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“Kodiak bears are the largest bears in the world. A large male can stand over 10 (feet) tall when on his hind legs, and 5 (feet) when on all four legs. They weigh up to 1,500 pounds.”
Kodiak bear were commercially hunted throughout the 1800s with the price paid for a bear hide being comparable to that paid for a beaver or river otter pelt (about US$10). [ 16 ] In 1702, bear pelts were considered equal in worth to those of American beavers . 16,512 furs were sent to the French port of Rochelle in 1743, while 8,340 were ...
The Alaskan Peninsula provides an important habitat for fish, mammals, reptiles, and birds. At the top of the food chain are the bears. Alaska contains about 70% of the total North American brown bear population and the majority of the grizzly bears, as well as black bears and Kodiak bears.
The Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi), also known as the Kodiak brown bear and sometimes the Alaskan brown bear, inhabits the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in southwest Alaska. [3] It is one of the largest recognized subspecies or population of the brown bear , and one of the two largest bears alive today, the other being the polar bear .
The Kodiak bear, when compared to other species, appears to have vision comparable to a human (not near-sighted). Experiments show that black bears can see color, unlike many mammals. [59] With scientists still working to determine exactly how perceptive bear eyes are, it is difficult to compare bear eyesight with human eyesight.
A bear researcher clarifies that the incidence of poaching on Kodiak Island was low, but the director of the Alutiiq Museum notes that Treadwell's actions may have put the bears at risk by habituating them to human contact. Treadwell also claimed that he had "gained the trust" of certain bears, sufficient to approach and pet them.
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