- Fact 2 - The Grizzly Bear is so
called from its usual coloration which is a grizzled gray color
of its fur although the color is variable including whitish,
blackish and brownish
- Fact 3 - There was some confusion
about its name by naturalist George Ord who misunderstood the
word as "grisly", to produce its biological Latin specific or
subspecific name "horribilis" when he formally named the bear in
1815
- Fact 4 - Grizzly bears are also
known as the Silvertip bear and the North American brown bear
- Fact 5 - Grizzly bears also inhabit
areas of Alaska and certain portions of Western Canada
- Fact 6 - Habitat: Grasslands,
forests and mountain areas
- Fact 7 - Grizzly bears can be
distinguished from brown bears due to their long claws and their
concave-shaped face and high-humped shoulders
- Fact 8 - Male Grizzlies are larger
than the females weighing 230 - 450 kg (500 - 1000 lb). Females
weigh 150 - 350 kilograms (330 - 770 pounds)
- Fact 9 - A male is called a boar or
he-bear
- Fact 10 - A female is called a sow
or she-bear
- Fact 11 - Babies are
referred to as cubs
- Fact 12 - The sound made by
grizzlies is referred to as a growl, woof, snort, bellow and
roar
- Fact 13 - Grizzlies are omnivores,
this means they eat both vegetables and meat. 90% of its diet is
vegetarian
- Fact 14 - Their territory is marked
by clawing, biting and rubbing trees
- Fact 15 - The average lifespan in
the wild is 30 years
- Fact 16 - The grizzly bear is
listed by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of
Nature)
Endangered
Species list as 'threatened' in the United States and
'endangered' in parts of Canada
- Fact 17 - The grizzly bear can run
at 30 miles (48 kilometers) an hour
- Fact 18 - At birth, the grizzly
bear cub is blind and toothless and weights about 500 grams
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