Brown or Grizzly Bears  

 

 

Animal's Body: size, color, type of covering and special body parts.

Brown bear have a large body. Adults are 3 1/2 feet tall, and 6 to 7 feet long. Adult females weigh from 270 to 770. Males weigh from 330 to 1150 pounds.

Even though they called brown bears, they can be white, blonde, brown or black.

Brown bears are covered with a heavy shaggy fur.

They have a big head and a short tail.

Brown bears have a large shoulder hump made of muscle. They use the muscle to dig.

Brown bear have long and curved claws. The claws are used to dig up roots and bulbs of plants and dig their dens.

 

Animal's Habitat: location in the world they live, type of habitat, and type of home

Brown bears are found in North America, Europe, and Asia.

They live in forests, open meadows, and large river valleys. These habitats are where they can find food, shelter, and protect their young.

Bears like to rest or sleep in hollow logs, piles of brush, and caves.

Animals Living Habits: eating, sleeping and moving.

Brown bears eat berries, grass, and nuts. They also eat small animals and fish.

Bears hibernate in the winter. This means they dig a den or hole, and then sleep all winter long.

Bears use their 4 strong muscular legs to walk and run.

 

Fun Facts

  • There are about 125,000 brown bears in the world.
  • Bears like to eat honey.
  • Bear cubs are blind at birth.

Bear Videos - The videos takes a minute to load. Click on the link below and then write down 3 questions you have about your animal while it loads.

 

Brown Bears 1 and Brown Bears 2

Bear Diets, Bear Characteristics and Bear Problem Solving Skills.

 

To cite this page as a resource:
Brown Bears, www.slpschools.org/aq, .

References: Brown/Grizzly Bear Facts, http://www.bear.org/Grizzly/Grizzly_Brown_Bear_Facts.html, viewed 4-2-2007.

Revised: 4-2-2007.

For information, contact John Dyer, Media Specialist, Aquila Primary Center.