Alaska Facts No. 1
Nature John's Alaska Facts: there are two types of bears in Alaska, the grizzly and the black bear. The grizzly is far more ferocious, and has been known to hunt people. Nasty. It has a brown pelt, and you can't outrun one. Fortunately, grizzly bears can't climb trees. The black bear (which can climb trees) is usually black but during certain seasons goes through a cinnamon phase where it has the same color pelt as a grizzly. There is an easy way to tell them apart if you see one and are unsure:
- Smack the bear on the ass as hard as you can.
- Quickly climb a nearby tree.
posted by John | 9:46 PM
4 Comments:
Doesn't the kodiak bear live in Alaska too? I've heard that when you meet one you should just pray.
And then there are the bears outside Skinny Dick's Bar. Maybe they are "bare".
Kodiak=Grizzly=Brown Bear (more or less) The Kodiak live in such a food-rich environment that they grow to huge (world record) size. Bears will be bare? :)
I'm hoping you do know that grizzly bears can climb trees. They just do it less frequently than the black bears.
I didn't want you to be stuck up in a tree with a bear behind you and all the while you might have been thinking it wasn't a grizzly. It's good to knwow your predator.
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