Jealous Grizzly Bear Chucks His Comrade Down a Water Fall To Steal His Perch
Watching animal fights take place in the wild can be an exciting and thrilling experience. Watching the power that predatorial animals hold in their hands, or paws, makes us appreciate what they can do. However, what happens if the fight is within some animals species? We see this happening in an almost grizzly bear vs. grizzly bear disagreement.
Grizzly Bear Sighting
This video posted at the bottom of this blog post shares footage of large grizzlies. This video was uploaded by the user Rohan Montgomery. He is sharing this footage from the Explore, Live Cams website. Explore provides a description of what they do below.
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Grizzly Bear Vs. Grizzly Bear
At the start of this video, which was once a live stream, we see about four large grizzly bears that are at this small waterfall. Two of the grizzlies are down the waterfall and are searching for fish. The other two grizzly bears are at the top and trying to catch any fish swimming downstream.
As the camera pans, we are able to see that there is a third bear that is at the top of the waterfall, too. And when one of the grizzles turns around at 13 seconds, we can see this third bear was not a happy camper. They both open their mouths to show their teeth. Then suddenly, the other grizzly bear just pushes him off the waterfall!
We’d like you to replay the video a second time; we only want you to watch the reactions of the grizzly not involved in this squabble. His facial expressions had us laughing. And by the end, he lowers his head down as if to say, “Let me mind my own business.”
What Type of Fish Do Grizzly Bears Eat?
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Grizzly bears (Ursus arctos Horriblis) of the family Ursidae are omnivorous eaters that reside in North America. Omnivore means that bears will eat both meat and plant matter. As a matter of fact, the majority of a bear’s diet isn’t even meat at all. Sometimes, up to 90% is just plant matter.
While bears can eat a variety of fish they might find in the streams and rivers that they reside next to, they seem to have a liking to the taste of salmon (Salmonidae). According to the National Wildlife Federation, in addition to fish, they are also found eating food such as “ground squirrels, carrion, and hoofed animals like moose, elk, caribou, and deer.”
