Question: are kodiaks and grizzlies the same?
Answer: Grizzly bears, coastal brown bears, and Kodiak bears are all the same species (Ursus arctos) (title on pic) but the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) and the Kodiak bear (Ursus acrtos middendorffi) are considered separate subspecies, of which there are significant differences.