Humans and bears - Wild encounters

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A Historic Grizzly... Years past I read that the inland grizzly is the most respected by those who have hunted the four most feared bears. That list includes the Alaskan brown, polar, Russian brown, and the inland grizzly, ( which is the classification of the east slope grizzlies ). It is very interesting that the inland grizzly would be placed above the other three since it is generally the smallest of the cousins. When a person considers its total package of characteristics it makes sense. Those characteristics consist of temperament, speed, power, strength, intelligence, quickness, boldness, resilience, unpredictability, cunning and craftiness, wariness and finally a sixth sense. Not that the other three bears lack any of these, but it seems  the interior grizzlies rely on their package more. Consequently, these bears are considered formidable foes.  Reply