This report you are about to read is about the threatened species of grizzly bears. Grizzly
bears are omnivores, meaning they eat both plants and meat. However, they come from
the order of Carnivora, meaning they have inherited the meat-eaters unspecialized,
tubelike gut. Read on to help you learn more about grizzlies and start thinking of what you
can do to help this near extinction species. By the way, this report was by Cynthia Chan.
Grizzly bears are large brown bears with coarse, silver-tipped fur. They have large
brown humps over their shoulder that most people find disgusting. Grizzlies' claws can
grow to 5 inches long. Their front claws are longer than their back claws. Grizzlies walk
with their feet flat on the ground. You rarely see a grizzly walking while standing up.
An adult grizzly may reach up to 8 feet in length. An average adult grizzly weighs
about 850 pounds. An exceptionally large male grizzly may weigh up to 1200 pounds or
more than 6 huge men. It's hard to believe that grizzly cubs can be so small that they can
Grizzlies may look lumpy and clumsy but they are actually among the most
strongest and fastest creatures on earth. They can reach speeds of 35-40 mph. and, despite
it's weight, could outrun the fastest man on earth.
When grizzlies first come out of their winter dens, they are the thinnest they'll be
the whole year because they haven't eaten in months. Their first meal after their winter
hibernation would probably be a carcass of a moose or caribou that didn't survive the
winter. Grizzlies have to eat a lot in order to survive the winter when they hibernate.
Near the sea, grizzlies may find a beached whale or a dead sea lion or walrus.
When the earth turns green they eat roots and sedges. Sedges are grasses that are grown
in wetlands. They are important because they grow rapidly in spring and they are rich in
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