Hunting is unregulated in many areas within the range of the brown bear. It was probably an omnivore with a lifestyle comparable to that of the brown bear. Who's afraid of the big brown bear? They have characteristics that differ from other brown bear subspecies. The paws of the brown bear are quite large. Carnivores are represented by snow leopard, Himalayan black bear and perhaps also brown bear. There is one record of a golden eagle predating a Brown bear cub. Rare observations of Gray wolf, European lynx, and Brown bear do occur. Predation of moose calves by brown bear is also significant. The black bear is much smaller than the brown bear. Slender and lightly built, its size was comparable to that of a brown bear. The polar bear is a recent offshoot of the brown bear. The effect the presence of tigers has on brown bear behavior seems to vary. They may also den in abandoned brown bear dens. It is a rather small brown bear.