It is important to dispel both myths — the one based on fear, and the other based on a misplaced belief that bears are tame cuddly animals. Bears are intelligent and resourceful wild mammals that deserve our respect.
A greater knowledge of the behaviour , ecology and habitat needs of bears is crucial if we are to learn to co-exist peacefully with these magnificent creatures.
Fact: Bears use body language and vocalizations to show their intentions. Learning about bear behaviour can be beneficial to people who live or recreate in bear country. Fact: Bears can run more than 60 kilometers an hour, and they can do it up hills, down hills or along a slope. In fact, a bear can outrun a racehorse over short distances but has little endurance. Fact: Actually, a bear standing on its hind legs is just trying to better identify what has caught its attention.
Fact: Bears prefer natural, wild food unless it is difficult to find and human food is too easy to get. Click here to learn more about how to become Bear Smart. Try to hike in a group, on established trails, during daylight hours. See our Play section for more information. Fact: Despite all their timidness on the ground, black bears seem to feel more courageous in trees. Bears sometimes kill each other by throwing their opponents out of trees.
The bear below has the advantage because the bear above cannot easily hang on and face downward to fight back. Also the lower bear seems confident of these advantages and some bears have even come up trees after people who thought climbing was prudent. Grizzlies, too, can climb — perhaps not as quickly, but they have been known to attack people who climbed trees to escape. People used to think that there were many different species of brown bear because they can vary greatly in size and color.
In fact, they are all the same species Ursus arctos , with the grizzly bear being one subspecies Ursus arctos horribilis. Photo by Amareta Kelly. Appventures: Bears! The app is packed with fun bear-related activities and games, plus an interactive photo story that teaches kids all about bears. Download it today from the App Store! This Bill Saves Wildlife in Crisis. Urge Congress to Support It. During a race in Berlin, , the famous Jamaican sprinter set the world record for the fastest human foot speed ever recorded.
He clocked a Nonetheless, Bolt could be able to outrun a lumbering polar bear or an Asiatic black bear moon bear , which can reach speeds of 25 mph, as well as a sloth bear or panda that can achieve speeds of up to 20 mph.
Even so, the line graphs depicting his breakneck sprints show that he can only maintain his full speed for one to two seconds, just like any other person.
On the other hand, according to many records recovered in Yellowstone National Park from the s, a bear can maintain speeds of 25 to 28 miles per hour for 2 miles some of the only data on bear speed present to this date. The average person, moving at a slow 15 mph, will clearly not be able to keep up. Black bears are excellent runners thanks to their huge and muscular legs that propel them forward at high speed. Plus, their longer back legs also help them reach fast speed.
You will often see young black bears running after one another in a playful way. However, they will also chase away potential competitors. They may also run after humans if the human runs away. This is because it triggers a fight response. It will just make them more likely to attack! You can see an example of a bear rapidly scaling a tree in this footage:.
The black bear is the most familiar and most common bear in the north of America. They live in forests and have excellent tree climbing skills, but they can also be seen in swamps and mountains. In addition to being a good runner and swimmer, the American black bear is also an omnivore. Although their name indicates a black color, their fur can also be blue-gray or blue-black, cinnamon, brown, and even, but very rarely, white.
Considered to be highly efficient hibernators, these bears can sleep for months without drinking, urinating, eating, or defecating. This bear also tends to spend time alone, except for moms with cubs in breeding season or when they get together at feeding locations.
This bear is described as an opportunistic eater-most of the food they eat is grass, berries, roots, and insects, as well as fish and mammals, but can also develop a taste for human food and garbage.
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