Stickeen brown bear

The Stickeen brown bear, also known as Stikine brown bear, is a large North American brown bear that is most commonly dark brown in color but can also range from blonde to black, featuring a distinctive hump on its shoulders and a slightly dished profile to the face. It ranges along the coast of the Pacific Ocean from the southeastern Alaskan panhandle to the Siskiyou Mountains of Oregon.

Description

With long front claws, an adult male typically weighs between, and an adult female between, and have shoulders between. However, the size varies depending upon the amount of food. Skulls of the Stickeen brown bear are on average smaller than those of the ABC Islands bear or the extinct California grizzly bear.