Young Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos) fishing for spawning salmon at Freshwater Bay creek in Tongass National Forest, Tenakee Inlet, Chichagof Island, Alaska, USA - stock photo

Brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a bear that is found across much of northern Eurasia and North America. It is one of the largest living terrestrial members of the order Carnivora, rivaled in size only by its closest relative, the polar bear (Ursus maritimus), which is much less variable in size and slightly larger on average.