How big is a Grizzly Bear Paw?

[nadine_mn]

18. Oh black bears..had enough of them when I was younger

I grew up on the North Shore of Minnesota and every year we had black bears in town. You could tell where they were by the garbage strewn in the alleys. There were some residents of a senior housing that used to feed them from their balconies.

I took my dog outside once, rounded the corner of my garage and came across 2 adorable black bear cubs...no mama around. Which was good - gave me a chance to get my butt back in the house before she saw me near them.

They are so beautiful and become semi-tame (ok tame is the wrong word I guess) - but they become used to being around people. Which can be wonderful and also go horribly wrong for both.

Still, whenever I see a garbage can dumped and rifled through my first thought is "bear!" instead of racoon or some smaller animal.