Though brown bears are typically larger, the size difference between a mature female black bear and a juvenile grizzly can be negligible. Black Bear vs Brown Bear: Nose-to-Tail Identification ...

Polar Bear vs. Grizzly Bear: Key Facts Polar bears are larger than grizzly bears on average, but the largest brown bears are nearly as big as the largest polar bears.

Terrified, they both yelled, “Hey, bear, hey bear.” As they turned to investigate the noise, a large, wet, haggard grizzly, dark brown with cinnamon streaks, charged toward them from 50 feet away.

The grizzly bear is so named because its hair is grizzled, or silver tipped, but the name is commonly believed to be derived from “grisly,” meaning “horrible.” DESCRIPTION: A subspecies of brown bear, ...

As bear habitat is fragmented and lost due to humans developing on wildlands, close encounters are more common. Two men tell their story of survival ...

The 28-year-old brown grizzly bear was fatally struck by a vehicle in Snake River Canyon, just south of Jackson, Wyoming, in the dark of night at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Brown bear If a grizzly or brown bear charges and attacks you, play dead. Panicking or screaming will alarm the bear and cause it to attack. “Cover your head and neck with your hands and arms.

In Yellowstone National Park a few years ago, I listened while a man confidently explained to his wife why a brown-phase black bear was a grizzly bear. He based most of his description on the ...

Experts say you need to be "aware and prepared, not scared" of bears. Here's how to stay safe if you do encounter a grizzly or black bear.

Hunter and Alaska resident Scott Haugen details his lifetime of close calls with brown bears and grizzlies in rural Alaska.

The 28-year-old brown grizzly bear was fatally struck by a vehicle in Snake River Canyon, just south of Jackson, Wyoming, in the dark of night at around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday. She was identified ...