Kodiak bear

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Kodiak Brown Bear

Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi) threat display. Standing fully upright, a large male could reach a height of 3 m (10 ft). The Kodiak is a subspecies of brown bear that lives exclusively in Alaska on islands in the Kodiak Archipelago: Kodiak, Afongnak and Shuak. They’ve been isolated from other bears for about 12,000 years.

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Kodiak bear roaring a threat. The Kodiak (Ursus arctos middendorffi) is a subspecies of brown bear relegated to the islands of Alaska’s Kodiak Archpelago: Kodiak, Afongnak and Shuak. The largest brown bears in the world, they have been isolated from other bears for about 12,000 years.

A Bear on Kodiak Island in Kodiak, Alaska... Kodiak, Alaska has lots & lots of bears!

Oso kodiak (Ursus arctos middendorff).

One whopping big brown bear, the Kodiak dominates the islands on which it lives in Alaska. Powerful jaws, long claws and a running charge like a diesel train can lead to disastrous results for anything in the way. These bears stick mostly to eating plants-though they do gather for a mammoth, all-you-can eat fishing feast when the rivers fill with salmon in summer.Eat Your Veggies: This beast of a bear has a fearsome set of jaws, including long, sharp canine teeth. They're mostly for show...

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Kodiak Bear eating salmon. #dinner #travelalaska #alaska #bear Photo by Perry and Angela Mollan

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big bear pose

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