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Black Bears • Class – Mammalia • Sub-Class – Theria • Infraclass – Eutheria • Order – Carnivora • Suborder - Caniformia • Family – Ursidae • Genus – Ursus • Subgenus - Euarctos • Species – Ursus Americanus By Terry Spivey (Image Number: 1374239) [CC BY-SA 3. 0 (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-sa/3. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 AThe_black_bear. png

Black bears are mammals. By w: Harlan Kredit [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 AYellowstone-black-bear-07895. jpg • • have fur or hair Warm-blooded • • drink their mother’s milk give birth to live babies

The black bear is the smallest North American Bear. Grizzly Bear By Marshmallow [CC BY 2. 0 (http: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by/2. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABrown_bear. jpg Black Bear Polar Bear By Michelle Buntin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 AAmerican_black_bear_ursus_americanus. jpg By Alan Wilson (www. naturespicsonline. com: [1]) [CC BY-SA 3. 0 (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-sa/3. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 APolar_Bear_-_Alaska_(cropped). jpg

Characteristics • Physical • Usually between 59 -70 in (150 -180 cm) long from nose to tail • 35 in (90 cm) at shoulder • Tail is approx. 4. 5 in (12 cm) long • Sharp curved claws • Rump higher than shoulders By Michelle Buntin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABlack_bear_with_tree. jpg • • By 94 th Airlift Wing (https: //www. dvidshub. net/image/459958) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ACamp_Blanding_bears_110914 -A-XX 000 -001. jpg Good sense of smell Lifespan is 20 -30 yrs Run quickly up to 28 mph (45 km/h) Most active at night

Black bears are great tree climbers. • Claws • Short • Non-retractable By Jim Bowen [CC BY 2. 0 (http: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by/2. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ATree_Climbing%2 C_Bear_Style. jpg

Fur color depends on where black bears live. • Eastern areas • Black fur (usually) • Western areas • • • Black Brown Cinnamon Blond White By https: //www. flickr. com/photos/hbarrison/ HBarrison [CC BY-SA 2. 0 (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-sa/2. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ACanadian_Rockies_-_the_bear_at_Lake_Louise. jpg • Some bears have a white/light patch on the chest By Lassen. NPS (Black Bear: Ursus americanus) [CC BY 2. 0 (http: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by/2. 0) or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABlack_Bear_Ursus_americanus_(9403810822). jpg By Maslowski, Steve - U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 AAm erican_black_bear_-_FWS. jpg

Salmon Black bears are omnivores. • 80% (or more) of diet is vegetation • They eat Fruit Plants Nuts Honey Insects Salmon Small mammals Carrion (left-overs from other animals) • Young moose or deer • • • Can smell food up to 1 km (. 62 miles) away • Look for and eat food for up to 8 hours a day See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABlack_bear_with_salmon. jpg By Jn. JPerryman (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4. 0 (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-sa/4. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABlack_bear_1. jpg Honey Small Mammals By Lama Raheem (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4. 0 (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-sa/4. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 AHoneybenefits. jpg By Chuck Abbe (originally posted to Flickr as Friends 2) [CC BY 2. 0 (http: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by/2. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 APair_of_California_Grou nd_Squirrels. jpg Young Deer or Moose Insects By Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C. , USA (Lebiine on a log) [CC BY 2. 0 (http: //creativecommons. org/licenses/ by/2. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/Fi le%3 ALebiine_on_a_log_-_Flickr__treegrow. jpg http: //www. Forest. Wander. com [CC BY-SA 3. 0 us (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-sa/3. 0/us/deed. en)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 AWhitetail-Fawn-Deer__West_Virginia_-_Forest. Wander. jpg

Adult black bears live alone except during mating and raising cubs. By Jim Martin (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABlack_bear_Yellowstone_NP_2008. jpg

Black bears mate in summer. • 63 -70 days gestation • Can have 1 - 6 cubs • 2 -cub litters are most common By Yasmeen syeda (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4. 0 (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-sa/4. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABears_bablu_and_raju. jpg

A black bear family is called a sloth or sleuth. By Challengethelimits (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3. 0 (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-sa/3. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABlack_bears_in_vandalur_zoo. jpg

The male black bear is called a boar. • 2 -3 ft (60 -90 cm) at shoulder • Average weight is 150 -300 lbs (68 -158 kg) • Really large ones can weigh 500600 lbs (227 -272 kg) • Usually live alone • Full grown at 7 -9 yrs By Mike Bender/U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABlack_bear_large. jpg

A female black bear is called a sow. • Mature at 4 years • Reproduce every 2 -3 years • Delayed implantation • Mating in June/July • Embryo implanted in fall • Implanted only if sow gains enough fat for hibernating • Embryo grows for 10 weeks By Yellowstone National Park from Yellowstone NP, USA (Black bear sow with cub, Tower Fall) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABlack_bear_sow_with_cub%2 C_Tower_Fall_(18393659291). jpg • Gives birth in January • Cubs nurse in den (mother dozes) • Takes care of cubs until after next hibernation • 100 -220 lbs (45 -100 kg)

Cubs • Stay with mother 1. 5 years (or more) • Drink mother’s milk for 6 -8 months • 0. 5 -1 lbs (250 -500 gr) when born • Born blind and helpless • 4. 4 – 11 lbs (2 -5 kg) when leave den for first time • 80 lbs (36 kg) at a year Newborn By Mark Betram [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 AInspecting_Newborn_Black_Bear_Cubs. jpg Yearling By The. Entropist at English Wikipedia [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABlack_Bear_Yearling. JPG

Black bears deeply sleep rather than hibernate. • November to April • Body temperature drops and heartrate slows • Do not urinate or defecate during denning • Bears may not hibernate when • Weather is warm • Food is available in winter • Pregnant females (birthing) stay denned all winter • Bears without cubs may leave den • Hyperphagia is intense eating http: //www. Forest. Wander. com [CC BY-SA 3. 0 us (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-sa/3. 0/us/deed. en)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABlack-bears-sleeping-snow_-_Virginia_-_Forest. Wander. jpg • Getting ready for hibernating • 20 000+ calories a day • Lose 30 % of their weight http: //www. Forest. Wander. com [CC BY-SA 3. 0 us (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/bysa/3. 0/us/deed. en)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABlack-bearwoke-up-snow_-_West_Virginia_-_Forest. Wander. jpg

There approximately 600 000 black bears in North America. • 300 000 in Canada • All areas except Prince Edward Island • 300 000 in the United States • Most common bear in Canada • British Columbia 120 -150 000 bears By U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters (nap time Uploaded by Dolovis) [CC BY 2. 0 (http: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by/2. 0) or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ANap_time_(6862200783). jpg

Two sub-species have small numbers. Louisiana Black Bear • Louisiana Black bear • Threatened species By Stolz Gary M, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ALouisiana_black_bear. jpg Florida Black Bear • Florida Black Bear • Only around 3000 bears By Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (http: //www. fhwa. dot. gov/byways/photos/76022) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 AA_Florida_Black_Bear. jpg

The Kermode or ‘Spitit Bear’ is only found in coastal British Columbia. • moksgm’ol means ‘white bear’ in Tsimshian First Nations • White, cream or bluish fur from recessive gene • Also known as Glacier Bears • Found in Great Bear Rain Forest on coastal British Columbia • Grizzlies are encroaching on Kermode range areas due to loss of salmon By The original uploader was Jackmont at English Wikipedia (Transferred from en. wikipedia to Commons. ) [GFDL (http: //www. gnu. org/copyleft/fdl. html) or CC-BY-SA-3. 0 (http: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-sa/3. 0/)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ASpiritbear. jpg By National Park Service (National Park Service) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 AGlacier_Bear_with_cubs. jpg

Black bears live in a variety of areas. • Their habitat includes Forested Areas • thick ground cover • Lots of vegetation • Variety/abundance of fruit, nuts and other food sources Tundra By Supercarwaar (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4. 0 (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-sa/4. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABlack_bear_at_Yosemite_NP. jpg • Usually live in forested areas • Can live in tundra areas • Can be found in meadows By Daniel Case (Own work) [GFDL (http: //www. gnu. org/copyleft/fdl. html) or CC BY-SA 3. 0 (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by -sa/3. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File %3 AIndependence_Pass_alpine_tundra. jp g Meadows By Yellowstone National Park from Yellowstone NP, USA (Black bear, Blacktail Deer Plateau) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABlack_bear%2 C_Blacktail_Deer_Plat eau_(14378930517). jpg

The North American Black Bear has a large range. • North America • Forested areas in U. S. , Canada, and Mexico • United States • Only in forested areas where there are less people • At least 40 states still have black bears • Canada • Bears still live in most historic areas • Some loss to farms and human clearing of forests • Mexico • Few bears remain By Black_bear_map. png: *Map_Black_Bear. svg: Kmusser derivative work: Bobisbob (talk) derivative work: Bobisbob (Black_bear_map. png) [CC BY-SA 3. 0 (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-sa/3. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 AAmerican_Black_bear_map. png

Humans and Bears • Try to avoid humans • Humans often live in traditional bear areas • Bears are attracted by • • Trash Gardens Fruit Pets Beehives Compost Barbeques And more… • Garbage is the biggest attractant • Problems happen when bears become habituated (use human food sources and stays in residential area. By Yellowstone National Park from Yellowstone NP, USA (Black bear and dumpster) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ABlack_bear_and_dumpster_(18306490244). jpg

Grizzly Coyote Predators • Adult bears • • Grizzly bears Other black bears Wolves Humans By Denali National Park and Preserve (Grizzly Bear Uploaded by Albert. Herring) [CC BY 2. 0 (http: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by/2. 0) or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 AGrizzly_Bear_(696812199 6). jpg Black Bear By Frank Schulenburg (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4. 0 (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by-sa/4. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 AUrban_Coyote%2 C_Bernal_Hei ghts_(2016). jpg Cougar • Young bears are also endangered by • Coyotes • Cougars By Cephas (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3. 0 (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/bysa/3. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 AUrsus_americanus_PO_03. jpg Wolf By dalliedee (Gray Wolf II) [CC BY 2. 0 (http: //creativecommons. org/licenses/by/2. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 AGray_Wolf_II_(2993568176). jpg By Eric Kilby from Somerville, MA, USA (Cougar Walking) [CC BY-SA 2. 0 (https: //creativecommons. org/licenses/bysa/2. 0)], via Wikimedia Commons https: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File%3 ACougar_Walki ng_(13882817495). jpg