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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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Would a bear eat you?

Bears do attack and eat humans, but with different frequency depending on the species of bear,. Almost all bears may attack humans if threatened, but polar bears are the only ones considered to deliberately hunt and eat humans.

Why are spirit bears called spirit bears?

The spirit bear is white because a neutral mutation happens when the order of A (adenine) T (thymine) G (guanine) or C (cytosine) is changed. if both parents have this altered gene, they can have an offspring, the bear has to get both altered genes so it can have two copies just like any other DNA.

Only 1 out of every 10 black kermode bears is white, in order to save the population of white bears. they must also protect black kermode bears because without them white kermode's cannot be produced.

Physical Description of a Spirit Bear?

The Kermode Bear (Ursus americanus kermodei), is also known as the "spirit bear", and includes several species of the American Black Bear living in the central coast of British Columbia. Spirit Bears are noted for about one-tenth of their population having all white or cream-colored coats. This color is due to a unique recessive trait in their gene pool, and they are not albinos, nor related to polar bears or the "blond" brown bears of Alaska. Because of their ghost-like appearance, "spirit bears" hold a prominent place in the American Indian mythology of the area.

Why do bears have fur?

They have fur to stay warm in the winter, but it also keeps them warm in the summer!

Do bears only eat meat?

bears are omnivores eating everything from salmon, rotting meats, and game, to roots, green shoots and berries.

How many bears does it take to make one fur coat?

It depends wether you want a black and white one or a full black or full white one. For single color one, you need of course more animals.

I have to say that the full white is nowadays the most attractive kind...

Also the finest process to get beautifull material is to use panda's foetus fur just before they born (you have to kill also the mother)...

Our friends from WWF can give you some additionals advices...

Does Hawaii have bears?

Only in zoos, if they have them. They are native to China only.

Do bears live in a warm climate?

Polar bears live in the Arctic, which is very cold. Brown Bears and American Black Bears live in subarctic to temperate climates. Sloth bears and spectacled bears live in tropical and subtropical climates.

What is a bear's territory?

An animals 'range' is the geographic area in which its species may be found.

An animals 'territory' is the land which a specific animal will defend from others of its species in order to obtain enough food for itself and to rear its young.

What is the average size of a grizzly bear penis?

Usually, the average size can be anywhere between three or four feet in length when completely aroused. When not aroused, however, it can be anywhere from five to eight inches.

What type of bears live in Texas?

Not generally. But the black bear population is on the increase in Texas, and a sighting in the hill country has been documented. (See "Related links").

What is a bear's winter sleep called?

When bears go to sleep in the winter, it is called Hibernation. Squirrels, birds, and other animals who dislike the cold do the same thing.

Another name for the honey bear is?

kinkajou a type of lemur also known as the honey bear

How much does a bear weigh in kilograms?

That depends on the species of bear. A male black bear can weigh as much as 330 kg(660 lbs). A male grizzly bear can weigh as much as 600 kg(1200 lbs). A male brown bear or kodiak bear can weigh as much as 750 kg(1500 lbs). A male polar bear can weigh as much as 800 kg(1600 lbs).

Do bears have ivory penises?

Most mammals have a bone, called a baculum, in their penis. Dogs, cats, rodents, marine mammals, primates, etc. Humans do not have a baculum. This makes it necessary for the penis to become engorged with blood in order to copulate.

How do bears hunt?

Polar Bears are Carnivores predators who get their food by hunting. Polar Bears are expert hunters. They usually hunt in areas that interface between ice and water. They rarely hunt in open water. They use a technique called "Still Hunting". They use their excellent sense of smell to locate a seal breathing hole and wait for the seal to appear. When the Seal comes out to breathe, the bear smells its breath, reaches into the hole with its front paws and drags it out of the water. They kill the seal by biting its head. They often raid the birth lairs of female seals and prey on the seal pups. They are extremely powerful and can even kill an adult walrus.

Do bears eat wild cats?

If a black-bear is hungry it will eat ANYTHING. So therefore a black-bear will eat a cat.

Does a bear poop during hibernation?

No, they do not defecate while hibernating.

What bear is bigger the polar bear or grizzly?

Polar bears are the largest bear on earth. They can be several feet taller than a grizzly bear.

This depends. Grizzlies are a race of the brown bear, an inland race found in the US and Canada. This bear is somewhat smaller than the polar bear. But the race of brown bear found in coastal regions often grow as large as polar bears. The Kodiak bear, for example, can grow to over 1500 pounds.
Today, many refer to all brown bears as "grizzles", when in fact true grizzlies live in inland regions.

How do bears keep warm?

I'm not completely sure on this one, but I think they keep warm by their fur. That's the only logical answer I can think of. Hope this helps!

Do bears eat bison?

Not really. However a hungry grizzly may take the opportunity to take down a bison calf that strayed too far from the herd.

What month do bears go into hibernation?

they dont, there is not a single of species of bear that have ever been known to hibernate. bears torper during winter, this is when they sleep, but can still wake up and walk around, hibernation is when an animal is in a deep sleep for the whole winter and cannot and will not wake up at all. torper is just like a lazy sunday morning when you wake up at 6:00, then fall asleep, then wake up and walk around again, then fall asleep. its the same concept

How long does a bear cub have to stay with its mother?

No more than two years, on average. Female cubs may stay a bit longer, but males are certainly gone by then.

Did bears ever live in Britain?

Yes, but after the loss of land bridges to Europe, it became extinct. Due to hunting and habitat loss, it is practically extinct in Europe outside of Russia, with small populations in the Pyrenees and northern Italy.