Animals - Northern Territory

North American Kodiak Bear - Phoebe
Ursus arctos middendorffi
Range:	Alaskan islands of the Kodiak Archipelago
Habitat:	Forest areas; winter in sheltered den.
Diet:	Mostly grass, nuts, berries, roots, and other vegetable matter; salmon only in the spring. At the zoo she eats AAA meat, omnivore chow, fruits and vegetables.
Fun Facts:	The Kodiak bear is a sub-species of the brown bear. Generally bears are not dangerous to humans, choosing to flee when people approach. A bear is most likely to be dangerous when it has not found a hibernation site, when it has been disturbed from hibernation, or if it has not built a sufficient fat supply and cannot "fall asleep" to hibernate. A newborn bear weighs less than a pound. They gain sight after 29-35 days. Mothers are very good and they spend a lot of time raising the young and moving them when they are in danger. The Kodiak Brown Bear is the largest carnivore on the planet standing up to 10 feet tall on its hind legs and weighing up to 1500 pounds.