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Bears
In this category, you will get more than just the bare facts about bears. Mammals of the family Ursidae, there are 7 genera and 8 species spread over North America, northern South America, Europe, Asia, and parts of North Africa. Leave your picnic baskets at the gate and wander around this category for information about bears.
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Since the internet is almost everywhere, and there are bears on the internet, yes there are bears pretty much everywhere!
Do black bears like to hibernate?
A black bear does not exactly hibernate it will sleep for a couple of months and then go out and catch its food for the next couple of months and then repeat this proses over and over until winter is done.
Should you play dead for a bear?
Don't run , because the bear will then see you are scared and attack you.
98.6% of all bears don't like dead animals and people. So once you see a bear looking at you, just fall down and the bear will come to you, smell you , and go away.
It is believed by many, that you play dead for the grizzly bear, fight and make as much noise as you can, at the black bear; To give yourself a good chance to live in a bear attack.
What bear is related to the Koala?
Contrary to popular belief, the koala is not a bear and is just referred to as a "koala" without the word bear. Koalas are marsupials, a subclass of the mammal group. Marsupials give birth to immature, or not fully developed, young, who then make their way to the mother's teat which is usually located in a pouch or pouch like appendage on the mother's abdomen.
The closest living relative of the koala is the wombat. Other marsupials include animals such the kangaroo, wallaby, Tasmanian devil, possum, quoll and bandicoot.
The reason why koalas and wombats are related is that they are both marsupials of the order Diprotodontia. The koala's family, Phascolarctidae, is closest to the wombat family, Vombatidae because they are both of the sub-order Vombatiformes.
What is the world population of Spectacled bear?
According to the IUCN, the spectacled bear has a population of around ten to twenty thousand.
The fur over most of the bear's body is too thick for a bee's sting to penetrate it. However the bees can sting the bear's face and the bees will often try to go for the eyes.
After an encounter with bees, bears have often been seen with swollen faces, especially around the eyes.
How long do bears stay in hibernation?
The whole winter and part of spring.
An undisturbed bear stays asleep all winter long, sometimes without even changing position once they are settled in. The bear does not eat or drink, urinate or defecate the entire time. In severe northern climates, hibernation may last 7 months or longer, and the bear can maintain this deceptively shallow appearing state continuously the whole time.
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Most bears can climb trees, unless they are really big - like a full-grown adult male Grizzly...
Where do bears live in winter?
Polar bears don't go anywhere. They always stay in their habitat, the north. During the winter, they build themselves a den for hibernation, then, after winter, they swim in the water to catch up on their food, they haven't eaten for quite a while.
Why does a bear need a forest?
black bears live in forests because that's where their source of food is. They also prefer to stay our of sight so a forest is a good place to be, although bears can sometimes wander into cities but almost all the time they are transported to another forest farther away so they don't just wander back.
What is a teenage bear called?
A sub adult, this it the time between 2.4 years old when they are weaned and five years old when the mate for their first time.
The Honey Possums don't hibernate for long periods of time as bears. But under certain circumstances they have to enter a short period of hibernation to conserve energy. They are nocturnal feeders normally, but they are known to feed during the daylight hours during periods of cold weather, also to huddle together for warmth. If the cold weather is combined with food shortages, the Honey Possums will drop into a deep torpid, or sleep, to conserve energy. This sleep, or hibernation doesn't usually last more than a day at a time, which is rare for such a deep torpid, or state of hibernation. For more details, please see the sites listed below.
Can you breed a polar bear and black bear?
Yes. They can. They will create what are known as grolars, pizzlys, and many other titles. Their offspring can even reproduce with others of their own.
This does not happen with cross-breeds, such as the mule.
In the winter, when there is little to eat,a bear's heart rate slows down. Bear's don't eat or drink anything over the frostey winter. A hibernating bear can lose up to half of its body weight over the winter
Yes. There are lots of owls that live in taiga such as the Great Gray Owl.
What features does a bear have?
Brown bears are omnivores that can eat up to 40 kilograms of food each day. They will dig dens for the winter and the sows will feed their cubs while hibernating. The largest brown bears can be found in Alaska and coastal British Columbia.
it depends if it lives near a swamp or not
generally they don't but they live near them
Are bears part of the cat family?
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Bear cat; French: Binturong; German: Binturong.
Body length 24-38 in (61-97 cm), tail 22-35 in (56-89 cm), weight 20-30 lb (9-14 kg). The body is compact and the feet are short with naked soles. The hair is rough and loose, with a blackish color. The binturong is the only viverrid with a prehensile tail. For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated below this answer box.
Do all bears hibernate in winter?
Bears hibernate during winter, but aren't sleeping the whole time. Hibernation for bears simply means they don't need to eat or drink, and rarely urinate or defecate (or not at all). There is strong evolutionary pressure for bears to stay in their dens during winter, if there is little or no food available. But bears will leave their dens on occasion, particularly when their den gets flooded or is badly damaged.
Weather does play a role. In the colder, northern parts of Alaska, bears hibernate about 7 months of the year. Bears in the warmer, coastal regions of the state hibernate for 2-5 months, with the longer hibernation time for bears raising newborn cubs.
