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- Of all the carnivores, the Kodiak or Alaskan brown bear is the largest and most
- powerful. One swipe from its immense paw can fell an adult bull moose. Growing
- as tall as nine feet and weighing up to 1,650 pounds, Kodiaks are not normally
- aggressive towards man unless provoked, injured or protecting a cub.
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- Though classified as meat eaters, bears are omnivorous, feeding on meat, insects,
- grubs, berries, vegetables, honey and fish. Master fisherman, Kodiaks flip salmon
- from river shallows with great dexterity. Found along the Alaskan peninsula,
- Kodiak and the nearby islands, they breed at about three years of age.
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- Like most other bears, Kodiaks are loners. During the mating season, males and
- females may pair up and mate frequently for up to two weeks. Kodiaks give birth
- to a liter of 1-4 cubs which may not all have the same father. The young cubs
- stay with the mother for almost three years.
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- Although solitary, bears do not attack other bears that wander into their range.
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