STATUS:
Stable population on Kodiak Island
COLOR:
Brown with black claws that whiten with age
SIZE:
Males reach 5 feet tall and weigh 1,000 pounds. Adult females weigh between 500-700 pounds and are between 3 and 3.5 feet tall.
HABITAT:
Forests and open country of the Kodiak Archipelago
RANGE:
Northwest North America; Restricted to the Alutian chain of Kodiak, Afognak, and Shuyak Islands
FOOD:
Omnivorous - vegetation, fruits, insects, fish, eggs, carrion, and mammals such as deer and elk.
BEHAVIOR:
Most hibernate during winter, active during daylight, generally solitary except in concentrated feeding areas.
OFFSPRING:
Females mate every third or fourth year. Mating season occurs in May and June and adult females may mate with several males. Cubs are born in the den during the following winter in January or February. Due to delayed implantation, each cub may be from a different father. Cubs will stay with their mother for 2 to 3 years.
THREATS:
The Kodiak brown bear population is stable and highly protected. The only real threat to the population is the low reproductive rates of these bears.
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