Large North American brown bear whose forms, including the Alaskan brown bears, are usually considered races or subspecies of a single species (Ursus arctos). The more than 80 forms once ranged over open regions of western North America from Mexico to Alaska, but their numbers have dwindled. Grizzlies have humped shoulders, an elevated forehead, and brownish to buff fur. They may grow to about 8 ft (2.5 m) long and weigh 900 lbs (410 kg). One variety, the Kodiak bear, is the largest living land carnivore, reaching lengths of more than 10 ft (3 m) and a weight of 1,700 lbs (750 kg). Grizzlies feed on game, fish, berries, and occasionally grass. They have been known to attack humans and are prized as big game.

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Silvertip may refer to:

• "Silvertip bear", a name sometimes used to refer to the grizzly bear
• Silvertip shark Carcharhinus albimarginatus, a fairly large and slender shark found at or close to offshore remote island reefs.
• The Everett Silvertips, a WHL hockey team
• "Silver-tip" is the nickname of the hero of a number of western "pulp" novels by Max Brand
• Is the name of a deepwater oilfield under development in the Gulf
• Silvertip is a grulla Spanish Mustang stallion (also known as a Colonial Spanish Horse). He is accounted as one of the very best in the breed. Silvertip is owned and stands at Shandar Acres in Manitoba Canada