Brown Bears

The brown bear lives in the forests of northern North America , Europe and Asia. It is the worlds most widely distributed bear. These animals tend to be solitary except for females and cubs but will occasionally congregate. Many bears can be seen at prime Alaskan fishing spots when salmon swim upstream for the spawning season. In the autumn a brown bear may eat up to 40 kg of food each day.

Brown bears dig dens for hibernation in the winter usually in a suitable hillside. She-bears will den while pregnant and give birth to a pair of cubs normally in the winter. Cubs stay with the mother for 2 and a half years so females will only give birth once every 3 years.


They eat  nuts , berries , roots , fruit , leaves , rodents and moose. The worlds largest brown bears are found in coastal British Columbia and Alaska. Although they are large in size they have been know to reach speeds of 30 mph. They can be dangerous to humans especially if they are startled or if a human gets between a female and her cubs.