Brown Bear
Photo by Fadzil Hisham The awe-inspiring brown bear lives in the forests and mountains of northern North America, Europe, and Asia. It is the most widely distributed bear in the world. Few animals have captured the imagination like brown bears. They can stand on two legs, walk on the soles of their feet, pick things up with their “fingers,” and often eat what we eat. Brown bears can also communicate with one another through scratch marks left on trees, smells and sounds, pretty similar to our own way of life. Though, many brown bears have fallen prey to hunting and other conflicts with humans. Adult brown bears are powerful, top-of-the-food chain predators, but much of their diet consists of nuts, berries, fruit, leaves, and roots. They also eat other animals, from rodents to moose. Travel Pictures