GRIZZLY BEAR...THINGS I LOVE.

Out in the mountain wilderness from Alaska to Mexico, the grizzly bear lives alone. It mostly feeds on carrion and recently killed animals. Grizzly bears often steal other animals kills to eat. Grizzlies have an interesting diet. They eat anything from insects to moose. They eat about 20,000 moths a day.
                                                  Interesting facts
Did you know that a grizzly bear can match a horse's speed for 330 feet? The arms of a grizzly are so strong they can hug a person to death. The grizzly was once seen to kill a black bear with one blow knocking it in to a tree. The grizzly can kill anything equal or less than its size. The Indians attributed supernatural powers to the grizzly.

                                                Why it's threatened
The grizzly bear is a threatened species. Which means it is not endangered. The grizzlies are threatened because of logging and mineral development. Another threat is man killing their favorite kind of fish, cutthroat trout Due to overfishing most of the cutthroat trout are dead. In the 1970's there were only 300 grizzlies left in the lower states. The grizzly bear has been hunted since the stone age. The grizzly has a little protection Yellowstone National Park in Montana.

                                                          Good facts
The grizzly bear is a huge animal. It's pretty heavy. It weighs 300-over 800 pounds. Its shoulders are 41 inches but its tail is only 3-5 inches long. Most grizzlies grow to be twice the size of a tiger. Grizzlies have 2-4 cubs every 2-4 years. Females breed at the age of 5 . If a female is protecting her cubs she'll fight to the death.