They begin preparing for winter as soon as they come out of hibernation. They gorge on all they food they can find. If they waited until autumn it would be too late to put on all the weight they need for the winter.
well that would make sense now wouldn't it?
Bears in general, need to put on enough body fat during Autumn, so as to survive the winter hibernation.
Bears in general, need to put on enough body fat during Autumn, so as to survive the winter hibernation.
The season of Winter is after Autumn (or Fall).
They weigh more in late autumn. They hibernate, so they build extra fat in autumn to prepare themselves for the winter. In spring they will have lost weight because of having hibernated.
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall/Autumn .. .. .. .
Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Autumn
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter.
They both are extremes.
Autumn starts on the date of the Autumnal Equinox and winter starts on the day of the Winter Solstice.
The season winter comes after the season autumn.