You ll know bear droppings when you come across them they obviously belong to a big animal that eats a lot. Alaska is bear country, and there are many kinds of them there. You probably won t be able to tell what kind of bear left the droppings, but you may get a good idea of what they've been eating. Brown bears live along the coast and near rivers and spend most of their time catching and eating fish.
Grizzlies are common in the hills and mountains.
They eat mostly berries, fruit and insects. A grizzly can weigh more than 1,000 pounds nearly twice what a tiger weighs. The largest bear is the Kodiak, a giant Alaskan brown bear that can weigh up to 1,700 pounds and stand over 9 feet tall. Kodiaks are the largest meat eaters in the world. Bears are flat-foot walkers with five toes.