Come Explore the second of the 8 bear species we examine this week. (See yesterday’s highlight of the Giant Panda – do you know why their heads are so round?)
Grizzlies, Brown Bears and Kodiaks are basically the same bear. “The grizzly, coastal, and European brown bear are all the same species, and the Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi), is a subspecies inhabiting the Kodiak archipelago.” Grizzlies get their name “because of the common silver-tipped hairs that lend a grizzled appearance.”
Read more at the Great Bear Foundation.
Explore the Brown Bear photo album.
