Black Bears can also be found in other parts of North America, Alaska, or Mexico. They prefer to live in the woods or by streams or lakes. Not all black bears are black, some are a cinnamon color. In other areas they are brown, dark brown or even blue-black. Female black bears are called sows.
Sows give birth to a litter of cubs.
They usually give birth in February. The sow might be sleeping when she has her cubs. Newborn black bear cubs are about the size of squirrels. When they first start to walk, they are wobbly. Baby black bears can't walk in straight lines.