Black bears are very intelligent. They have an excellent sense of smell and hearing. Bears lean very quickly and bears that associate food with people may become aggressive and dangerous. Their diet consists of mostly plants and fruits. They will also eat small animals, insects and carrion.
Black bears give birth every other year.
One to four cubs in the winter den. Male black bears average weight is about 350 pounds, but they can weigh as much as 600 pounds. The average female weighs about 200 pounds. Bears living in the wild will live into their teens. Black bears are solitary creatures.