The largest sub-species of brown bear takes its name from which archipelago off Alaska?
Kodiak bear compatible on the archipelago. The Aluutiq people hold the bear with importance. Its Alutiiq name is "Taquka’aq" (Bear), with the pronunciation varying between Northern and Southern dialects. Kodiak bear The Kodiak bear ("Ursus arctos middendorffi"), also known as the Kodiak brown bear, sometimes the Alaskan brown bear, inhabits the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in southwest Alaska. It is the largest recognized subspecies of brown bear, and one of the two largest bears alive today, the other being the polar bear. Physiologically, the Kodiak bear is very similar to the other brown bear subspecies, such as the mainland grizzly bear
Alaska Peninsula brown bear many simply refer to all North American members, including Kodiaks, as "grizzly bears." Prized by hunters for their skulls and hides, up to 500 of Alaska's 1,500 brown bears killed yearly by hunters come from the Alaska Peninsula. To hunt this large bear, hunters must follow a variety of regulations, including bear bag limits, hunting fees and proper rifles. The Alaska Peninsula brown bear's name most likely arose because, until 1975, they were considered a different species from the inland grizzly bear. They were never considered closer to European brown bears than inland grizzlies, but were given a different name,