American Black Bear

==Summary==
The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is a medium-sized bear endemic to North America.https://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar) It is the continent's smallest and most widely distributed bear species.https://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar) American black bears are omnivores,https://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar) with their diets varying greatly depending on season and location.https://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar) They typically live in largely forested areas,https://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar) but will leave forests in search of foodhttps://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar) and are sometimes attracted to human communities due to the immediate availability of food.https://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar) Despite the name, some subspecies can be brown or even blond in coloration.https://wildlife.ca.gov/COQA/how-many-bear-species-live-in-california (Ar)https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/explainer-black-bear-or-brown-bear (Ar)https://bear.org/how-to-tell-black-bears-from-browngrizzly-bears/ (Ar)Black bears can also be brown in color despite the names of grizzly/brown bears & black bears. Both of them have differences to distinguish them from one another.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: normally, kinetic energy, higher via piercing damage
Name: Ursus americanushttps://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar)
Origin: The Real World
Gender: Varies from male or femalehttps://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar)
Age: Black bears can live up to 30 years in the wild,https://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar) but most die before they are in their early 20shttps://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar)
Classification: Bearhttps://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar)
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Natural Weaponry (Claws and teeth),https://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar) Enhanced Senses (Via an excellent sense of smell used to detect food & has good sense of hearing, though has less developed hearing & sight from smaller eyes & ears),https://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar)https://a-z-animals.com/blog/brown-bear-vs-black-bear-who-would-win-in-a-fight/ (Ar) Surface Scaling (Via short claws used to scale treeshttps://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar))
Attack Potency: Street level (Can maul humans,https://bear.org/how-dangerous-are-black-bears/ (Ar)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_bear#Relationships_with_humans (Ar) large dogs,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_bear#Relationships_with_humans (Ar) and pigs easily.https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/bear-attacks-kills-two-pigs/1885579/ (Ar) Can fight mountain lions.https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bear-saves-man-from-mountain-lion_n_1388219 (Ar)Grizzly bears have been extinct in California since the 1920s, since then, black bears are the only bears in the state. Can trash the insides of vehicleshttps://nypost.com/2022/04/08/bear-smashes-through-windshield-after-getting-stuck-inside-car/ (Ar)) to Street level+ (Rarely hunts & kills cows,https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/bear-attack-dead-cows-1.3754265 (Ar) adult deer & prey the size of adult female moose.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_bear#Behavior_and_life_history (Ar) Males are much bigger and heavy, though they are still smaller than female brown bears.https://www.britannica.com/animal/black-bear (Ar)https://a-z-animals.com/blog/brown-bear-vs-black-bear-who-would-win-in-a-fight/ (Ar)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_bear#Description (Ar)https://www.bearbiology.org/bear-species/brown-bear/ (Ar) Can fight other black bears & lionesses.https://abc11.com/bear-fight-south-lake-tahoe-california-caught-on-video/11977785/ (Ar)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-QavHcQ3_o (Ar)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcohmw_r6hs (Ar)
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byd3YY8Yj80 (Ar)
*https://youtu.be/E3YfgWlG5D8 (Ar)
*https://www.britannica.com/animal/lion (Ar) Can punch through a windshield.https://nypost.com/2022/04/08/bear-smashes-through-windshield-after-getting-stuck-inside-car/ (Ar) Has strong paw-swipes up to 560 lbf,https://a-z-animals.com/blog/brown-bear-vs-black-bear-who-would-win-in-a-fight/ (Ar)https://wildlifeboss.com/how-strong-are-black-bears/ (Ar) which is stated to kill adult deer & be up to 5 times stronger than humanshttps://wildlifeboss.com/how-strong-are-black-bears/ (Ar)), Wall level kinetic energy (They can smash through walls & survive crashing into each other at high speedshttps://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/bear-brakes-house-leaves-pushing-wall-64912364 (Ar)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zz10XhzCUg (Ar)), higher via piercing damage (Has a bite force of 700 pounds & 800 PSI,https://wildlifeboss.com/how-strong-are-black-bears/ (Ar) with their 42 teeth growing up to 2.5 inches long.https://a-z-animals.com/blog/brown-bear-vs-black-bear-who-would-win-in-a-fight/ (Ar)https://wildlifeboss.com/how-strong-are-black-bears/ (Ar) Has 13.7-22.5 cm (5.4-8.9 in) claws designed for tree climbing & teeth for grinding vegetation.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_bear#Description (Ar)https://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar) Have been known to cause cuts, welts & bite injuries when mauling humans with their claws & teethhttps://www.history.com/news/deadliest-bear-attacks-grizzly (Ar)https://www.foxnews.com/us/wisconsin-couple-stabs-shoots-black-bear (Ar)https://bear.org/how-dangerous-are-black-bears/ (Ar))
Speed: Superhuman (Can run at 30 mphhttps://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar)https://a-z-animals.com/blog/brown-bear-vs-black-bear-who-would-win-in-a-fight/ (Ar))
Lifting Strength: Peak Human (A black bear can support its own weight of 154 kg and can carry other black bears.https://www.dnr.sc.gov/cwcs/pdf/Blackbear.pdf (Ar) Comparable to a Spectacled Bear. Can open car doors & tackle humans.https://www.history.com/news/deadliest-bear-attacks-grizzly (Ar) More robust & has comparable weight to humans on hysterical strength,https://www.britannica.com/animal/black-bear (Ar) both of which can bend a car door frame.
*https://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/bears.htm (Ar)
*https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2676547/Good-Samaritan-rescues-man-burning-SUV.html (Ar)
*https://abcnews.go.com/US/good-samaritan-bends-suv-door-pull-man-burning/story?id=24385934 (Ar) One 120 lb (54 kg) bear was observed to flip flat rocks weighing 310-325 lb (141-147 kg) with a foreleghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_bear#Description (Ar))
Striking Strength: Street level to Street level+
Durability: Street level to Street level+ (They can survive being stabbed,https://www.foxnews.com/us/wisconsin-couple-stabs-shoots-black-bear (Ar) hits from shovels, kicks from humans,https://www.history.com/news/deadliest-bear-attacks-grizzly (Ar)https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/07/02/bear-jump-kick/ (Ar) shots from rifles, and attacks from other black bears & lionesses. Comparable to Asiatic black bear by size & appearance,https://www.britannica.com/animal/black-bear (Ar) which can wrestle other Asiatic black bearshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePYsSl6kFgA (Ar) & withstand swipes from the Bengal tiger.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysNa_YQFwiM (Ar)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_black_bear (Ar) Is a stocky & large animal that can be fended off by humans due to most of the black bear human attacks being motivated by hunger.https://www.britannica.com/animal/black-bear (Ar)https://www.history.com/news/deadliest-bear-attacks-grizzly (Ar)https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/07/02/bear-jump-kick/ (Ar)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_attack#American_black_bears (Ar) American Black Bears are unharmed when crashing into each other at high speeds)
Stamina: Athletic (Can fight other bears & survive attacks from their predators at their size & weight, although can overheat during chases.https://bear.org/limitations/ (Ar) Capable of moving even if they're hit by a vehicle in high speeds in the cases where they survive)
Range: Standard Melee Rangehttps://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/bear-brakes-house-leaves-pushing-wall-64912364 (Ar)
*https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49314846 (Ar)
*https://www.facebook.com/estesparkpolicedepartment/posts/1257253881112569 (Ar)https://nypost.com/2022/04/08/bear-smashes-through-windshield-after-getting-stuck-inside-car/ (Ar)
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Animalistic (Have been known break into human homes & vehicles to hunt for food via unlocked entrances.https://www.foxnews.com/us/wisconsin-couple-stabs-shoots-black-bear (Ar)https://nypost.com/2022/04/08/bear-smashes-through-windshield-after-getting-stuck-inside-car/ (Ar) Has an EQ (Encephalization Quotient) in the range of 0.71 to 2.33 & can demonstrate social learning & can teach cubs to forage for human trash/food.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_bear#Description (Ar)https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02491.x (Ar) They're dexterous, capable of opening jars & doors.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_bear#Description (Ar) Can be taught to distinguish between different hues,https://www.bearbiology.org/fileadmin/tpl/Downloads/URSUS/Vol_3/Bacon_Burghardt_B_Vol_3.pdf (Ar) & can seemingly return to their home range even without familiar landscape cueshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_bear#Relationships_with_humans (Ar)). Sometimes it knows not to attack humans, and humans can give it food to eat.
Standard Tactics: When hunting prey, they try & ambush their prey & target the animals vulnerable to predation in herds.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_bear#Behavior_and_life_history (Ar) It quietly creeps up to prey & directly attacks it's prey.https://a-z-animals.com/blog/brown-bear-vs-black-bear-who-would-win-in-a-fight/ (Ar) In an actual fight, they'll wrestle & may bite each other against other black bears. Bears kill by mauling,https://a-z-animals.com/blog/brown-bear-vs-black-bear-who-would-win-in-a-fight/ (Ar)https://web.archive.org/web/20150224104918/http://www.nps.gov/yell/naturescience/upload/predation.pdf though this rarely results in serious injury & death in humans.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_attack#American_black_bears (Ar)
Weaknesses: Are known to be easily scared,https://a-z-animals.com/animals/north-american-black-bear/ (Ar)https://bear.org/how-dangerous-are-black-bears/ (Ar) can overheat during chases,https://bear.org/limitations/ (Ar) and lack agility.https://bear.org/limitations/ (Ar)
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==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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