Grizzly bears! These are creatures that are almost as majestic as the polar bear, but not quite. They live in numerous ecosystems, from dense forests to open plains. Males can weigh anywhere from 300 to 850 lbs, while females can weigh 250-400 lbs. They're omnivores, meaning they can eat both plants and animals. They eat seeds, berries, deer, fish, and much more.
Grizzly bears can't live in the arctic because they lack the right tools. They're more adapted to rockier terrain, as seen from the brown hair that camouflages them to rocks, and catching fish (thus the large claws), while an animal like the polar bear has black skin, transparent hair that reflects sunlight so they can blend into the surrounding area, ad flat paws for walking on flat surfaces and pounding on ice.
The grizzly bear, also known as the brown bear, are actually closely related to the polar bear. Some scientists say that the polar bear is just a subspecies of the grizzly. This can be proven through the polar bear-grizzly bear crossbreeds that are fertile. Researchers say that the polar bear spit off from the brown bear and formed a subspecies some 125,000 years ago. The brown bears that split off grew larger, got heavier fur coats, a change of fur pigmentation to blend into their surroundings, larger paws, and smaller claws.
Grizzly bears are much more abundant than polar bears. They live in different environments, and are even able to be hunted. Polar bears, on the other hand, are not able to be hunted, unless one has a special license. With such a license, a person can hunt a polar bear, although there is a provincial/territorial quota. According to cbc, areas like Nunavut, Ontario and Quebec voluntarily set the limit to 60.
Grizzly bears can't live in the arctic because they lack the right tools. They're more adapted to rockier terrain, as seen from the brown hair that camouflages them to rocks, and catching fish (thus the large claws), while an animal like the polar bear has black skin, transparent hair that reflects sunlight so they can blend into the surrounding area, ad flat paws for walking on flat surfaces and pounding on ice.
The grizzly bear, also known as the brown bear, are actually closely related to the polar bear. Some scientists say that the polar bear is just a subspecies of the grizzly. This can be proven through the polar bear-grizzly bear crossbreeds that are fertile. Researchers say that the polar bear spit off from the brown bear and formed a subspecies some 125,000 years ago. The brown bears that split off grew larger, got heavier fur coats, a change of fur pigmentation to blend into their surroundings, larger paws, and smaller claws.
Grizzly bears are much more abundant than polar bears. They live in different environments, and are even able to be hunted. Polar bears, on the other hand, are not able to be hunted, unless one has a special license. With such a license, a person can hunt a polar bear, although there is a provincial/territorial quota. According to cbc, areas like Nunavut, Ontario and Quebec voluntarily set the limit to 60.