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==Characteristics==
===Appearance===
Brown Bears have furry coats in shades of blonde, brown, black, or a combination of those colors. The longer outer guard hairs of the brown bear are often tipped with white or silver, giving a "grizzled" appearance. Brown bears have a large hump of [[muscle]] over their shoulders, which give strength to the forelimbs for digging. Bears are very powerful, even if considered pound for pound, a big specimen can break a neck or spine of a fully grown buffalo with a single blow. Forearms end in massive paws with very powerful claws up to 15 cm (5.9 inches) in length. Their heads are large and round with a [[concave]] facial profile. The normal range of physical dimensions for a brown bear is a head-and-body length of 1.7 to 2.8 m (5.6 to 9.2 feet) and a shoulder height 90 to 150 cm (35 to 59 inches), although the abnormally large specimens exceed these measurements. The smallest subspecies is the European brown bear, with mature females weighing as little as 90 kg (200 lb). The largest subspecies of the brown bear are the Kodiak bear and the bears from coastal [[Russia]] and [[Alaska]]. Some large male Kodiak are over 3m (10 feet) in height while on their hind legs, and weigh about 680 kg (1,500 lb). Bears raised in zoos are usually heavier than bears raised in the wild because of regular feeding and less movement. In zoos, bears may weigh up to 900 kilograms (2000 pounds), like the well-known "Goliath" from [[New Jersey|New Jersey's]] Space Farms zoo. They have a very short, stubby tail, just like all bears.
===Digging and hunting===
[[Image:Bear-footprint.jpg|thumb|200px|Brown bear paw print]]
Claws are mainly used for digging. Unlike the claws of other large predatory animals such as lions or tigers, brown bear claws are not retractable, giving them a dull edge compared to the claws of other predators. When hunting, the brown bear uses its sharp canine teeth for neck-biting its prey. Brown bears, like tigers, ambush their prey.
===Speed===
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