Why Is Grizzly Bear Wrong

Grizzly bears are enormous bears; that, tend to be misunderstood by others. Many times, they are portrayed wrongly in movies and tv shows. People may go off by things they see; in the movies and immediately suggest that’s the way the grizzly bear is. If others took the time to find information on the grizzly they would see how wrong the movies are about them. For many people grizzly bears can be a mystery such as where they live, what they eat, and whether they hibernate or not. However, with a bit of research answers can be found. Many may not have known, but grizzly bears once lived in most of western North America; and even roamed the Great Plains. In the 1800's, grizzlies lived from western Minnesota to California and from central Mexico

Many may not have known; but, Grizzlies are not picky eaters. Grizzlies are opportunistic eaters, and will eat whatever is available to them at the time. This makes it easy for them to find food, because of the variety of foods they can eat.They are also omnivorous, meaning; they eat both plants and animals. A grizzly bear may eat plants; including: grass, roots, tubers, seeds, moths, wild berries, insects, fungi, nuts and other plants. They also will eat animals such as: small rodents, elk, bison, moose, carrion (decaying flesh of dead animals), salmon, trout, bass, crabs, and others. A misconception people tend to have is that the grizzly bear is stingy with its food and doesn’t like to be around other bears while eating. However, when there is much food in the area; the grizzly bear doesn’t mind eating with other bears. Although, once the food source has gone down; the grizzlie’s will go their separate ways to search for more food. A specific food that grizzly bears like to eat is salmon. Many times the salmon will return to the river, they were born in, and make their way upstream. Fishing for salmon in late summer is the best way for grizzlies get the food they can store up as fat. During this time the grizzly bears gorge themselves on the salmon, eating about 25 fish per day to put on extra weight. When there are many fish for the Grizzlies to feed on they’ll eat about

grizzlies will hibernate when there is a seasonal shortage of food, low environmental temperatures, or when there’s snow arrival. Grizzly bears hibernate five to seven months each year. The grizzly will enter into hibernation in October or November. During this time the grizzly bear must prepare a den and consume as much food as possible to last their hibernation period. While searching for a den the grizzly may travel many miles until it finds a suitable area that it likes. The dens are usually at elevations above 1,800 m (5,900 ft) on north-facing slopes. The reason why bears have to eat as much food as possible is because they need the energy from the food to last through the entire winter. They may eat up to 90 lbs of food per day, while trying to put on as much weight as possible. When it’s time for grizzlies to hibernate; will enter their den, and fall into a “deep” sleep. During this time the grizzlies won’t eat or drink; but instead they digest their stored up fat; (the fat used to last them through their entire hibernation.) The bear also will not urinate or defecate, but will reabsorb their urine and feces into proteins. The bear can use 25-40% of their body weight during hibernation; the bear’s heart rate and body temperature may also drop. By March or April, male grizzly bears usually emerge from the den and the females emerge in late April or May. When bears emerge from hibernation they’re