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| We would like everyone to welcome, 6-year-old sisters, Kachina and Kiona to the Bears of San Francisco. We are now the proud San Francisco Zoo Parents of these gorgeous Grizzly Bears. |
 The Grizzly was placed on the endangered species list in 1975. |
You can visit our adopted children in BEARS GROTTO at the San Francisco Zoo.
The SF Zoo was able to step in and bring the grizzlies back to the city. Kachina and Kiona marked the return of the Grizzly Bear to San Francisco in 2003.
Thanks to our donation, we were able to insure that these bad girls are able to stay in San Francisco for years to come. |
They were the bad girls of Montana. Once they got a taste of human food, they were constantly getting into trouble, euthanasia was their only option.
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What makes a Grizzly, a Grizzly?
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Could it be their dish-shaped face, small round ears, slightly curved front claws?
The experts in the animal kingdom tell us it is the long guard hairs on both the head and back that gives the bear a unique, “grizzled” appearance.
Grizzlies are the second largest mammal in North America, weighing in between 350 and 950 pounds, depending on sex and diet. However when born they are about a pound, hairless, toothless and blind. |
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Much like the Grizzlies human equivalents, wild Grizzles are peaceful animals, and use avoidance to retreat from conflict, however when provoked these bears have tremendous strength and remarkable speed, up to 35 mph.
They are also most active during dusk and dawn and can be found sunning themselves on warm summer days, both in the woods and at the Lone Star. |
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