The black bear has poor eyesight. The black bear lives in the United States, Canada, and in Northern Mexico. They would rather live in altitudes of 6500 feet or higher. They live away from grizzly bears. The black bear walks through the woods looking for food.
Bears eat ants, insects, salmon or trout, bark, plants, roots and berries.
Seventy-five percent of their diet is vegetables including berries, flowers, grass, roots, and nuts. Fifteen percent of their diet is decaying animals or fish. Another ten percent of their diet is insects an small mammals. Black bears love sweet ripe corn and honey. During the winter months bears heart rate slows so they can hibernate.