1 Ancient times: Roman empire Brown bears have been roaming Italy for as long as Italy has existed, and the first solid references started with the notorious colosseum battles and their gladiators. Commodus was a Roman emperor who was brought up by his father Marcus Aurelius to be a wise and stoic ruler, but went in completely the opposite direction. … [Read more...] about Italian Brown Bears: 10 Facts
10 Weird Foods Eaten By Brown Bears
1 Eagles In an unfortunate fact of nature that some argue is a dark symbolic omen for the future World War 3, brown bears commonly eat eagles when they get the chance. Eagles might be ruthless hunting machines with their beaks and wings, but a bear has the advantage of being a bear, not to mention weighing ten times more. A bear can break a eagle's back … [Read more...] about 10 Weird Foods Eaten By Brown Bears
Polar Bears and Grizzlies: 10 Less Known Differences
1 Grizzly fighting strength Polar bears are gigantic in a way that you cannot understand until you've seen one looming over you in the flesh, yet they're also weaker than their more ancient grizzly cousin. Polar bears have dramatically more powerful hind legs and rear quarters, used to pull seals out of the ice once they've captured them in their … [Read more...] about Polar Bears and Grizzlies: 10 Less Known Differences
Famous Bears: Grizzly 399 Of Yellowstone Park
1 Yellowstone's celebrity bear Which bear is the most famous in the world? If you asked the question in summer 2020, it would undoubtedly be Papillon the escape bear, who stormed to headlines after breaking from an Italian bear sanctuary not once, but twice. However, many would argue that the most consistently famous bear is 399 of Yellowstone. She's a … [Read more...] about Famous Bears: Grizzly 399 Of Yellowstone Park
Grizzly Man (Timothy Treadwell): 10 Less Known Facts
1 Freak weather partly to blame for death Everyone knows that Treadwell's 13 year bear odyssey ended with him being eaten, and later, biologists revealed that the weather conditions were freakishly cool in 2003, causing the berry crop to fail along the Katmai coast. Yet at the same time, the salmon run was average, and possibly above normal. This … [Read more...] about Grizzly Man (Timothy Treadwell): 10 Less Known Facts