The Black Bear is a largest bear in the world they are mostly found in Canada and Alaska south into Mexico ,the Atlantic and the Pacific.
Height and Weight: The black bear is about 1.5 m long. Females weigh between 40 and 180 kg while males weigh between 50 and 400 kg , Cubs usually weigh between 200 and 450g at birth.
Food: Black bears are omnivores. They eat a wide variety of foods, relying most heavily on grasses, herbs, fruits, and mast. They also feed on carrion and insects such as
carpenter ants
yellow jackets
bees
termites
they also eat larger prey such as rodents brids (if found on floor) foxs rabbits fish and other animal as well as vegatarian list below
oak
hazel
mountain ash
tree cambium
dogwood
manzanita
kinnikinnick
cranberry
blueberry
huckleberry
blackberry
raspberry
rose hips
gooseberry
sarsaparilla
rhubarb
lupine
northern bedstraw
lousewort
Labrador tea
California
squawroot
dandelion
clover
thistle
lomatium
cow parsnip
pine nuts
chestnut and chinkapin mast
wild grapes
wild strawberries
honey
hickory mast, including pecans
pawpaw,
american persimmon
wild cherries
crabapples
beech mast
sassafras
elderberry
Did you know?
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Because their behavior has been little understood until recently, black bears have been feared and hated. Before the 20th century these bears were shot as vermin, food, and trophies being seen as either a vicious beast or endless bounties for hunters.
Did You Know?
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Foot Guard’s hat
has been for
centuries made
of black bear fur,
and its original
name is bearskin
this is the sounds of a Black bear :
Bear Sounds
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