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Grizzly Bears

Grizzly Bears. Presented by Kathy Field. The Bear Facts. The Grizzly Bear is one of the largest animals in North America. Most males Grizzlies weight about 700 pounds. They may be any color, from creamy yellow to nearly black. Bear Country. Grizzly bears are only in North America.

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Grizzly Bears

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  1. Grizzly Bears Presented by Kathy Field

  2. The Bear Facts • The Grizzly Bear is one of the largest animals in North America. • Most males Grizzlies weight about 700 pounds. • They may be any color, from creamy yellow to nearly black.

  3. Bear Country • Grizzly bears are only in North America. • These bears prefer living in the open meadows or river valleys.

  4. Bear Relatives • Grizzly Bears, Polar Bears and Black Bears have many things in common. • They eat meat and plants and have two sets of teeth to eat with. • They walk flat on their feet. • Their front feet are slightly pigeon toed.

  5. Super Sniffer and Sharp Hearing • The Grizzly Bear uses its sensitive nose to search for food and avoid other animals. • They need excellent hearing because they are active in the dark.

  6. On The Move • Being flat footed means the Grizzly can stand upright and take a few steps on his hind legs. • By standing up tall it can pick up interesting smells with its super nose.

  7. Expert Fisherman • The Grizzly can stand in the water and scoop out the salmon with their paw. • Or they stand by the river bank watching and when a salmon swims by they go in after it.

  8. Open Wide • Grizzly Bears have 42 teeth. • Their molars are flat for grinding plant stems and roots. • Their front teeth are large and pointed to tear into their prey.

  9. Signs Winter is Coming • The Grizzly grows an extra thick fur coat. • The amount of food a bear eats. Meaning the fatter the bear the better a chance it has of surviving winter with no food. • Finally when the Grizzly Bear starts searching for a den.

  10. Baby Bears • Grizzly cubs are born in winter. • During this time they nurse on their mother’s milk and sleep. • They grow quickly, by spring they weight about 20 pounds.

  11. Other Interesting Facts • Click on the bottom footprint to find out other facts about the Grizzly bears and other bears. The End

  12. Credits • Greenland, C. Grizzly Bears, Crolier Limited, Ontario (1985). • http://www.foresitecom.com/kindernet/bears.html

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