The grizzly bear, also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies of the brown bear inhabiting North America.
Grizzly bear
A grizzly roams in a wooded area near Jasper Townsite in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Grizzly claws are longer than an American black bear's and adapted for digging
Alaskan grizzly in Katmai National Park with partially eaten salmon – the heads, skin and subcutaneous tissue are eaten to obtain the most fat
The Kodiak bear, also known as the Kodiak brown bear, sometimes the Alaskan brown bear, inhabits the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in southwest Alaska. It is one of the largest recognized subspecies or population of the brown bear, and one of the two largest bears alive today, the other being the polar bear. They are also considered by some to be a population of grizzly bears.
Kodiak bear
Adult in a zoo in Germany
Kodiak bear's skull at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Mother bear with cubs