North AmericaLeast concern
Grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis
A huge brown bear of Alaska and western Canada. It eats berries, roots, fish and almost anything else it finds.
- Weight
- Up to 360 kg
- Size
- 2.5 m standing
- Lifespan
- About 25 years
- Top speed
- 56 km/h
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Mammal group
- Placental
How heavy is that?
As heavy as 9 kids (40 kg each)
Where it lives
Three things to know
- The hump on its shoulders is muscle for digging.
- Sleeps through winter for 5–7 months.
- Catches salmon jumping up waterfalls.
Compare with…
- Weight
- Grizzly bear360 kgA 10-year-old kid40 kgThe grizzly bear weighs about 9× as much as the kid
- Size
- Grizzly bear2.5 mA 10-year-old kid1.4 mThe grizzly bear is about 1.8× as big as the kid
- Top speed
- Grizzly bear56 km/hA 10-year-old kid20 km/hThe grizzly bear is about 2.8× as fast as the kid
- Lifespan
- Grizzly bear25 yrsA 10-year-old kid80 yrsThe kid can live about 3× as long as the grizzly bear
