Planet Zoo 2 Grizzly Bear — habitat, biome, size & which animals it can live with

Grizzly Bear is one of the 130 Planet Zoo 2 launch species. It is housed in a Habitat habitat, accepts the Taiga / Temperate / Tundra / Wetlands biome, carries a Grade 4 · 2m · climb-proof barrier requirement and is listed at 2.65 m (length). It shares a biome and an enclosure type with 23 other species, but the official species data rules out every one of those pairings, so it needs a habitat of its own.

Grizzly Bear

Every figure on this page comes from the official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export rather than trailer footage: biome, enclosure type, barrier grade, size and the compatibility verdicts are all taken from the game's own data.

Size (M)2.65 m

Weight (M)220 kg

BarrierGrade 4 + climb-proof

EnclosureHabitat

BiomesTaiga / Temperate / Tundra / Wetlands

StatusLeast Concern

Where it lives in the wild
North America

Grizzly Bear at a glance

Source: official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export (130 species). Also on the searchable animal list.

Enclosure and barrier requirements

Grizzly Bear needs a Habitat enclosure and accepts the Taiga / Temperate / Tundra / Wetlands biomes. The barrier requirement is Grade 4 · 2m · climb-proof, and that is the number to check before building: a Grade 4 animal behind a Grade 1 wall is the most common way a first zoo stalls.

Which animals can live with the Grizzly Bear?

Grizzly Bear shares a biome and an enclosure type with 23 other species, but every one of those pairings is ruled out by the official data, because one side of each pair is officially solitary.

Same biome, but not compatible

23 of the species that accept the Taiga / Temperate / Tundra / Wetlands biome cannot share an enclosure with the Grizzly Bear, because one side of the pair is officially solitary. These are the pairings people ask about most, so they are spelled out rather than left as an unexplained gap.

Species	Biome	Enclosure	Why not
African Savannah Elephant	DesertSavannahWetlands	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Asian Elephant	RainforestSavannahWetlands	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Bactrian Camel	DesertSavannahTemperate	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Cape Buffalo	SavannahWetlands	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Common Hippopotamus	Lakes & RiversSavannahWetlands	Habitat	Common Hippopotamus is solitary “Hippos interact with each other, but do not form close groups or bonds. Mature males are semi-solitary and territorial, presiding over a str…”
Eurasian Beaver	Lakes & RiversTaigaTemperate	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Eurasian Brown Bear	TaigaTemperateTundra	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Eurasian Lynx	TaigaTemperateTundra	Habitat	Eurasian Lynx is solitary “In the wild, lynx are solitary animals and live alone except for mothers with their cubs. However, male and female lynx are known to form strong bonds in captivity.”
European Bison	TaigaTemperate	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Gharial	Lakes & RiversRainforestWetlands	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Giant Panda	Temperate	Habitat	Giant Panda is solitary “Pandas are solitary creatures but will interact if they come across each other. However, females are more territorial than males and may cha…”
Grey Wolf	DesertRainforestSavannahTaigaTemperateTundra	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Komodo Dragon	MangroveRainforestWetlands	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Malayan Tapir	RainforestWetlands	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Mountain Hare	TaigaTemperateTundra	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Nile Monitor	SavannahWetlands	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Red Deer	Temperate	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Red Panda	TaigaTemperate	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Snow Leopard	TaigaTundra	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Sumatran Tiger	RainforestWetlands	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Sun Bear	RainforestWetlands	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Western Lowland Gorilla	RainforestWetlands	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”
Wild Boar	RainforestSavannahTemperateWetlands	Habitat	Grizzly Bear is solitary “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates.”

Close, but ruled out by enclosure type

21 species share at least one biome with the Grizzly Bear but use a different enclosure type — a land habitat against an aquarium or a flying aviary — so they cannot be mixed however well the biomes line up.

American Bullfrog, Cloudless Sulphur, Common Bluetongue, Danube Crested Newt, Diamondback Terrapin, Eastern Brown Snake, Eurasian Bittern, European Peacock, Fire Salamander, Golden Eagle, Greater Flamingo, Long-Eared Owl, Mexican Redknee, Monarch, Old World Swallowtail, Shoebill, Toco Toucan, West Indian Manatee, Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, White-Tailed Sea-Eagle, Yellow Anaconda

Behaviour, size and weight

Grizzly Bear is classed as Solitary in Frontier's Social & Reproduction notes: “Grizzly bears are solitary, the only exception being a mother with her cubs. They only interact with each other to mate or fight over mates. They may be seen in close quarters when there is…” On size the game lists 2.65 m (length) for the male and 2.25 m for the female. Size and weight together decide the minimum habitat footprint, so use the female figure when you are sizing a breeding pair rather than a display animal.

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