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Among the attractions is a taxidermy mount of the now-extinct California grizzly bear.
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While the Rockies will draw your eye, be sure to keep a keen lookout for animals like grizzly bears, bighorn sheep, elk, and wolves alongside the road–especially in the morning and evening.
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In the winter of 1852, while chasing a wounded grizzly bear in the mountains of eastern California, a hunter named Augustus T. Dowd encountered a very large tree.
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Coho, which are also known as silver salmon, were once so plentiful that Miwok Indians used the area as a seasonal fishing village, competing with grizzly bears for the bounty.
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Geoffrey Glassner, a 74-year-old hiker, kept his cool while a grizzly bear and her two cubs followed him down a trail, according to Inside Edition.
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Adult male grizzly bear can weigh between 400-800 lbs. and stand tall at 6 1/2 feet, on average.
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Harpy eagles are among the world’s largest eagles, with talons the size a grizzly bear claws, but this eagle is surprisingly gentle - and really smart.
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DeVos herself has also drawn ire for her public commentary on guns, most notoriously for her suggestion at her 2017 confirmation hearing that guns might have a place in schools because of the threat of grizzly bears.
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: a very large and powerful bear of western North America
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