Least ConcernAmerican Black Bear
Ursus americanus
One of the 8 bears on WAnimals
Mammals · Carnivora · Ursidae
Ursus arctos horribilis
It has not yet been assessed against the IUCN criteria.
The grizzly is the interior subspecies of the brown bear in North America, smaller than the coastal bears of Alaska because it has less salmon available. It is omnivorous and opportunistic: roots, berries, insects, rodents, carrion and ungulates according to the season. It is recognised by the muscular hump over the shoulders and the concave facial profile. It once occupied the whole western half of the United States and today survives in Alaska, western Canada and a few ecosystems of the Rockies.
Weight
130 kg – 360 kg
Size
1.8 m – 2.5 m
Life expectancy
25 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Crepuscular
Active mainly at dawn and dusk.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Ursus arctos horribilis
Best time: From July to September in Alaska and British Columbia, during the salmon run, when they gather at rivers such as those of Katmai.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 26.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Grizzly Bear — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about grizzly bear.
