Did you know that Canada is home to 60% of the world’s entire bear population? I had no idea. There are three species of bears native to Canada, grizzlies, black bears and polar bears.
These two cubs are dedinitely not polar bears, they're not black so I guess we can assume they're brown bears.
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The North American brown bear, also nicknamed the ‘grizzly’, is frequently spotted in Canada’s North and on the West Coast. What distinguishes grizzly bear subspecies from other brown bears is geography – the brown bears of Eurasia are a different subspecies to their grizzled American counterparts. Coastal bears tend to be bigger than inland ones.
Some of the world’s most famous and revered bears, grizzlies or brown bears can be found across Western Canada. Individuals grow up to 700 kilograms, and although they have a diet mainly consisting of berries and plants, protein-rich foods like salmon are easily accessible along the coast. Grizzlies can be identified by the protruding hump on their shoulders and their shaggy – or grizzled – coat, which is lighter at the tips than at the root. Considered an endangered animal, seeing a grizzly or North American brown bear is a once-in-a-lifetime experience not to be missed. - in: https://www.canadianaffair.com
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