Bears - Senses
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Bears are known to have poor eyesight although visual capabilities of each species may differ.
Smell is the most important sense a bear has. Its nose is a substitute for relatively poor vision.
No animal is known to have a more acute sense of smell than bears.
However, the most outstanding feature in bears is their enormous strength. A bear may kill an elk, or a deer by a single blow. Lifting the carcass of the prey in its mouth and carrying it for great distances is also in the power of a bear. Strength is an inseparable attribute of bears regardless of the species.
Bears - Senses - Life Span:
Wild bears live from 15 to over 30 years. In zoos, bears tend to live longer. A brown bear is known to have lived as long as 47 years.
Bears - Color
The coat color of bears is rather variable between species. Coloration differs even within species. Seasonal fading and shedding tend to introduce changes of the coat color in individual bears. A bear's under-fur may be brown. The outer hairs are usually tipped in black. Some bears come in a single color.
Bears - Diet
Bears hunt on mice, ground squirrels, and other small animals. They occasionally catch fish with their front paws. Some of their favorite dishes are ants, grubs, and birds' eggs. Berries, fruits, acorns, nuts, and the roots and leaves of plants are also a part of their diet. Bears are famous for their fondness of honey. Bears - General Information Links
A Quick Guide to Bears - Contains information on the species and links.
About Bears - Learn more about Bears, their appearance, life cycle, cubs, habits, kinds of bears, and more.
American Black Bear - Information on the world's most common and adaptable bear, the black bear.
Bear Anatomy and Physiology - Interesting information on the size of the animal, color, skulls, teeth, paws, vision, hearing, smell, strength, body temperature, thermoregulation, heart rate, digestive tract, and more.
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Bear Information - Find out some information on bears and view pictures.
Bear Kinds - Pictures of three kinds of bears.
Bear Skulls - Contains pictures and descriptions.
Bear Species - Information on types of bears, and pictures.
Bearly Known Facts - Interesting facts on various species of bears.
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Bears in Brief - Read about these mammals of the family Ursidae.
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Candi Bears - Teddy bears.
Earth Focus: Bears - Interesting information on bears, and their different types.
Evolution and Taxonomy of the Black Bear - Learn interesting scientific facts about bears.
Good Zoo Guide Bears - History of bears in captivity, circuses and zoos.
How Many Species of Bears Are There? - Brief information on the bear species, and their habitat.
Jackson Hole Wildlife - Bears - Appearance, types, characteristics, information bears and humans, and pictures.
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The American Bear Association
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Jennifer Jones Whistler Bear Society - Pictures, and information on different types of bears.
Just Bears - Bear activities and games. Bear information and pictures.
Links on Bears - Find out everything you wanted to know about bears following these links.
Northern Minnesota Bears - The typical year for Black bears in Northern Minnesota.
Teacher's Guide: Bears - Description of bears, bears of the world, their habitat, food and feeding habits, reproduction, locomotion, encounters and management.
Types of Bears - Study the bears on this site, view pictures of different types, and read the descriptions.
