly in the state, you've got to wonder why the bears we exterminated were made the symbol of the state.
California's perception of the grizzly bear is wrong, according to new research. The grizzly bear was, for the most part, a vegetarian. California's grizzlies: gargantuan, dangerous meat-lovers.
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[171] [172] The grizzly bear is the state animal of Montana. [173] The California golden bear is the state animal of California, despite being extinct. [174] The coat of arms of Madrid depicts a bear reaching up into a madroño or strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo) to eat some of its fruit.
Bear habitats are generally forests, though some species can be found in grassland and savana regions, and the polar bear lives in arctic and aquatic habitats. Most bears are 1.2–2 m (4–7 ft) long, plus a 3–20 cm (1–8 in) tail, though the polar bear is 2.2–2.44 m (7–8 ft) long, and some subspecies of brown bear can be up to 2.8 m (9 ...