What can eat a grizzly bear?

Anywhere else in the world, the only animal that can eat a full-grown bear is another bear. But bears sometimes do eat other bears. Baby bears have the most to fear from other bears. Large male grizzly bears—also called brown bears—occasionally kill and eat grizzly bear cubs. read more

Anywhere else in the world, the only animal that can eat a full-grown bear is another bear. But bears sometimes do eat other bears. Baby bears have the most to fear from other bears. Large male grizzly bears—also called brown bears—occasionally kill and eat grizzly bear cubs. And large male polar bears sometimes kill and eat small polar bears. In addition, sometimes grizzly bears kill black bears. read more

For example, many hunters shun bear meat. However, most hunters who do eat black and brown/grizzly bear say the meat is usually good or very good, unless the animal has been feeding on fish. Regardless of what a bear has been eating, its meat should always be well cooked to prevent trichinosis, a parasitic disease (also found in domestic hogs) that can infect humans. read more