You may be right that the majority is plant matter, but in salmon season bears gather at salmon runs and waste little energy in snatching fish as they leap up t

You may be right that the majority is plant matter, but in salmon season bears gather at salmon runs and waste little energy in snatching fish as they leap up the cascades. See [1]. (Although individual bears do compete for the best fishing spots, they are in a "fish in a barrel" situation when they get one. They don't have to chase anything, just grab and chew.) [1] https://explore.org/livecams/brown-bears/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls https://explore.org/livecams/brown-bears/brown-bear-salmon-c... Edit to add: Here's an article [2] from 2018, How many salmon will a bear eat? Excerpt: Adult male bears on Kodiak ate the most salmon on average, consuming an incredible 6,146 pounds (2,788 kg) per bear per year! Adult females ate 3,007 pounds (1,364 kg). Salmon consumption varied among subadult bears, independent juvenile bears between 2.5 and 5.5 years old. Subadult females ate 1,248 pounds (566 kg) while subadult males ate 1,305 pounds (592 kg) of salmon per bear per year. [2] https://medium.com/@exploreorg/how-many-salmon-will-a-bear-eat-94d3d212f178 https://medium.com/@exploreorg/how-many-salmon-will-a-bear-e...