Introduction . . . . . Grizzly bear is another name for this majestic creature. You can probably guess what color most brown bears are. But some range from almost black to blondish. The long hairs on their shoulders and back are often frosted with white, giving them a grizzled appearance.
Brown bears have a prominent shoulder hump of fat and muscle and a different face profile .
Black bear faces slope downward gently into the muzzle. But the brown bear's snout contrasts sharply with the rest of the head. It looks like someone glued a snout to a huge ball. Brown bears also have longer claws and hair. Animals living along the coast of southern Alaska and on such nearby islands as Kodiak and Admiralty may weigh more than 1,500 pounds.