Are grizzly bears omnivores?

Although bears are often classified as carnivores most bear species are classical anatomical omnivores. Their individual diets can range from almost exclusively herbivorous to almost exclusively carnivorous, depending on what kind of food sources are available to the animal both locally and seasonally, but primarily 70-80% of a bear’s diet is usually plant based. read more

Grizzly bears are omnivores. Their diet contains salmon, nuts, fruits, leaves, roots, fungi, insects, rodents, sheep, elk, etc. read more

Brown bears are widely distributed throughout Europe, Asia, and North America (Schwartz et al. 2003). In North America, grizzly bears once occupied diverse biomes from Northern Alaska south to Mexico and from the Great Plains west to the Pacific Coast. read more