A grizzly bear is a big, heavy bear. It eats both plants and animals. What is on its menu? Let's find out.
A grizzly has a very good sense of smell. Its nose can lead it to food from far away.
In spring, grizzlies eat new green grasses and other young plants.
A grizzly eats berries, grasses, roots and bulbs. It eats insects too, such as ants.
A grizzly has long claws on its front paws. It uses them to dig.
Grizzlies eat animals too. They eat fish, such as salmon. They eat small animals such as ground squirrels and marmots.
Before winter, a grizzly eats much more food than usual.
In winter, a grizzly sleeps in a den. A den can be a natural cave. It can be a hole dug into a hillside. All winter, the bear does not eat or drink.
Cubs are born in the den in winter. A newborn cub is tiny. Its eyes are closed. The cubs nurse and keep warm against their mother until spring.
Words to know
- den: a bear's home
- bulbs: plant parts
- marmots: furry digging animals
- nurse: drink milk
