Brown Bear - Grizzly Bears: shaggy-haired bear

shaggy-haired bear (family Ursidae). In North America, the populations of brown bears are called grizzly bears. It is one of the largest living terrestrial members of the order Carnivora, rivaled in size only by its closest relative, the polar bear, which is much less variable in size and slightly bigger on average.

Brown bears live in the forests and mountains of the northern parts of North America, Asia and Europe. In Europe, they are found mostly in woodlands of the mountains. Siberian brown bears prefer the forests, while in North America, they call the alpine meadows and coastlines home.

Wherever they are, the brown bear prefers a habitat that has dense cover where they can feel safe and secure by day.