| Grizzly bear | |
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| Species: | U. arctos ssp. |
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| Ursus arctos (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a large subspecies of the brown bear that lives in North America. Grizzly bears were almost hunted to extinction in the United States because they were seen as a threat. In the late 20th century and early 21st century, rules were made to protect grizzly bears.
Grizzly bears eat a lot of different foods, including fish, fruit, berries, and other animals (such as squirrels, moose, and deer). Grizzly bears sometimes eat crops, livestock, and human food.