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Up to 90% of a brown bear's dietary energy comes from plant matter, including berries, grasses, roots, bulbs, and fungi. Despite their classification as carnivorans and their ability to hunt large mammals, most brown bears rely overwhelmingly on vegetation.
The total estimated brown bear population is approximately 200,000 individuals. Russia holds the largest share at around 130,000, followed by the United States with approximately 32,500 and Canada with around 25,000.
Brown bears first emigrated to North America from Eurasia via the Beringia land bridge during the Illinoian Glaciation. The founding population of most North American brown bears arrived first, with the genetic lineage developing around 177,000 years before present.
The longest-lived brown bear on record was a male named Andreas, kept at the Arcturos bear sanctuary in northern Greece. He was at least 50 years old when he died in 2013.
The Himalayan brown bear is critically endangered because it occupies only 2% of its former range and faces uncontrolled poaching for its body parts. It is one of the smallest-bodied brown bear subspecies.
In December 1915, a large brown bear nicknamed Kesagake attacked people in Tomamae, Hokkaido, killing seven people and wounding three others during multiple encounters. The bear was killed after a large-scale hunt was organized.