Grizzly bear

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 bear
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Ursidae
Genus:	Ursus
Species:	U. arctos ssp.
Binomial name
Ursus arctos (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies included
U. a. horribilis U. a. californicus† U. a. dalli U. a. gyas U. a. ungavaesis† U. a. middendorffi U. a. nelsoni† U. a. sitkensis U. a. stikeenensis
Historic and present range

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.