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Meet the largest bears on earth.  Kodiak Brown Bears are a subspecies of brown or grizzly bear found only on the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago.  Males can stand over 10 feet tall and weigh up to 1500 pounds.  Bears mate in May and June, and females typically have two to three cubs in their litters.  Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge protects the habitat of these large omnivores.  Thanks to Steve Hillebrand at USFWS for providing these images.