Changes

Jump to navigation Jump to search
786 bytes added ,  02:35, March 15, 2007
no edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:  
{{stub}}
 
{{stub}}
   −
A Bear is an animal that lives in forests and is covered in fur.  Bears are [[omnivores]].
+
A '''bear''' is a large furry mammal.  All bears are [[omnivores]], even those which eat a mostly meat diet (polar bears) or a mostly plant diet (pandas).  There are eight species of bears:
 +
 
 +
* Polar Bear - lives in the Arctic maritime region and hunts (primarily) seals.
 +
* Brown Bear - also known as the grizzly bear.  Subspecies include the Kodiak bear and the European brown bear.  Lives in temperate forested regions of North America, Europe, and Asia.
 +
* American Black Bear - smaller than the grizzly, and lives in North America.  Subspecies include the Kermode bear which lives in British Columbia.
 +
* Asian Black Bear - lives in Asia.
 +
* Panda Bear - lives in China and eats a plant diet of bamboo.
 +
* Spectacled Bear - a small bear which lives in South America.
 +
* Sloth Bear - lives in South Asia and eats termites.
 +
* Sun Bear - a small bear which lives in Southeast Asia.
1,128

edits

Navigation menu