False Black bears are as wild and unpredictable as any other member of the bear family. Bears are carnivorous. False Ninety percent of a bear's diet contains vegetable matter. Grizzly bears cannot climb trees. Bears don't swim.
False Bears are excellent long-distance swimmers.
M.N. A Gathering of Bears, 30-minute video produced by the British Broadcasting Corp., available from Alaska Video Postcards, Box 112808, Anchorage, AK 99511.