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|reallife=Ezo brown bear, now also known as Ussuri brown bear or black grizzly bear, is a subspecies of the [[Brown Bear|brown bear]] or a population of the Eurasian brown bear. Its scientific name is now a synonym to ''Ursus arctos lasiotus'' (Ussuri brown bear). | |reallife=Ezo brown bear, now also known as Ussuri brown bear or black grizzly bear, is a subspecies of the [[Brown Bear|brown bear]] or a population of the Eurasian brown bear. Its scientific name is now a synonym to ''Ursus arctos lasiotus'' (Ussuri brown bear). | ||
It is one of the largest brown bears, only slightly smaller than the largest subspecies, [[Kodiak Bear]]. Following the description of Kemono Friends franchise, this article will only focus on the populations in Hokkaido. | It is one of the largest brown bears, only slightly smaller than the largest subspecies, [[Kodiak Bear]]. Following the description of Kemono Friends franchise, this article will only focus on the populations in Hokkaido. | ||
[[File:のぼりべつクマ牧場8.jpg|thumb|upright= | [[File:のぼりべつクマ牧場8.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left|Ezo Brown Bear, Noboribetsu bear park. Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan. Photo by [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E3%81%AE%E3%81%BC%E3%82%8A%E3%81%B9%E3%81%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9E%E7%89%A7%E5%A0%B48.jpg jiashiang], 2012.]] | ||
Ezo Brown Bear as a subspecies has more or less the same appearance and behaviour as brown bear. It is however somewhat darker fur and bigger in size. The largest individual found in Erimo, southern Hokkaido in 2007 weighs up to 520kg. The bear inhabits the forests and wildernesses of Hokkaido. During the summer and autumn seasons, it extends its range into the mesic and alpine zones. From the end of the Edo Period to the beginning of the Meiji Period (1865-1868), the entire Hokkaido area was inhabited by this species, except for villages and certain islands. | Ezo Brown Bear as a subspecies has more or less the same appearance and behaviour as brown bear. It is however somewhat darker fur and bigger in size. The largest individual found in Erimo, southern Hokkaido in 2007 weighs up to 520kg. The bear inhabits the forests and wildernesses of Hokkaido. During the summer and autumn seasons, it extends its range into the mesic and alpine zones. From the end of the Edo Period to the beginning of the Meiji Period (1865-1868), the entire Hokkaido area was inhabited by this species, except for villages and certain islands. | ||