The Stickeen brown bear (''Ursus arctos stikeenensis''), also known as Stikine brown bear, is a large
North American
brown bear
The brown bear (''Ursus arctos'') is a large bear species found across Eurasia and North America. In North America, the populations of brown bears are called grizzly bears, while the subspecies that inhabits the Kodiak Islands of Alaska is ...
that is most commonly dark brown in color but can also range from blonde to black, featuring a distinctive hump on its shoulders and a slightly dished profile to the face.
Description
With long front claws, an adult male typically weighs between , and an adult female between , and have shoulders between . However, the size varies depending upon the amount of food.
References
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Grizzly bears
Mammals of North America
Mammals described in 1914