I'm not much in the know about the differences of the Grizzly, Brown, and Kodiak bears...and if there are any other similar bears. I understand that in BC there's coastal and interior Grizzly, and the coastal to my understanding can be considerably larger. What about the Brown bear, and Kodiak? Are they found mainly in Alaska/Yukon/NWT? What are the differences? Are they all the same, just different sub-species?
The big bad bears
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Sometimes the only distinction is made from where you actually find the individual.
i.e. A small moose in Souther AB will be called Canadian Moose. The same moose 2 weeks later in Montana is a Shiras Moose.
Genetically there is difference but it is muddled and ranges overlap considerably.
i.e. A small moose in Souther AB will be called Canadian Moose. The same moose 2 weeks later in Montana is a Shiras Moose.
Genetically there is difference but it is muddled and ranges overlap considerably.
Diet is the only difference although there is some evidence that the bears on Kodiak island are genetically programed to be larger than a "typical" griz.
A coastal bear is larger than an interior one simply due to a longer and richer feeding season.
A coastal bear is larger than an interior one simply due to a longer and richer feeding season.
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- Hay River NWT
i'm pretty sure that they are all different subspecies of Brown bears not grizzley. check this out www.bears.org
Ahsan Ahmed
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Perhaps it's all gauged by the size of the load in your pants
LOL! that's not too far from the truth
Don't forget barren ground grizz and polar bears. - dan
Perhaps it's all gauged by the size of the load in your pants
Nope!
By the number of bells and chewed up bits of pepper spray containers you find in the scat!
Cheers
Trev
