Thinkabara🐻 Grizzly Bear Facts for Kids
🐾 Mammals Grades K–5
The grizzly bear is a plant- and meat-eating mammal that lives in North America. Grizzlies are a kind of brown bear. Their fur often has silver (“grizzled”) tips.
🐻 Grizzly Bear fact file
- Scientific name
- Ursus arctos horribilis
- Animal group
- Mammal
- Where it lives
- North America
- Habitat
- Forests, meadows and mountains of Alaska, western Canada and parts of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Washington
- Diet
- Omnivore (plants and meat) — Berries, roots, grasses, insects, salmon and small animals
- Size
- About 6 to 7 feet long; up to 8 feet tall standing
- Weight
- Females about 290–400 lb; males about 400–790 lb
- Life span
- About 20–25 years
- Status
- Threatened in the lower 48 states
📏 A grizzly is about as heavy as a motorcycle.
⭐ 5 fun facts about grizzly bears
- Grizzlies are a kind of brown bear. Their fur often has silver (“grizzled”) tips.
- The hump on their shoulders is a big muscle that powers digging.
- Grizzlies sleep through much of the winter in a den.
- They can run about 35 miles per hour.
- In Alaska, grizzlies gather at rivers to catch leaping salmon.
Where do grizzly bears live?
Wild grizzly bears are found in North America. Forests, meadows and mountains of Alaska, western Canada and parts of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Washington. If you want to see one in the United States, you might spot one in the wild — or visit a zoo or wildlife park.
What do grizzly bears eat?
Grizzly bears are omnivores, which means they eat both plants and animals. Their menu: berries, roots, grasses, insects, salmon and small animals.
Is the grizzly bear endangered?
Status: Threatened in the lower 48 states. That means its numbers are dropping or at risk, so scientists keep a close eye on it. You can help wild animals by learning about them, saving energy, cutting down on plastic and supporting zoos, aquariums and parks that protect wildlife.
Grizzly Bear quiz
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✏️ Write about the grizzly bear
1. The most surprising fact I learned is…
2. If I could ask a grizzly bear one question, I would ask…
3. Draw the grizzly bear in its habitat:
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Where do grizzly bears live?
Grizzly bears live in North America. Their habitat: Forests, meadows and mountains of Alaska, western Canada and parts of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Washington.
What do grizzly bears eat?
Grizzly bears are omnivores (plants and meat). They eat: Berries, roots, grasses, insects, salmon and small animals.
How big is a grizzly bear?
About 6 to 7 feet long; up to 8 feet tall standing. Weight: Females about 290–400 lb; males about 400–790 lb. A grizzly is about as heavy as a motorcycle.
How long do grizzly bears live?
About 20–25 years.
Is the grizzly bear endangered?
Its conservation status is: Threatened in the lower 48 states. That means its numbers are dropping or at risk, so scientists keep a close eye on it.
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