ROOTING FOR YOU Question 1 4 Eagles and grizzly bears live together in the same habitat. Which of the following situations would lead to eagles and grizzly bears competing for resources? O Grizzly bears hibernate during the winter while eagles remain active. O Pesticides in the fish population affect eagles' eggs and decrease their population. O Both grizzly bears and eagles feed on the same species of salmon. O Laws prevent humans from being able to hunt eagles or grizzly bears

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Grizzly bear

Grizzly bears once lived across much of western North America until European settlements and aggressive hunting eliminated most of the population.

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARK

COMMON NAME: Grizzly bears

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ursus arctos horribilis

TYPE: Mammals

DIET: Omnivore

AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 25 years

SIZE: Five to eight feet

WEIGHT: 800 pounds

SIZE RELATIVE TO A 6-FT MAN:

IUCN RED LIST STATUS:? Least concern

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CURRENT POPULATION TREND: Stable

What is the grizzly bear?

The grizzly bear is a North American subspecies of the brown bear. Grizzlies are typically brown, though their fur can appear to be white-tipped, or grizzled, lending them their name. Grizzly bears are protected by law in the continental United States—not in Alaska—though there have been some controversial attempts to remove those protections in recent years.

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