<P> Most adult female grizzlies weigh 130--180 kg (290--400 lb), while adult males weigh on average 180--360 kg (400--790 lb). Average total length in this subspecies is 198 cm (6.50 ft), with an average shoulder height of 102 cm (3.35 ft) and hindfoot length of 28 cm (11 in). Newborn bears may weigh less than 500 grams (1.1 lb). In the Yukon River area, mature female grizzlies can weigh as little as 100 kg (220 lb). One study found that the average weight for an inland male grizzly was around 272 kilograms (600 lb) and the average weight for a coastal male was around 408 kilograms (900 lb). For a female, these average weights would be 136 kilograms (300 lb) inland and 227 kilograms (500 lb) coastal, respectively . On the other hand, an occasional huge male grizzly has been recorded which greatly exceeds ordinary size, with weights reported up to 680 kg (1,500 lb). A large coastal male of this size may stand up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall on its hind legs and be up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) at the shoulder . </P> <P> Although variable in color from blond to nearly black, grizzly bear fur is typically brown with darker legs and commonly white or blond tipped fur on the flank and back . A pronounced hump appears on their shoulders; the hump is a good way to distinguish a grizzly bear from a black bear, as black bears do not have this hump . Aside from the distinguishing hump a grizzly bear can be identified by a "dished in" profile of their face with short, rounded ears, whereas a black bear has a straight face profile and longer ears . A grizzly bear can also be identified by its rump, which is lower than its shoulders, while a black bear's rump is higher . A grizzly bear's front claws measure about 2--4 inches in length and a black bear's measure about 1--2 inches in length . </P> <P> Brown bears are found in Asia, Europe, and North America, giving them the widest ranges of bear species . They also inhabited North Africa and the Middle East . In North America, grizzly bears previously ranged from Alaska down to Mexico and as far east as the western shores of Hudson Bay; the species is now found in Alaska, south through much of western Canada, and into portions of the northwestern United States (including Idaho, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming), extending as far south as Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks . It is most commonly found in Canada . In Canada, there are approximately 25,000 grizzly bears occupying British Columbia, Alberta, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the northern part of Manitoba . An article published in 1954 suggested they may be present in the tundra areas of the Ungava Peninsula and the northern tip of Labrador - Quebec . In British Columbia, grizzly bears inhabit approximately 90% of their original territory . There were approximately 25,000 grizzly bears in British Columbia when the European settlers arrived . However, population size has since significantly decreased due to hunting and habitat loss . In 2003, researchers from the University of Alberta spotted a grizzly on Melville Island in the high Arctic, which is the most northerly sighting ever documented . In 2008, it was estimated there were 16,014 grizzly bears . Population estimates for British Columbia are based on hair - snagging, DNA - based inventories, mark - and - recapture, and a refined multiple regression model . A revised Grizzly bear count in 2012 for British Columbia was 15,075 . </P> <P> The Alaskan population of 30,000 individuals is the highest population of any province / state in North America . Populations in Alaska are densest along the coast, where food supplies such as salmon are more abundant . The Admiralty Island National Monument protects the densest population--1,600 bears on a 1,600 - square mile island . </P>

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