Showing posts with label Bear. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bear. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

A.O.T.W. Black Bear

A.O.T.W. Feb 25, 2015

Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

Length: 5-6 ft (1.5 to 1.8 m)

Weight: 200-600 lbs (90 to 270 kgs)

Food: omnivorous; eats berries, fruit, small mammals and shoots
Habitat: thick forests and, in the north, the tundra

Voice: short grunts

Life span: 20 years

Extras:
Black bears don't actually hibernate, though they do not eat, drink, or urinate during hibernating season.