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Originally Posted by henriksedin33
I didn't think we had grizzlies on the island though, let alone ones that big.
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I'm surprised too. A few years ago, there was one spotted and captured just outside of Victoria and it was pretty big news at the time because they aren't supposed to be there, according to the biologist in the story. Although he did say that they can swim great distances.
OT, but probably one of the coolest things I have ever seen personally was a grizzly bear and black bear squaring off about to fight. I was in a helicoptor flying somewhere around Takla Lake in Northern BC and we were right at the side of a mountain near the top when the pilot pointed it out. We flew closer and both bears were standing on their hind legs - the grizzly was obviously towering over the black bear, but the black bear was standing his ground. We got too close and both bears ran off in opposite directions. I imagine that we probably saved the black bear's life.