Bear Facts 3

  •  There are 8 species of bears found all around the world.
  • A bear typically lives up to 25 years in the wild.
  • A bear can live up to 50 years when kept in captivity.
  • During the winter a bear can hibernate for up to 100 days.
  • Bears prefer to eat younger plants, and their diet typically consists of shoots, saplings, seeds and nuts.
  • Bears have good taste, which means they have their own preferences when it comes to fish. For example, grizzly bears love salmon.
  • Bears are usually surprisingly slow, and they can achieve short bursts of speeds up to 40 km per hour, which is less than the average human.
  • Bears have 2 coats of hair making up their fur.
  • They have average sight and hearing.
  • Bears have a heightened sense of smell, which makes it a lot easier for them to locate and hunt down prey.
  • Bears usually stand between 1 to 3 metres tall.
  • They have a good sense of memory, and they remember places where they can find lots of food.
  • Bears mark their territory by rubbing against trees and other plant life to leave their scent behind.
  • Bear pregnancies typically last between 6 to 9 months.
  • Baby bears are known as cubs.
  • Cubs are born blind, and they usually stay in their den and do not leave for up to 3 months.
  • Brown bears are the most violent of all bear types.
  • Polar bears spend most of their time by the frozen sea.
  • Polar bears like to keep clean, and they wash themselves with water or snow.
  • Polar bears don’t actually live in Antarctica, they only live in the Arctic.
  • The oldest known polar bear died at the age of 32.

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