DS115+Danielle+Black+Bear

Websites:


 * 1) [|__http://www.americanbear.org/blackbearfacts.htm__]
 * 2) [|__http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/pdf/bear/bearfacts_kids.pdf__]
 * 3) [|__http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/bear/bearfacts_kids_guide.pdf__]

Eat mostly berries, nuts, grasses, carrion, and insect larvae. Have color vision and a keen sense of smell. Are good tree climbers and swimmers. Very intelligent and curious. Can run up to 35 miles per hour. Weigh an average of 125 to 600 pounds. They can go without food for up to 7 months during hibernation in northern ranges. They usually give birth to 2 to 3 cubs during the mother's sleep every other year. Can live over 25 years in the wild (average age in the wild is 18). Black bears are the largest land mammal in New Jersey. Adult female bears, called sows, weigh about 175 pounds. Black bears are about 3 feet high when standing on all four feet and 5 to 7 feet tall when standing upright. Bears live in various types of habitat, such as hardwood forests, dense swamps and forested wetlands. Black bears can smell and hear very well. They can also climb trees and are strong swimmers. Black bears can run 35 miles per hour and can live for more than 25 years. The only colors for bears are black. Black bears are the only animals that eat fish. All black bears are dead.