Kodiak Brown Bear
Fun Facts

• The Kodiak brown bear is the largest bear in the world. Males can grow to be up to 10 feet tall and weigh 1500 pounds.

• Bears return to the same fishing spot each summer for the salmon run.

• Bears almost always dig their dens on north-facing slopes and seek hillsides with deep snow cover.

• Newborn cubs weigh about a pound. Their eyes open when they are about 6 weeks old.

• Kodiak brown bears have a distinctive shoulder hump, caused by muscles used for digging.

• The average lifespan is 20 years for a Kodiak brown bear; the oldest recorded Kodiak brown bear was a 35-year-old female.

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