Thursday 9 April 2015


Brown Bear 


 Location and Habitat

Brown bears can be found throughout northern areas pakistan,northern and western Canada and northern Europe.
They are commonly found in Alaska and may be seen in the northwestern corner of the United States. Some live near the coast, where salmon are abundant in the streams. Others live farther inland in brushy areas. These are the bears that are more commonly referred to as "grizzlies".

Diet

Brown bears are  eating a wide variety of foods. They are most commonly known for salmon fishing, but also eat various types of vegetation such as berries, whitebark pine nuts, roots, and grasses. They are powerful hunters and will prey on animals such as moose and mountain sheep. They will also eat carrion and forage on trash left behind by humans.




Size 

A fully grown male brown bear will typically weigh between 500 and 1000 pounds. Females are usually not as heavy, weighing between 250 and 800 pounds. They usually range in size from about 5.5 up to 10 feet long.

Reproduction

For both males and females, their chances of reproducing increases with their weight. Brown bears usually mate in the early summer and give birth in the spring. The heavier the female, the more cubs she will usually have. Typically there are between one and four. Females are also sometimes known to adopt orphaned cubs. Cubs will remain with their mothers until they are two or three years old. During this time, the mother will teach the cubs everything they need to know in order to survive on their own in the wild.


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