Kodiak bear

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/kodiak-bear

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Ursus arctos middendorffi
2. Where do Kodiak bears live?Kodiak bears live on the Kodiak Archipelago, a group of islands in southwest Alaska.
3. What makes Kodiak bears bigger than other bears?Because they live on islands with lots of food and fewer predators, Kodiak bears have grown very large, with males often weighing over 1,000 pounds.

Island Gigantism: The evolutionary phenomenon where isolated island populations of animals grow to be much larger than their mainland relatives.
Apex Predator: An animal at the top of the food chain, with no natural predators in its environment.
Piscivore: An animal that primarily feeds on fish.