Kodiak bear at the Burnet
Park Zoo, Syracuse, NY
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General Information
The kodiak bear, also known as the Alaskan Brown bear,
can grow to be 10.5 feet long and can weigh up to 900 lbs.
The kodiak bear lives only in Alaska because it's cold there.
The bear can eat just about anything in Alaska. The bear has
a brown fluffy coat to keep it warm. It has large claws so
it can catch fish and rip them apart. The bear also has
large teeth for eating its food.
When the bear reproduces, it averages about 3-6 baby
bears. The bears have a light brown strip coming from their
throat going down to their stomach. When they mate the
parents split up and the baby cub stays with the mother
until it grows up. The brown bear has been almost eliminated
in many parts of Europe.
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Zoo Observations
We observed the bear just standing
up and sitting down constantly. The main thing the bear did
was just lie around looking at the people as they walked
by.
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Habitat and Niche
The bear lives in the Alaskan
Mountains on Kodiak Island. The bear doesn't live in caves.
It's sort of like a beaver. It makes its own home. It
reproduces to make more bears to keep the life cycle in
line. It is an important part of the food chain.
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