You may have heard the ditty "If it's black, fight back, If it's brown, lie down." The idea being that brown bears, of which grizzlies are a subspecies, may lose interest in a person who appears to be dead. Right away, a problem: brown bears' fur can be black, and some black bears look brown. A more reliable way to distinguish the two is by the length and curvature of their claws, but by the time you're in a position to make that call, the knowledge will be of limited practical use.
- Mary Roach, Animal Vegetable Criminal, p.16
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