Bear Information


Bear Information

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A bear is a large mammal of the order Carnivora, family Ursidae. The adjective ursine is used to describe bears.

Bears have a large body with powerful limbs. They walk very much like humans do. They have broad paws, long snouts, and round ears. Their teeth are used for defense and tools and depend on the diet of the bear. Their claws are used for ripping, digging, and catching

Bears live in a variety of habitats from the tropics to the Arctic and from forests to snowfields. They are mainly omnivores, although some have a more specialised diet, such as polar bears. They eat lichens, roots, nuts, and berries. They can also go to a river or other body of water to capture fish. Bears will commonly travel far from food. Hunting times are usually in the dusk or the dawn except when humans are nearby.

Many bears of northern regions are assumed to hibernate in the winter. They actually don't hibernate. Their body temperature sinks a relatively low amount and they can be easily awakend.

Laws have been passed in many areas of the world to protect bears from hunters or habitat destruction. Bears in captivity used to trained to dance, box, or unicycle, but it is now controversial to use animals in this way.

Bears have an average life expectancy of 25-40 years.

The bear's courtship period is very brief. Bears reproduce seasonally, usually after hibernation. Cubs come out toothless, blind, and bald. The cubs, usually born in litters of 1-3, will stay with the mother for six months, where they will be fed by milk and will start hunting with the mother in three months. Then, they are weaned. However, they will still remain nearby for three years. The cubs are sexually mature at seven years. Normally, bears are very solitary and will not remain close together for long periods of time.

Taxonmony

Phylum: Chrodata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae

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INFO LINKS

Grizzly Bear
Canadian Wildlife Services
Site contains inforjmation on lifehistory, food habits, parasites and disease, distribution, relatives and nesting behavior of grizzly bears Read More

Black Bear
Canadian Wildlife Services
Site contains inforjmation on lifehistory, food habits, relationships to people and cause of death of black bears Read More

Bear
Sedgwick County Z00
States Facts and statistics. Not much narrative Read More

Bear
The International Association for Bear Research and Management
Non profit organization dedicated to the conservation of all species of bears Read More

Cinnamon Bear
Searworld.Org
These are smallest North American bear Read More

Spectacled Bear
The Wild Ones
According to this site "this species has excellent eyesight and gets its name from marking around its eyes" . Includes information on range, states, threats to survival etc. Read More

Bear
The Living Schoolbook - The Cyberzoo project
Kodiak Bear Read More

Bear
Animal Tracks of Humboldt County
Natural History of Black Bear, Identifying Black Bear tracks. Read More

Sun Bear
Honolulu Zoo
Sun Bear Read More

Brown Bear
National Geographic - Creature Feature Archive
Brown Bear fun facts Read More

American black bear
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
American black bear: Facts and Pictures Read More

Asiatic black bear
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
Asiatic black bear: Facts and Pictures Read More

Brown bear
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
Brown bear: Facts and Pictures Read More

Sloth bear
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
Sloth bear: Facts and Pictures Read More

Spectacled bear
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
Spectacled bear: Facts and Pictures Read More

Sun bear
BBC Nature: Wildfacts
Sun bear: Facts and Pictures Read More

Malayan Sun Bear
Yunnan Animal Museum
About Malayan Sun Bear Read More

American Black Bear
Sedgwick County Zoo
American Black Bear fact sheet Read More

Grizzly Bear
Sedgwick County Zoo
Grizzly Bear fact sheet Read More

Spectacled Bear
Sedgwick County Zoo
Spectacled Bear fact sheet Read More

Grizzly Bear
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered species report for Grizzly Bear Read More

Spectacled Bear
theBigZoo.com
About Spectacled Bear Read More

Black Bear
National Geographic
Black Bear fact sheet and pictures; audio clip Read More

Brown Bear
National Geographic
Brown Bear fact sheet and pictures; video clip Read More

Grizzly Bear
National Geographic
Grizzly Bear fact sheet and pictures; video clip; audio clip Read More

Black Bear
Calgary's Weaselhead Society
Species profile for Black Bear Read More

Sloth Bear
National Zoo
Sloth Bear fact sheet Read More

Spectacled Bear
National Zoo
Spectacled Bear fact sheet Read More

American Black Bear
Blue Planet Biomes
Brief description of American Black Bear with additional references Read More

Grizzly Bear
Blue Planet Biomes
Brief description of Grizzly Bear with additional references Read More

Brown Bear
Animals Of The Rainforest
Brief description, taxonomic information, pictures, and links Read More

Malayan Sun Bear
Animals Of The Rainforest
Brief description, taxonomic information, pictures, and links Read More

Grizzly Bear
National Wildlife Federation
Categorized information about Grizzly Bear Read More

Louisiana Black Bear
National Wildlife Federation
Categorized information about Louisiana Black Bear Read More

Grizzly Bear
Wind Cave National Park
Fact Sheet Read More

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