Grizzlies vs Black Bears
![]() Looking a black bear in the face. |
![]() Looking a grizzly in the face. |
![]() Black bear from the side showing rump higher than the shoulder. Also, notice the face is an almost flat line from forehead to nose. |
![]() Side view of the grizzly bear. See, the shoulders are higher than the rump. This helps the bear to dig in the dirt and to flip logs and stones. |
Black BearCharacteristics
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Grizzly BearCharacteristics
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Bears have supe-smelling abilities. Compared to humans per the National Institute of Health:
- An average dog is 100 times better
- Bloodhound is 300 times better
- Bear is 2,100 times better, or 7 times better than a bloodhound
Bears have been known to make 18-20-mile journeys tracking carrion. Where you or I make a visual map to navigate around us. Bears are thought to make olfactory maps. What a neat skill.
To read more about the grizzly bear, check out this page.
![Grizzly running on snow with insert showing claws.](../Site/images/wildlife/grizzlyrunning.jpg)
Grizzly bear at a full-out run with one paw and claws visible. Insert gives you a closer look.