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BARREN GROUND GRIZZLY [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
CONT

Although genetically identical to the eight-foot, 900-pound coastal brown bears of southern Alaska, the barren ground grizzly rarely tops six feet and 500 pounds. A scarcity of food in northern Alaska makes these grizzlies smaller, and they behave very differently from coastal brown bears.

Key term(s)
  • barren-ground grizzly bear

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
OBS

Pluriel : des grizzlis, des grizzlys.

OBS

grizzli (sing.); grizzlis (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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