Kodiak Bear Brain Replica
$105.00
The Kodiak Bear is the largest subspecies of brown bear, and one of the two largest bears alive today, the other being the polar bear. They have been known to prey on large mammals such as moose, elk, caribou, white-tailed deer, mule deer, bighorn sheep, bison, and even black bears.
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Description
Kodiak Bear Brain Replica measures 8×4.3×3.3 in. Kodiak Bear Brain Replica is museum quality polyurethane cast. Made in USA. Our precise brain can be used as a teaching tool, museum brain exhibit, home décor brain, or office décor brain.
The Kodiak bear or Ursus arctos inhabits the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in southwest Alaska. The Kodiak bear, also known as the Kodiak brown bear, sometimes the Alaskan brown bear, inhabits the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in southwest Alaska. Kodiak Island.
Most adult female Ursus arctos weigh 290 to 400 lb. while adult males weigh on average 400 to 790 lb. Although variable in color from blond to nearly black, Ursus arctos fur is typically brown with darker legs and commonly white or blond tipped fur on the flank and back. Distinguishing Ursus arctos have a pronounced muscular hump appears on adults shoulders.
Kodiak bear or Ursus arctos can be identified by a “dished in” profile of their face with short, rounded ears. Their rump is lower than its shoulders. Their front claws measure about 2 to 4 inches in length.
Although Kodiak bear or Ursus arctos are of the order Carnivora and have the digestive system of carnivores, they are normally omnivores: their diets consist of both plants and animals.
They have been known to prey on large mammals such as moose, elk, caribou, white-tailed deer, mule deer, bighorn sheep, bison, and even black bears.
Ursus arctos feed on fish such as salmon, trout, and bass. They also readily scavenge food or carrion left behind by other animals. They will also eat birds and their eggs, and gather in large numbers at fishing sites to feed on spawning salmon.
The Ursus arctos is much like other brown bears in intelligence, although its tendency to feed in large dense groups leads to more complex social behaviors.
Kodiak bears are generally solitary in nature; however, when food is concentrated in small areas, such as along salmon spawning streams, grass flats, or berry patches, they often occur in large groups.
Kodiak Bear Facts:
Conservation status: Least Concern
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: U. arctos
Binomial name: Ursus arctos middendorffi
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Additional information
Weight | 6 lbs |
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Dimensions | 8 × 4.3 × 3.3 in |