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Brown bears and Grizzly bears, or grizzlies, ______ (1) two kinds of bear from North America. They are very similar, ______ (2) they aren’t the same. Grizzly bears have light-coloured fur on ______ (3)  shoulders and backs, but brown bears don't. The bears also live ______ (4)  different areas. Brown bears live  ______ (5)   the sea, but grizzlies live in mountains and forests inland. That means they ______ (6). Brown bears eat fish from rivers near the sea. ______ (7)   fish are very fatty, and there are ______ (8)  of them, so brown bears can get very big and fat. The big ones weigh 750 kilogrammes! ______ (9)  aren’t many fish in the mountains and forests, so grizzly bears need ______ (10)  other things too, like grass, nuts and berries. These foods ______ (11)   contain much fat, so grizzlies are much ______ (12) than brown bears. They usually weigh ______ (13)  90 and 300 kilogrammes. There isn’t ______ (14)  food for grizzly bears, so they need to protect their land and food. As a result, they are  ______ (15)   dangerous than brown bears, both to humans and other bears.

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Brown bears and Grizzly bears, or grizzlies, ______ (1) two kinds of bear from North America. They are very similar, ______ (2) they aren’t the same. Grizzly bears have light-coloured fur on ______ (3)  shoulders and backs, but brown bears don't. The bears also live ______ (4)  different areas. Brown bears live  ______ (5)   the sea, but grizzlies live in mountains and forests inland. That means they ______ (6). Brown bears eat fish from rivers near the sea. ______ (7)   fish are very fatty, and there are ______ (8)  of them, so brown bears can get very big and fat. The big ones weigh 750 kilogrammes! ______ (9)  aren’t many fish in the mountains and forests, so grizzly bears need ______ (10)  other things too, like grass, nuts and berries. These foods ______ (11)   contain much fat, so grizzlies are much ______ (12) than brown bears. They usually weigh ______ (13)  90 and 300 kilogrammes. There isn’t ______ (14)  food for grizzly bears, so they need to protect their land and food. As a result, they are  ______ (15)   dangerous than brown bears, both to humans and other bears.

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Brown bears and Grizzly bears, or grizzlies, ______ (1) two kinds of bear from North America. They are very similar, ______ (2) they aren’t the same. Grizzly bears have light-coloured fur on ______ (3)  shoulders and backs, but brown bears don't. The bears also live ______ (4)  different areas. Brown bears live  ______ (5)   the sea, but grizzlies live in mountains and forests inland. That means they ______ (6). Brown bears eat fish from rivers near the sea. ______ (7)   fish are very fatty, and there are ______ (8)  of them, so brown bears can get very big and fat. The big ones weigh 750 kilogrammes! ______ (9)  aren’t many fish in the mountains and forests, so grizzly bears need ______ (10)  other things too, like grass, nuts and berries. These foods ______ (11)   contain much fat, so grizzlies are much ______ (12) than brown bears. They usually weigh ______ (13)  90 and 300 kilogrammes. There isn’t ______ (14)  food for grizzly bears, so they need to protect their land and food. As a result, they are  ______ (15)   dangerous than brown bears, both to humans and other bears.

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Brown bears and Grizzly bears, or grizzlies, ______ (1) two kinds of bear from North America. They are very similar, ______ (2) they aren’t the same. Grizzly bears have light-coloured fur on ______ (3)  shoulders and backs, but brown bears don't. The bears also live ______ (4)  different areas. Brown bears live  ______ (5)   the sea, but grizzlies live in mountains and forests inland. That means they ______ (6). Brown bears eat fish from rivers near the sea. ______ (7)   fish are very fatty, and there are ______ (8)  of them, so brown bears can get very big and fat. The big ones weigh 750 kilogrammes! ______ (9)  aren’t many fish in the mountains and forests, so grizzly bears need ______ (10)  other things too, like grass, nuts and berries. These foods ______ (11)   contain much fat, so grizzlies are much ______ (12) than brown bears. They usually weigh ______ (13)  90 and 300 kilogrammes. There isn’t ______ (14)  food for grizzly bears, so they need to protect their land and food. As a result, they are  ______ (15)   dangerous than brown bears, both to humans and other bears.

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Brown bears and Grizzly bears, or grizzlies, ______ (1) two kinds of bear from North America. They are very similar, ______ (2) they aren’t the same. Grizzly bears have light-coloured fur on ______ (3)  shoulders and backs, but brown bears don't. The bears also live ______ (4)  different areas. Brown bears live  ______ (5)   the sea, but grizzlies live in mountains and forests inland. That means they ______ (6). Brown bears eat fish from rivers near the sea. ______ (7)   fish are very fatty, and there are ______ (8)  of them, so brown bears can get very big and fat. The big ones weigh 750 kilogrammes! ______ (9)  aren’t many fish in the mountains and forests, so grizzly bears need ______ (10)  other things too, like grass, nuts and berries. These foods ______ (11)   contain much fat, so grizzlies are much ______ (12) than brown bears. They usually weigh ______ (13)  90 and 300 kilogrammes. There isn’t ______ (14)  food for grizzly bears, so they need to protect their land and food. As a result, they are  ______ (15)   dangerous than brown bears, both to humans and other bears.

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Brown bears and Grizzly bears, or grizzlies, ______ (1) two kinds of bear from North America. They are very similar, ______ (2) they aren’t the same. Grizzly bears have light-coloured fur on ______ (3)  shoulders and backs, but brown bears don't. The bears also live ______ (4)  different areas. Brown bears live  ______ (5)   the sea, but grizzlies live in mountains and forests inland. That means they ______ (6). Brown bears eat fish from rivers near the sea. ______ (7)   fish are very fatty, and there are ______ (8)  of them, so brown bears can get very big and fat. The big ones weigh 750 kilogrammes! ______ (9)  aren’t many fish in the mountains and forests, so grizzly bears need ______ (10)  other things too, like grass, nuts and berries. These foods ______ (11)   contain much fat, so grizzlies are much ______ (12) than brown bears. They usually weigh ______ (13)  90 and 300 kilogrammes. There isn’t ______ (14)  food for grizzly bears, so they need to protect their land and food. As a result, they are  ______ (15)   dangerous than brown bears, both to humans and other bears.

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Brown bears and Grizzly bears, or grizzlies, ______ (1) two kinds of bear from North America. They are very similar, ______ (2) they aren’t the same. Grizzly bears have light-coloured fur on ______ (3)  shoulders and backs, but brown bears don't. The bears also live ______ (4)  different areas. Brown bears live  ______ (5)   the sea, but grizzlies live in mountains and forests inland. That means they ______ (6). Brown bears eat fish from rivers near the sea. ______ (7)   fish are very fatty, and there are ______ (8)  of them, so brown bears can get very big and fat. The big ones weigh 750 kilogrammes! ______ (9)  aren’t many fish in the mountains and forests, so grizzly bears need ______ (10)  other things too, like grass, nuts and berries. These foods ______ (11)   contain much fat, so grizzlies are much ______ (12) than brown bears. They usually weigh ______ (13)  90 and 300 kilogrammes. There isn’t ______ (14)  food for grizzly bears, so they need to protect their land and food. As a result, they are  ______ (15)   dangerous than brown bears, both to humans and other bears.

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Brown bears and Grizzly bears, or grizzlies, ______ (1) two kinds of bear from North America. They are very similar, ______ (2) they aren’t the same. Grizzly bears have light-coloured fur on ______ (3)  shoulders and backs, but brown bears don't. The bears also live ______ (4)  different areas. Brown bears live  ______ (5)   the sea, but grizzlies live in mountains and forests inland. That means they ______ (6). Brown bears eat fish from rivers near the sea. ______ (7)   fish are very fatty, and there are ______ (8)  of them, so brown bears can get very big and fat. The big ones weigh 750 kilogrammes! ______ (9)  aren’t many fish in the mountains and forests, so grizzly bears need ______ (10)  other things too, like grass, nuts and berries. These foods ______ (11)   contain much fat, so grizzlies are much ______ (12) than brown bears. They usually weigh ______ (13)  90 and 300 kilogrammes. There isn’t ______ (14)  food for grizzly bears, so they need to protect their land and food. As a result, they are  ______ (15)   dangerous than brown bears, both to humans and other bears.

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Brown bears and Grizzly bears, or grizzlies, ______ (1) two kinds of bear from North America. They are very similar, ______ (2) they aren’t the same. Grizzly bears have light-coloured fur on ______ (3)  shoulders and backs, but brown bears don't. The bears also live ______ (4)  different areas. Brown bears live  ______ (5)   the sea, but grizzlies live in mountains and forests inland. That means they ______ (6). Brown bears eat fish from rivers near the sea. ______ (7)   fish are very fatty, and there are ______ (8)  of them, so brown bears can get very big and fat. The big ones weigh 750 kilogrammes! ______ (9)  aren’t many fish in the mountains and forests, so grizzly bears need ______ (10)  other things too, like grass, nuts and berries. These foods ______ (11)   contain much fat, so grizzlies are much ______ (12) than brown bears. They usually weigh ______ (13)  90 and 300 kilogrammes. There isn’t ______ (14)  food for grizzly bears, so they need to protect their land and food. As a result, they are  ______ (15)   dangerous than brown bears, both to humans and other bears.

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Brown bears and Grizzly bears, or grizzlies, ______ (1) two kinds of bear from North America. They are very similar, ______ (2) they aren’t the same. Grizzly bears have light-coloured fur on ______ (3)  shoulders and backs, but brown bears don't. The bears also live ______ (4)  different areas. Brown bears live  ______ (5)   the sea, but grizzlies live in mountains and forests inland. That means they ______ (6). Brown bears eat fish from rivers near the sea. ______ (7)   fish are very fatty, and there are ______ (8)  of them, so brown bears can get very big and fat. The big ones weigh 750 kilogrammes! ______ (9)  aren’t many fish in the mountains and forests, so grizzly bears need ______ (10)  other things too, like grass, nuts and berries. These foods ______ (11)   contain much fat, so grizzlies are much ______ (12) than brown bears. They usually weigh ______ (13)  90 and 300 kilogrammes. There isn’t ______ (14)  food for grizzly bears, so they need to protect their land and food. As a result, they are  ______ (15)   dangerous than brown bears, both to humans and other bears.

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