So how is this guy doing now psychologically I wonder? I ask that because, and I'm only speaking for myself, I don't know that I would want a doctor to save me if I were that badly damaged. Of course, people who usually have a strong, posotive outlook on life before something like this happens are the ones who can recover such tragedies.
Summer of 2003, just later that October another Alaskan bear would kill Timothy Treadwell and his companion. Of course, Treadwell is a whole different story.
Is there a difference between an Alaskan Brown bear and a grizzly? I'm doing a little bear research for an assignment on a class I"m taking and I can't seem to find a consistant answer to that.
Is there a difference between an Alaskan Brown bear and a grizzly?
Actually, for the longest time, there has been some debate, but the majority of biologists have agreed that the two are the same. They were both named "Ursus Arctos Horribilus", which means "horrible bear" in Latin. Both bears were considered the same, but there has always been the distinction that since the "Grizzly" lives "inland" (where food is harder to come by than it is on the coast where the salmon flourish in the streams and rivers), the Grizz is more aggressive than his/her "coastal cousin", more commonly known as the "Brown Bear". However, recently, as in the last few years, I have noticed references to our local Brown Bears when their Latin name was referred to, that the word "horribilus" has been dropped. When I asked a friend of mine who is a biologist where I work, he said that with the Coastal Brown Bear, the word "horribilus" has been dropped because they are in fact more "benign" than the inland Grizzly, who is still "Ursus Arctos Horribillus". Yeah, it seems that the Grizz is usually more pi$$ed off than the Coastal Brown Bears, because they have to work harder for their food, and consequently are more aggressive towards other predators, including their own kind.
So NOWDAYS, there is a distinction in the name, although the genetic make up of both bears remains essentially the same. You may find information that differs from this, however, because there is always more than one school of thought. Me? I don't trust any of them for a second. Not when I am on level ground with them. And Timothy Treadwell? Well, he was a farce, and he got what he wished for. Up here, we refer to him as "Timothy (Bear Scat) Treadwell", the fool who got his girl friend eaten and two bears killed...
Thanks for the reply Johnny that has been very helpful. And I'm actually doing an assignment on Treadwell which is why I needed the clarification on grizzly and brown bears. You are right about there being more than one school of thought, there are some people who swear that Treadwell's grizzes were brown bears and not grizzly bears and it gets very confusing. So the info you gave me helps greatly.
It's always sad, on one hand, to hear how people have been traumatized by the stark realities of nature, but encouraging to see how they have overcome adversity by determination and perseverance.
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So how is this guy doing now psychologically I wonder? I ask that because, and I'm only speaking for myself, I don't know that I would want a doctor to save me if I were that badly damaged. Of course, people who usually have a strong, posotive outlook on life before something like this happens are the ones who can recover such tragedies.
Summer of 2003, just later that October another Alaskan bear would kill Timothy Treadwell and his companion. Of course, Treadwell is a whole different story.
Is there a difference between an Alaskan Brown bear and a grizzly? I'm doing a little bear research for an assignment on a class I"m taking and I can't seem to find a consistant answer to that.
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wow what a story!
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Actually, for the longest time, there has been some debate, but the majority of biologists have agreed that the two are the same. They were both named "Ursus Arctos Horribilus", which means "horrible bear" in Latin. Both bears were considered the same, but there has always been the distinction that since the "Grizzly" lives "inland" (where food is harder to come by than it is on the coast where the salmon flourish in the streams and rivers), the Grizz is more aggressive than his/her "coastal cousin", more commonly known as the "Brown Bear". However, recently, as in the last few years, I have noticed references to our local Brown Bears when their Latin name was referred to, that the word "horribilus" has been dropped. When I asked a friend of mine who is a biologist where I work, he said that with the Coastal Brown Bear, the word "horribilus" has been dropped because they are in fact more "benign" than the inland Grizzly, who is still "Ursus Arctos Horribillus". Yeah, it seems that the Grizz is usually more pi$$ed off than the Coastal Brown Bears, because they have to work harder for their food, and consequently are more aggressive towards other predators, including their own kind.
So NOWDAYS, there is a distinction in the name, although the genetic make up of both bears remains essentially the same. You may find information that differs from this, however, because there is always more than one school of thought. Me? I don't trust any of them for a second. Not when I am on level ground with them. And Timothy Treadwell? Well, he was a farce, and he got what he wished for. Up here, we refer to him as "Timothy (Bear Scat) Treadwell", the fool who got his girl friend eaten and two bears killed...
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Thanks for the reply Johnny that has been very helpful. And I'm actually doing an assignment on Treadwell which is why I needed the clarification on grizzly and brown bears. You are right about there being more than one school of thought, there are some people who swear that Treadwell's grizzes were brown bears and not grizzly bears and it gets very confusing. So the info you gave me helps greatly.
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It's always sad, on one hand, to hear how people have been traumatized by the stark realities of nature, but encouraging to see how they have overcome adversity by determination and perseverance.
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