Because of this some people think bears are related to pigs, but bears are not related to pigs. A group of bears is referred to as a 'sloth of bears'. Black Bears are not always black. They can be black, brown, and occasionally blonde or even white.
Some black bears have a white chest patch.
Their weight depends upon their age, the season of the year, and how much food is available. The heaviest wild male black bear known weighed 880 pounds and the heaviest known female weighed 520 pounds. Black bears in captivity may exceed these records. The number of cubs in a litter is generally 2 in the western United States and 3 in the eastern United States. Parts of Pennsylvania have excellent bear habitat and a few litters of 6 cubs have been reported there.