Kodiak bear: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Ursus arctos middendorffi • Alaskan brown bear • Ursus middendorffi • Ursus gyas

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Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi) standing on a large rock with green grass in the background.

Alaskan brown bear (Ursus) sitting upright on a large fallen tree trunk with a forested background.

Alaskan brown bear mother sits on the ground with three cubs close beside her, surrounded by greenery in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska.

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