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Kodiak Bear

Kodiak Bear. By Ashley Healy. Kodiak bear classification. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidea Genus: Ursus Species: Ursus arctos middendorffi. Related to other sub species of brown bear. size. Fully mature males weigh around 1,200 pounds

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Kodiak Bear

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  1. Kodiak Bear By Ashley Healy

  2. Kodiak bear classification • Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Class: Mammalia • Order: Carnivora • Family: Ursidea • Genus: Ursus • Species: Ursus arctos middendorffi Related to other sub species of brown bear

  3. size • Fully mature males weigh around 1,200 pounds • Fully mature females weigh around 600 pounds • Females are typically 20% smaller and 30% lighter than males • When standing upright they can be 10 feet tall and 5 feet tall when on all fours • Have massive heads

  4. Kodiak bear distribution • Only live on Kodiak Island, Alaska

  5. Habitat • Gets plenty of space on Kodiak Island • Lives in a coastal climate by the bay • Can also choose to dwell in Kodiak Island’s forests

  6. Conservation status • Conservation status of the Kodiak bear has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List • Numbers are now increasing and being more stable since their population was lowered greatly by being killed as pests. • They are a protected species

  7. Reproduction • Males fight to compete for mates • Become Sexually mature at the age of 5 years old • A typical litter size consists of 2-3 cubs

  8. Parental Care • The mother cares for her cubs without help from the father who leaves after they mate • Most cubs stay with their mother for 3 years • Mothers nurse their cubs for 24 weeks • Over 25% of cubs die before leaving their mother because of the males eating them

  9. Longevity and Mortality • Their average lifespan is 25 years old, females though typically live longer than males • The oldest Kodiak bear ever recorded was a 34 year old sow • The oldest Kodiak boar was 27 years old • Kodiak bears usually live longer in captivity because they aren’t around diseases that you can catch in the wild

  10. Seasonal patterns • Males hibernate in the winter 3-5 months • Females hibernate up to 7 months • Pregnant sows hibernate first followed by lone sows and sows with cubs • Males hibernate last while old boars do not hibernate at all sometimes

  11. Diet • Kodiak bears are omnivores • Diet consists of grass, rodents, insects, salmon, various nuts and berries, and deer and elk

  12. Predator relationships • Kodiak Bears have no predators unless you count human poachers • There are less poachers now and the Kodiak Bear population is still steadily increasing

  13. Human Relationships • People have made management programs to help increase the Kodiak Bear population • Using strict regulations hunters can apply for a chance to win a permit to hunt a Kodiak bear • There has been no decrease in the Kodiak Bear population do to this

  14. Fun Facts • Kodiak bears can get larger than polar bears • The largest Kodiak Bear weighed 1,670 pounds • Males are called Boars and females are called sows • Only live on Kodiak Island

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  16. Work Cited • http://www.munseysbearcamp.com/bears.html • http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=brownbear.trivia • http://www.bearsoftheworld.net/kodiak_bears.asp • http://bioexpedition.com/kodiak-bear/

  17. Thanks for listening!!!!!

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