Grizzly

The grizzly bear has silver-tipped chocolate brown fur. It is 6' to 8' long. The females can weigh 220 lbs. and the males can weigh 300 lbs. The grizzly bear's back legs are shorter than the front legs. It has long claws on its paws that are used for digging, scratching, and fighting. The grizzly bear's tail is so short you can not see it. The ears are short and round. They have a good sense of smell for finding food and its enemies.

The female and the male are together only when they are making babies. When the cubs are born, the male leaves and the female stays to take care of the cubs for 2 years. The female usually has two cubs. The females start having cubs when they are 5 to 7 years old.

Grizzly bears hibernate for 7 months in dens or caves. When they are not hibernating, grizzly bears eat lots of fish, berries, honey, nuts, grasses, and insects.

Grizzly bears usually roar when they are hurt. To scare people away, they huff or clack their teeth. Grizzly bears are good swimmers. Grizzly bears are endangered because their habitat is being destroyed. The grizzly bear is a cousin of the brown bear and its scientific classification is Ursus arctos horribilis.

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Written by: Mrs. Heismann’s 1st Grade Class

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