Of all the carnivores, the Kodiak or Alaskan brown bear is the largest and most 

powerful. One swipe from its immense paw can fell an adult bull moose. Growing 

as tall as nine feet and weighing up to 1,650 pounds, Kodiaks are not normally 

aggressive towards man unless provoked, injured or protecting a cub.

Though classified as meat eaters, bears are omnivorous, feeding on meat, insects, 

grubs, berries, vegetables, honey and fish. Master fisherman, Kodiaks flip salmon

from river shallows with great dexterity. Found along the Alaskan peninsula, 

Kodiak and the nearby islands, they breed at about three years of age.

Like most other bears, Kodiaks are loners. During the mating season, males and

females may pair up and mate frequently for up to two weeks. Kodiaks give birth 

to a liter of 1-4 cubs which may not all have the same father. The young cubs

stay with the mother for almost three years. 

Although solitary, bears do not attack other bears that wander into their range.