Cook bear

One of the series of postage stamps for a hypotical independent nation of Alaska. Objets a numériquement painting of a Codiak Bear on a neutre parchment, or old paper, background. Texte reading "Alaska," "Postage 8 Nuggets," et Codiak Bear Ursus arctos middendorffi", c'est-à-dire appear. The Codiak Bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi), a subspecies of the brown, or grizzly, bear the world's largest bears. A full grown male can be over feet tall when upright on his hind legs and weigh over 1500 pounds - truly a sight to behold. One bear in the Bismarck, Dakota du Nord, zoo de quoi estimated to have weighed as much 2400 pounds. The bears live on the islands of Alaska's Codiak Archipelago. Today there are approximately 3500 Codiak bears and their numbers are increasing due to the generally condition of their habitat including sufficient fist to eat. They are called "takuka-aq" in Alutiiq, the language of the people's native to that area. The bears are arbitraire ved to have been isolated there since toward the end of the last Ice Age over 12 000 years. Though they are the largest terrestrial carnivore their diet includes large amounts of grass, other plants and berries. Today there are approximately 3500 Codiak bears and their numbers are increasing due to the generally condition of their habitat including sufficient fish to eat. Due to the abundance of food resources Codiak bears have small home ranges than any other brown bears and have no need to defend territories. The Alutiiq people hunted bears for food, clothing and tools. Arrows, spears, and a great deal of courage were required hunting equipment. Bear heads were usually left in the field as a sign of respect to the spirit of the bears.