Black+Bear

=** Black Bears **=
 * __ Classification: __**
 * Kingdom: ** Animalia
 * Phylum: ** Chordata
 * Class: ** Mammalia
 * Order: ** Carnivora
 * Family: ** Ursidae
 * Genus: ** Ursus
 * Species: ** americanus


 * Scientific name: **// Ursus americanus //
 * Common Name: ** American Black Bear



__** Limerick: **__ Many people I scare Black is the color of my hair I like to eat meat But I enjoy berries that are sweet In the winter a den is my lair
 * __ Facts: __**
 * Omnivore
 * Average Lifespan is 20 years but can live up to 30 years in their prime habitat
 * 200 to 600 lbs.
 * Bears mate in the summer, their gestation period is seven months.
 * Female bear gives birth to 2-3 cubs during the winter, they nurse them in a den until spring.
 * Cubs will stay with their mothers for two years.
 * Predators are wolves and mountain lions
 * Solitary animal
 * 50 to 80 inches long
 * Found in at least 40 states in the U.S.A
 * In Wisconsin, bears typically live at the edge of a forest where there is a lot of nuts and berries to eat.
 * They eat plants, fruits, nuts, insects, honey, salmon, small mammals and carrion. They occasionally will eat small deer.
 * __ Fun Facts!: __**
 * Black bears are not true hibernators; they can be awakened if disturbed in the winter.
 * Black bears can run as fast as 25 mph
 * Their fur is typically uniform in color, black. In Wisconsin, about 25% of black bears have white markings on their chest.
 * Black bears are easily lured by trash and many become too comfortable around people.
 * Males are called Boars
 * Females are called Sows
 * The largest bear ever found in Wisconsin was 700 lbs., it was found in the year 1963.
 * Bears have adapted to live floodplain forests and swamps if their ideal forest habitat is not available because of human land developement.

=**Cute Black Bear Video:** [|Black Bear Smarts]=

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