Black bears in North Carolina den in November or December in hollow trees, rock crevices, or piles of leaves. These denning bears can be aroused from their deep sleep quickly, which is not like a true hibernator. Their body temperature only drops about ten degrees and their heart rate and breathing only decline a little bit. True hibernators have a considerable drop in temperature, breathing, and heart rate. The black bear in North Carolina enters a state of dormancy or deep sleep.
Bears often show up in folk stories and on emblems.
In 1944, in Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, a black bear cub was rescued from a forest fire, which was the inspiration for Smokey the Bear. The cure teddy bear was created by Morris Michton, a toy manufacturer, a toy manufacturer, but he got the idea from a cartoon that was drawn by President Roosevelt s encounter with a bear cub while on a hunting trip. The bear was usually associated with great warriors and chieftains. The bear was also seen in our constellations as Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. It is hard to believe that a creature as great and powerful as the bear was often characterized in the 19th century in many beastly sagas as greedy and gluttonous.