Cantrary to old tales, bears' eyesight is good. Bears also have good color vision. Like dogs, bears hear high pitches. Their hearing is excellent , though less relied upon thean their sense of smell. Standing up allows a bear to get more information from its senses of smell, sight, and hearing.
Bears are omnivores.
Toward fall bears will geed on roots and dense groups of months in rocky high-elevation areas. Elk injured or killed in rutting may also be a food source. Hibernation Bears hibernate because of a decreased food supply, not, an inablility to stay warm. Dens are used only during winter hibernation. Bears sleep outside, not in dens or caves, from spring through fall.