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Food

Brown bears feast on salmon as the salmon try to get upriver to breed. Bears are not especially carnivores as they eat deer,birds,fish and raid bees nests to eat honey. They also eat berries roots and bugs.

Habitat

The smallest variety is the European brown bear and they live in the mountainous regions of Italy and Spain. They also live in everywhere in America and Asia.

General

They weigh 100 to 600kg. (220 to 1300lbs). And it's largest subspecies, the kodiak bear rivals the polar bear as the largest bear in the 'family' Although it is endangered, it is least concerned and their population is 200,000 Adult bears are agressive and mother bears protect their young viciously. They have sharp teeth and strong jaws, and muscular limbs. As of 2012, these bears and the American black bear are the only species of the bear family not harmfully endangered

There are 120,000 bears in Russia making it the most bear populated country 32,500 in America making it 2nd most bear populated 21750 in Canada.

Behaviour

The brown bear is particularly nocturnal. In the summer it gains upto 180 kg of fat. It becomes more lazy in winter. They sleep in caves and crevices in winter.