Alaska's giant brown bears are all over the place. A small subgroup is called "Kodiak," but for all intents and purposes, you can say, "Alaskan Brown Bear" and most people will know you mean a BIG, HUNGRY, cantankerous, beast. These bears are not particular. They will eat environmentalists just as quickly as they will eat tourists. They bury their food for a while so it has time to 'ripen.' I think what this does is break down the flesh a little so it's easier to pull off the bones. Of course, the usual caveats apply here: NEVER GO INTO BEAR COUNTRY ALONE UNLESS YOU ARE A GUIDE OR AN EXPERIENCED WOODSMAN, AND THEN, ALWAYS TAKE THE BIGGEST GUN YOU CAN CARRY. NEVER CHALLENGE ANY BEAR FOR TERRITORY.