adult black bear | can climb trees | |
can run at 55 km/h for short distances | |
can swim | |
does not hibernate but shows some characteristics of true hibernators | |
eats berries, nuts, insects, fish, small mammals, newborn moose calves, deer fawns, caribou calves, or elk calves, birds, carrion, honey | |
has breeding season June or early July | |
has colour black or brown with a brownish muzzle and frequently a white patch below the throat or across the chest | |
has good hearing | |
has good sense of smell | |
has height 100 to 120 cm at the shoulder | |
has length 150 cm | |
has poor eyesight | |
has part round ears | |
has part short tail | |
has part small eyes | |
has part very dexterous lips | |
is omnivorous | |
is solitary | |
is a kind of black bear | |
weighs 70-135 kg | |
black bear | has habitat heavily wooded areas and dense bushland | |
has lifespan 25 or 30 years | |
has scientific name Ursus americanus Pallas | |
may have parasites tapeworms and roundworms | |
sleeps in a den during the winter | |
bear | has Family name Family Ursidae | |
carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
is carnivorous or omnivorous | |
mammal | is warm-blooded | |
may catch rabies | |