Did you know that a Brown Bear’s curved claws can be up to four inches long? Granted they are big bears but that’s just their claws and their feet average around one foot long (like a subway sandwich). “Foot long! Who got the foot long?!”- Dumb and Dumber. I had to say that…love that movie.

Scientists have found that the more north in latitude in geography, the larger the size of the Brown Bear and mainly because the greater in mass allows them to survive harsher climates (such as British Columbia, Alaska and Kodiak Island). Their diet varies by location as well. They are the only predators that are omnivores (eat both plants and animals) albeit being classified as carnivores; their teeth prove it by having two sets of teeth for both types of food. 

Now, the next time you drive your vehicle and go 40 miles an hour, that is how fast a Brown Bear can run. The fastest runner in the world, Usain Bolt, can run 27 miles an hour, so don’t ever think you can outrun this bear.  And their sense of smell is 100 times better than humans and can smell their prey up to 20 miles away!

“Most animals show themselves sparingly. The grizzly bear is six to eight hundred pounds of smugness. It has no need to hide. If it were a person, it would laugh loudly in quiet restaurants, boastfully wear the wrong clothes for special occasions, and probably play hockey.

— Craig Childs