Plastic Grizzly Bear

This grizzly bear would be great for a school diorama on the Alaskan wilderness!

Grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horriblis, which translated means horrible Northern bear) are actually one of two subspecies of Brown bear (Ursus arctos); the other is the Kodiak (Ursus arctos middendorffi). Grizzlies get their name from the "grizzled" appearance of their coat that is created by the white tips of the long guard hairs on their back and shoulders. Their coat color can vary from light cream to black, but is generally darkish brown. Highly intelligent creatures, grizzlies find food by employing complex problem solving skills. Although mature grizzlies are very large - females are 200 to 450 pounds, males are 300 to 850 pounds - at birth the cubs are about the size of a rat, weighing only about 1 to 1 1/2 pounds. Factors leading to their endangered status include: destruction of habitat, accidental killing by hunters who mistake them for black bears, illegal killing (poaching), etc.

Check out the realistic details of this hollow plastic bear. Come see our wonderful assortment of grizzly or brown bear toys and gifts.

 

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Two popular polar bears back in our store!

Our polar bear 3-D plastic puzzle and the very handsome plastic polar bear you see below are back in our online store! They're so popular, they sold out for a few weeks. Come check them out at Tapir and Friends. We ship around the world, and we give grrrrrrrreat customer service. Call or e-mail any time. We are here to help!

Now let's find an animal that starts with "B"

Here's a bull shark. It starts with "B." It's made of plastic and it's only 3 inches long. You could add it to your shark collection or use for a school project about the ocean.

No, "bird" doesn't count, but this bird is special - it has TWO names that start with "B." It's a blue-footed booby from the Galapagos Islands. Come see this bird and its many island friends!

Maybe "bear" is too easy, but we love bears, and couldn't leave out our nice brown flocked plastic grizzly bear!

Hey, here's another shark that starts with "B." This is a blue shark. I saw one come up out of the ocean one time when I was on a fishing boat. It was truly blue and quite beautiful! Do you know anyone who needs a small plastic blue shark replica? I do!