Being the world’s largest bear, the males can grow up to 10 feet tall when standing, but average 8 feet, and weigh around 600-1,500 pounds! The females are roughly 25% smaller than the males.

Fur coloration for Kodiak bears ranges from blonde to dark brown, with females usually being more of an orange hue.

Kodiak bears are only found in the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in Alaska, isolated from other bears for about 12,000 years.

Kodiak bears are normally solitary animals but do not have defined territories so they will not be aggressive if another bear comes onto it. The only time you’ll see multiple bears together is when they have to. An example would be if there is ample food in one location and it would be easier to work together to get food than starve.

Some people say that the Kodiak bear is one of the largest land carnivores, this is false as Kodiak bears will eat other things besides meat. In fact, they eat grass, plants, and berries more often than meat. Fish is still an important part of their diet but it comes down more to unnecessarily expending time and energy to kill mammals.