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Bear
* All bear is edible.
* All bears are basic bear brown
  - handcrafted of the finest mohair and synthetic furs
  - legal, except sows with cubs
  - potentially dangerous and are highly unpredictable
  - reflections of the essential bear-ness which is the bear totem
  - continue to gain weight
  - feature wobble joints at the neck and fabric joints at the arms and legs
* All bears gain weight rapidly if the crops are good
  - their natural foods are in good supply
* All bears have certain things in common
  - movable joints
  - tongues and front paw pads
  - suffer the triple threats of habitat loss, hunting and poaching
  - tend to eat a very large amount of food
* Every bear has A padded foot
  - is lined to relieve stress on the skin and seams
  - wild bear
* Many bears are fast runner, excellent swimmers, and good climbers.
* Many bears live on earth
  - where the winter is very cold
  - tend to walk the same trails year after year
* Most bears adapt to conditions
  - different conditions
  - environments
  - life
  - situations
  - tundra
  - appear in regions
* Most bears are black
  - content to live in the wild and to roam around looking for food
* Most bears are easily frightened in to leaving
  - into leaving
  - extremely shy and retiring and usually avoid direct contact with humans
  - interested only in protecting food, cubs, or their personal space
  - just like people, wanting a diet composed of many different types of food
  - located on continents
  - very agile and swift creatures
  - avoid people
* Most bears become effective predators
  - benefit from food
  - can run as fast as a racehorse
  - chew food
  - classify as marine mammals
* Most bears come from forests
  - out of hibernation
* Most bears consume animals
  - foliage
  - other animals
  - red foliage
* Most bears cross ground
  - pasture
  - water
* Most bears depend on food
  - develop necks
* Most bears dig dens
  - pits
* Most bears eat animals
  - berries
  - bony fish
  - buffalo berries
  - eggs
  - hawthorn berries
  - meat
  - nectar
  - nuts, fruits, berries, plants, insects, honey, fish and other animals
  - salmon
  - small fish
  - terrestrial food
  - vegetation
  - emerge from dens
* Most bears enter a deep sleep starting in late fall
* Most bears enter into hibernation
  - true hibernation
  - their dens and begin a light hibernation
  - establish ranges
* Most bears feed on leaves
  - find food
  - follow tracks
  - go into hibernation
* Most bears go through different stages
  - to mountains
* Most bears has-part eyes
  - hearts
  - paws
* Most bears have arms
  - broad muzzles
  - characteristics
  - coats
  - diets of more plant than animal matter and are completely opportunistic omnivores
  - different organs
  - edges
  - feet
  - functional mammary glands
  - good eyesights
  - heads
* Most bears have large home ranges
  - layers
  - lifetimes
  - lips
  - long claws
  - loose skin
  - lungs
  - mass
  - memory
  - omnivorous diets
  - population size
  - powerful arms
  - shaggy fur
  - skin layers
  - teeth
  - thick fur
  - toes
  - white fur
  - hide in forests
* Most bears increase food intake
* Most bears kill animals
* Most bears leave dens
  - hibernation dens
* Most bears like to fish
  - hunt fish
  - live for years
* Most bears live in Europe, Asia, and North America
  - natural habitats
  - same areas
  - wildernesses
  - wood
* Most bears live on continents
  - love honey
* Most bears occupy ranges
  - states
  - pick up scent
* Most bears play in wildernesses
* Most bears pose hazards
* Most bears possess bodies
  - long legs
  - ribs
  - soles
* Most bears prefer different habitats
  - produce offspring
* Most bears reach maturity
  - sexual maturity
  - rely on food sources
* Most bears rely on other sources
  - such food sources
* Most bears require habitats
  - reside in territory
* Most bears seek dens
  - meals
  - show variation
  - sleep in habitats
* Most bears stand on hind legs
* Most bears survive habitats
  - swim in water
  - tend to avoid people
  - threaten livestock
* Most bears thrive in ground
  - try to win their fights by intimidation
  - use habitats
  - vary in color
  - walk on feet
  - weigh pounds
* Some bear cuscuses sport coats.
* Some bears adapt to diets
  - fat diets
  - high fat diets
* Some bears are blueish black
  - classified as concern
  - eaten by bears
  - even almost white
  - killed by hunters
  - more resistant to the drugs than others
  - out of hibernation now which month ahead of time
  - the largest of all flesh-eating mammals
  - attack humans
* Some bears avoid larger more dominant bears by using areas close to human activity
  - roads
* Some bears become food
  - killers
* Some bears change behavior
  - over time
  - come from ground
* Some bears consume flowers
  - substantial amounts of dandelion and clover
* Some bears cross rivers
* Some bears depend on animals
* Some bears destroy habitats
  - numerous trees
  - develop molars
  - die painful deaths after eating garbage and trash saturated with food smells
  - do, however, get into situations where physical removal becomes necessary
* Some bears dominate bison
* Some bears drink gallons
  - several gallons
* Some bears eat bison
  - deer
  - eat plants
  - peacocks
  - ripe fruit
  - vertebrates
  - emerge from water
* Some bears enter forests
  - excavate their den and others use natural cavities
  - exploit food sources
* Some bears feed in valleys
  - on termites
  - form friendships
  - freeze in places
  - grow feet
* Some bears has-part skin
* Some bears have a white patch on their chests
  - animal proteins
  - bluish fur
  - chest cavities
  - few natural predators
  - inability
* Some bears have large capacity
  - stomach capacity
  - light patches on certain parts of their bodies
  - low reproductive potential
  - routes
  - seizures
* Some bears have short claws
  - strong claws
  - spots
  - thumbs
  - hear people
  - help scientists
  - hibernate, that means they sleep during the winter to save energy
* Some bears inhabit coasts
  - historic ranges
  - northern coasts
* Some bears kill beavers
  - enemies
  - mature beavers
  - pets
  - sheep
  - tigers
* Some bears learn how to release cable-suspended food, break tree limbs, and open locked cars
  - patterns
  - line their dens with bark, grasses or leaves
* Some bears live in Europe or Asia
  - Idaho
  - Vermont
  - caves
  - chinas
  - countries
  - facilities
  - hills
  - parks
  - safety
  - woodlands
* Some bears live on gardens
  - shores
  - lose weight
  - make beds
  - move from habitats
* Some bears play in rivers
  - possess food
  - prefer environments
* Some bears prey on beavers
  - caribou
  - upon calves
  - provide food
* Some bears reach ages
  - height
* Some bears rely on ice
  - sea ice
  - resemble wombats
* Some bears seek elk
  - out campsites and garbage to supplement their diet
  - seem to wake up with better muscle definition than they went to sleep with
  - share farms
  - show tendencies
  - sit on tails
  - spend much of the winter in a state similar to sleeping
  - stand on roads
  - starve to death
* Some bears steal animals
  - suffer from starvation
* Some bears survive camps
* Some bears survive for decades
* Some bears swim in habitats
* Some bears thrive in districts
  - groups
  - transmit parasites
  - walk on knuckles
  - watch bears
  - wear transmitters
  - work hard for food, while others watch
* actually spend the majority of wintertime awake, albeit in a metabolically-slowed state.
* aggressively defend their food.
* also are quite intelligent
  - become a nuisance when they forage in garbage dumps and landfills
  - demonstrate excellent hearing
* also eat bees, seeds, roots, nuts, berries, and insect larvae
  - berries, roots, grass, and clover
  - corn and oats
  - deer, pigs, and lambs
  - foods left out by people, including camping supplies, horses' oats and dog food
  - enjoy water
* also feed on many insects such as yellow jackets, termites, ants, and grubs
  - wind-rowed seaweed and invertebrates on some beaches throughout the year
  - have good color vision
  - possess a great deal of pride
  - reside in the area
  - roam the valley and occasionally take animals but are generally shy
* also tend to be older, and perhaps larger or chubby
  - sit down on their rear with their upper body off the ground, like a person, too
  - use the woods
  - the state seals of California and Missouri
* appear to be genuinely fearless of volcanoes
  - interpret direct eye contact as threatening
  - sense and avoid each other at a distance
* are North America's largest and most impressive land mammals.
* are a constant threat
  - good example of an omnivore, feeding on mammals, berries, and fish
  - symbol of strength
* are able to breed and give birth only when they are in their best condition
  - defend a carcass against some comers
  - recognize another's territory by certain signs such as scent or droppings
  - about eating salmon, mating, making babies, they are about intensity
  - abundant in Alaska
* are active both day and night and can be found anywhere
  - during the night and day
  - mostly at night but sometimes travel and feed during the day
  - adaptable as long as they can get something out of it
  - afraid of people
* are also popular as pets in Vietnam
  - very curious animals
  - always wild and deserve to be so
  - amazing creatures, but they can be dangerous
  - among the least productive mammals in North America
  - an indicator species for the health of our planet
  - animal that eat a great volume of food on a daily basis
  - animals which live in the deciduous forest
  - another of nature's marvels
  - at risk because of a conflict over values
  - big, smart and move a lot faster than most people believe
  - called omnivores because they eat both plant and animals
  - camera shy
  - cannibalistic on occasion
  - capable of swims
  - carnivorous
* are classified as carnivores but are classic anatomical omnivores
* are common but elusive animals
  - in the boreal forest ecosystem
  - throughout northern Minnesota
* are creatures of habit and association
  - everywhere
* are excellent climbers, even as cubs
  - so climbing a tree is ineffective
  - expert at catching fish at the falls
* are extremely adept at searching out food
  - agile for their size, sometimes standing erect to smell or see better
  - powerful animals and potentially dangerous to humans
  - protective of their offspring
  - flat-foot walkers with five toes
  - fond of all types of carrion as well as garbage in human dumps
  - found on the continents of North America , South America , Europe , and Asia
* are generally bulky and robust animals with relatively short legs
  - diurnal , meaning that they are active for the most part during the day
  - fond of honey and risk bee stings bravely in getting at it
* are good at sharing
  - for the natural habitat of our state
  - great individualists when it comes to fishing for salmon
  - heavy and have short, powerful legs
  - higher-level consumers that also eat plants
* are highly dangerous creatures
  - evolved social animals with intelligence comparable to that of the great apes
  - intelligent and use complex problem solving skills to find food
  - unpredictable, at all times, in all instances
  - hunted in Oregon in controlled hunting seasons
  - hunters and gatherers, like humans
* are in danger of becoming extinct
  - ranges of white, camel to brown
  - incredibly strong
  - individuals, each behaving differently in different circumstances
  - inquisitive and when it comes to food they're opportunists
* are intelligent and curious
  - learn very quickly
* are intelligent creatures and can learn from negative experiences
  - that can respond differently at different times
  - mammals that have a long interwoven history with the human race
* are intelligent, and have excellent senses of smell and hearing
  - curious, intimidating and awe-inspiring
  - they have a keen sense of smell, and are very strong
  - investors with pessimistic outlooks, as opposed to Bulls
  - killed just for their paws and gall bladders
* are known to attack humans for many reasons but actually they avoid attacking
  - sometimes kill and eat newborn or young animals such as fawns, rabbits, or birds
* are large animals with thick, strong legs
  - carnivorans of the caniform suborder
  - carnivores with a bulky build, thick fur, stocky legs and a large head
  - charismatic animals recognized worldwide
  - scary carnivores that care for their young
  - largely omnivorous
* are less likely to attack groups of six or more
  - perfect hibernators
* are located in countrysides
  - drawers
  - meadows
  - state parks
  - mainly nocturnal, but they sometimes feed and travel by day
  - meat-eating animals, but they also eat many other kinds of food
* are more likely to approach an individual than a group
  - one or two people than larger groups
  - reluctant to attack multiple people than they are one lone individual
  - simply just men who like men without pretenses about images and stereotypes
* are most active at night, so dusk and dawn are most likely sighting times
  - early in the morning and late in the evening
* are most active in the early morning and evening hours
  - morning and late afternoon hours
  - when the skies are clear and there full moon
* are most likely to be found in The Cook Forest where there's food
  - come to the grass flats to feed in the early morning or the late evening
  - mostly solitary with spates of socializing
  - native to the continents of North America, Asia, Europe, and South America
  - natural wanderers
  - naturally wary of humans
  - nocturnal and they want that food
  - nonexistent
  - normally shy, retiring animals that have very little desire to interact with humans
  - notable because of the potential threat they represent
  - notorious for getting into coolers at night
  - omnivores and eat anything organic that they can get
  - omnivores, meaning they eat many different kinds of animal and plant food
* are omnivorous and eat grasses, forbs, fruit, nuts and berries
  - enjoy seeds
  - feed on a wide variety of plants and animals
  - creatures, and grizzlies are no exception
* are omnivorous, and most require large home ranges to survive
  - eating a wide variety of both plant and animal material
  - once again in search of food - finding human food in cars, tents, and coolers
* are one of Montana s most magnificent large mammals
  - the many natural hazards in northern parks
* are opportunistic by nature
  - in obtaining food
  - opportunists and take advantage of what is available
  - opportunists, relying on their intelligence and their senses to find food
  - particularly unpredictable and extremely powerful animals and can cause serious injury
  - pessimists
  - placental mammals
  - plantigrade, or flat-footed, animals
  - portrayed as solitary
  - potentially dangerous, and highly individualistic
* are powerful and dangerous
  - carnivores that have a bulky body and short legs
  - present in some areas, use precautions
  - present, but they are shy and hard to see
  - pretty common
* are probably the most dangerous of all carnivores
  - frequently seen wild animals that live in Alaska
  - quadrupeds
  - sellers
  - shy, nocturnal animals that do best in remote areas
* are smart and curious animals
  - enough to realize when they are being tracked
* are solitary and territorial
  - animals that are often misunderstood
  - solitary, and the truly wild ones tend to avoid humans
  - statistically the most dangerous animals in Canada
  - strong, agile, and quick
  - territorial animals
  - the folks who are equally certain that a downswing is imminent
* are the largest meat-eating animals that live on land
  - predators in the temperate forest
  - master race
  - most sought after
  - only large predators that regularly eat both plants and meat
  - rough, tough members of the forest
  - symbolic image of brave deeds
  - umbrella species in most of the ecosystems they inhabit
* are thought to be the closest living relatives to raccoons
  - have the best sense of smell of any animal on earth
  - traders
* are typically solitary animals
  - creatures and usually avoid the company of other bears
  - unpredictable creatures, especially when they emerge hungry from winter denning
* are usually active in early morning, late evening, or at night
  - easily scared away by yelling, waving and banging pans
  - more afraid of people than people are of bears
  - omnivorous, which means that they eat plants and meat
* are usually peaceful animals that try to avoid conflict
  - quite solitary unless they are siblings or are breeding
* are very active, in an almost feeding frenzy, packing on the fat before winter
  - attracted to bird seed, most pet and livestock food, garbage and barbecue grills
* are very curious and bite everything, they are also fond of rubber
  - very intelligent
  - good at reaching food resources, no matter how they are packaged
  - human like when they stand on their hind legs or when the carcass is skinned
* are very intelligent and curious and have good memories
  - intelligent, and they have keen senses of smell
  - mobile animals, too
  - protective mothers
* are very strong and can damage tents, cars, and other possessions
  - well known for their size and powerful strength
* are wild and can be dangerous
* are wild animals and belong in the wild
  - can be dangerous if they feel threatened
  - by natural-born instinct
* become a problem when they realize people have food
  - dependent on a food source
  - less likely to attack as they lose their fear of people
* bend the stalks over and gorge on their purple berries.
* bother bees California beekeepers say bears are becoming an increasing predator problem.
* burn fat while in the den and produce usable by-products such as water.
* can be a problem in camps at lower elevations
  - unpredictable at close range, especially when surprised
* can be very dangerous
  - serious and they can also be fun loving and playful
  - become a nuisance when they visit homes, resorts, campgrounds and restaurants
* can break into cars if they see or smell food
  - vehicles if they see or smell signs of food
  - cause much damage when trying to get to people's food
* can climb trees if there's thick bark and lot's of branches
  - trees, although black bears are better tree-climbers than grizzly bears
  - damage boats while they sniff-out their next meal
  - devastate cornfields
  - develop a bad habit after just one reward
* can do a great deal of damage to hives and equipment in a short period of time
  - serious damage to cornfields and honey production
  - double, triple, or quadruple their body mass during the spring
* can easily peel a window or door off the car for something as small as a gum wrapper
  - push through a glass window
  - eat up to seven salmon per hour
  - get into any type of food container
  - hear and smell just fine, vision being their weak point
  - live with humans
  - maul a dog to death
  - outrun, out climb and out swim a human
  - probably see as well as humans can
  - run as fast as a racehorse, both uphill and downhill
* can run faster than racehorses, both uphill and donwhill
  - uphill and downwhill
  - incredibly fast despite their bulky appearance
* can smell animals and people from miles away
  - better than dogs, and they can see and hear pretty well too
  - food from miles away even if it is packaged or sealed in a container
* can smell food in and break into vehicle trunks
  - vehicle trunks and can break in
* can stand on their hind feet and sit up straight with remarkable balance
  - legs to smell and see better
* can, however, cause significant damage to individual beeyards.
* carry thick layers of subcutaneous fat under their skin.
* catch adult salmon as they migrate up the streams on their way to spawning areas
* cause the most problems when they travel near houses to obtain food.
* choose to sleep in caves and dens
  - spend their winter in hibernation
* classify as mammals
* close nostrils.
  - here for food after their winter-long sleep
* come in blond, black and caramel
  - many colors
  - with photo frames, keepsake boxes and cross-stitch pillows
* communicate their dominance by intimidating their opponent
  - using body language, sounds and smells
* communicate with each other using scent, sound, and sight
  - various facial and body expressions
* conditioned to human food lose their natural fear of people.
  - victims
* cover a lot of ground looking for food.
* create a den and winter sleep without being taught.
* die all the time, they fight, they starve, they get diseases and other injuries, they die.
* differ from the canids in other ways too.
  - in trees for honey and scrounge the earth for food
* do Tonga.
* drink frequently and are usually found in the vicinity of water
  - lots of water and in hot weather they wallow in streams
  - water frequently, and in hot weather they wallow in streams
* eat a lot of bugs and grubs that they find in old tree trunks
  - food to get ready for winter
  - wide variety of foods
  - and eat in the late summer and fall, so that they can store fat before going to their den
  - ants, insects, salmon or trout, bark, plants, roots and berries
  - grubworms, insects, snakes, frogs, berries and carrion
  - human heads whole
  - less during the winter because there is less food available
  - mostly berries, nuts, animal carrion, grubs, and insect larvae
  - only the ripe ones and return after a few days for the next crop
  - some high protein foods, including insects, fish, and higher animals
  - sprouting grass, emerging herbs and young tree leaves
  - the same sansai that collectors are after
  - whenever they can
* emerging from hibernation have little interest in eating or drinking.
* encounter vegetation.
* enjoy a similar diet for a short time in fall, but consume low-fat foods the rest of the year
* enter campsites during the day, even when people are present
* exhibit very predictable behaviour.
* express solitude, loneliness and strength.
* feed heavily on mesquite beans which are a good source of protein
  - in the spring
* feeding on a protein-rich food source show significant weight gains and enhanced fecundity.
* find food mainly by scent
  - their food mainly by scent
* forage for food.
* frequently wander into areas where people live.
* fruit the size and shape of a small apple.
* gather during the salmon runs in order to feast on the bountiful supply of salmon.
* generally live alone except for courting pairs and females with cubs
  - solitary lives, but can be found together during mating season
  - stand on their hind legs to gain more information, both olfactory and visual
* get smaller with warmer weather
  - year pins
* give birth every other year.
* give birth to smaller young, relative to mother size, than does any other placental mammal
  - the smallest of all mammalian young in proportion to the size of the parent
* go deep into nature.
* go into a torpor during the winter months only if they live in cold areas
* go to mountains
  - where the food is regardless of how risky
* graze in environments.
* grow a fuzzy coat.
* habituate quickly to humans and their food
  - real quick to whatever food is available
* habituate, or become accustomed, to people just like they do other bears.
* have a characteristic shuffling gait
  - deep winter sleep
  - diet consisting of plants and animals
  - few enemies
* have a keen sense of smell and are attracted to food scents, especially that of meat products
  - and can smell food even through a plastic bag
  - long history as part of human mythology and generate myths that are hard to dispel
  - massive, long-snouted head and a stumpy tail
  - nose second to none
  - reputation for liking honey, but actually the bears are attracted to the bee larvae
  - shaggy coat and a short tail and walk flat on the soles of their broad feet
  - strong sense of smell
* have a very different vital strategy
  - good sense of smell
  - keen sense of smell and dislike the scent of humans
* have an acute sense of smell
  - excellent sense of smell and are attracted by food odors
  - incredible sense of smell, and a good breeze can carry food odors many miles
* have big heads and small eyes
  - heads, little eyes and small round ears
  - black, brown or white fur
  - capability
  - color vision, acute hearing, and a keen sense of smell
* have different habitats
* have excellent senses of smell and hearing, and better sight than many people believe
  - families
  - few enemies other than man
* have five digits on each dextrous paw, each digit with a long non-retractable claw
* have heavy bodies, powerful limbs, and walk on flat feet
  - fur coats which they shed each year
  - huge, hairy heads with small eyes
  - incredably bad eye sight
  - keen noses and are great diggers
* have no enemies other than humans
  - problem to adjusting in captivity
  - only about six months to build up fat reserves for their long winter hibernation
* have poor eyesight, and most have only fair hearing
  - purposes
  - reasons for doing things
* have short, strong legs and large feet
  - with large feet
  - sleek fur
  - small eyes, rounded ears, strong jaws, and short tails
* have the ability to climb faster than they can run when in pursuit
  - highest possible grade of protection
  - to endure the most appalling levels of cruelty and neglect
  - vary diets
  - very poor eyesight, but their senses of hearing and smell are very keen
  - wonderful healing, soothing and loving qualities that can only be described as magic
* hibernate alone in their dens except for mothers who sleep with their cubs
  - because their food supplies disappear in the winter
* hibernate during the winter months in most areas of the world
  - winter, usually digging their own dens with their claws
  - for time
  - if they are consuming more energy than feeding
* hibernate in the winter
  - winters to protect itself from cold
  - to conserve energy
* hunt for animal prey
  - cell membranes
  - corpi
  - faces
  - pedal extremities
  - piluses
  - plasma membranes
  - rib cages
  - skulls
  - sterna
  - vacuoles
  - vertebrate feet
* inhabit areas
  - both wetlands and upland forest habitats
* is an opportunity to develop spiritual growth in the children
  - the type of software that is sometimes described as educational software with a hole in it
  - dozens of lambs each year
  - more moose calves than wolves, although both are devastating
* know packs are a source of food
  - to wake up when the days are long and co-incidentally warm
* learn to associate backpacks with food
* like to drink water.
* like to eat the skin and guts first and prefer shrub fields
  - sweet nectar, as do bees and butterflies
  - feed in the cool of the morning or evening
  - hide and sleep in the winter
  - rub, bite and pull bark from trees
* live by themselves except during the mating season
* live in a dominance hierarchy based on age, size and temperament
  - rich and complex scent-defined world
  - world of scent
* live in all parts of the world except for Antarctica, Africa and Australia
  - world, except Africa, Australia and Antarctica
  - and use a variety of habitat types, playing important roles in each one
  - forests, woods and mostly in the wild
  - wooded areas
  - just about everywhere
  - long and healthy lives without any help from humans
  - off of a layer of fat built up during the summer and fall months prior to hibernation
  - different continents
* look a bit like dogs but are less aggressive.
* love honey, and bees make it
* love to eat cabbage palms
  - the elderberry fruits while deer, elk, and moose browse on the stems and foliage
  - hang out in the thickest, nastiest, darkest cover in the woods
  - tear into dead trees hunting for scrumptious bugs
* mainly feed on various plants, seeds and berries.
* maintain their relative position within the hierarchy by being combative.
* make dens in burrows, caves, hollowed-out trees, and rock crevices
  - insulative beds for their dens by gathering leaves, twigs, and grass
  - life more bearable
  - moaning and teeth chattering sounds to threaten other bears
  - money
  - or find dens in the winter
* mate in a manner similar to wolves, coyotes and dogs
  - spring and are serially monogamous
* meet when the female is ready to mate.
* move both legs on one side of the body forward at the same time
* need energy.
* normally leave an area once they have sensed a human
  - move away from an approaching human disturbance
* now begin to fatten up for winter as carbohydrate-rich berries get ripe.
* occasionally attack livestock and damage beehives
  - move out of the chaparral into more open sites and feed on prickly pear cactus
* often become nocturnal where contact with humans is frequent
  - chew grass uniformly, making a swath as they move
  - damage crops and homes, and are a traffic hazard
  - focus defensive attacks on a person's face if unprotected
  - form clubs modeled on biker clubs
  - hibernate over the winter in caves for solitude
  - hide in the willows
  - make bluff charges, sometimes to within ten feet, without making contact
  - share friendship, resources and security
  - show up in folk stories and on emblems
  - stand upright to test the wind and to see better
  - utilize trails, streams, and lakeshores
  - wander far in search of food
* perceive a stare as a threat.
  - poor vision and, as mentioned earlier, a keen sense of smell
* prefer areas with thick understory vegetation and abundant food resources
  - berries, nuts, insects, carrion and roots
  - dense, mature stands of many different forested habitats
  - large forests with windblown logs and mires
  - to stay where they have adequate cover
* prepare for winter by eating large quantities of food and building up a thick layer of fat.
* prey to a lesser extent on bearded seals, walruses, and beluga whales.
* produce about two kilos of bile a year
  - urea as they metabolize protein during hibernation
* quickly learn to avoid electric fences once they have encountered a shock
  - exploit available food sources
* range over large areas.
* react to new things in their environment.
* recognize ice chests, grocery bags, and other food-related supplies
  - packs as sources of food
* rely on other such food sources
* remain with their mother at least through their first year.
* reproduce at a very low rate compared to other North American land mammals.
* return to rubbish.
* roam continents
* routinely break in, often breaking out windows, when food is left inside
  - distinguish between threatening and non-threatening human behaviour
  - roll over huge rocks and logs in search of food
* search for food.
* see as much with their noses as they do with their eyes.
* see in color and have good eyesight , similar to humans'
  - vision close-up
  - colour and have good vision, similar to humans
* seem to be on the increase everywhere, as do moose.
* seen while hiking or camping Black bear attacks on humans are exceptionally rare.
* share areas
* show no fear of people and often wander into camping areas looking for food
  - outside in day beds from spring through fall
  - through the winter in a cave
  - to their hearts' content, While streams of ice flow
* sometimes hibernate in caves, but more often they burrow into the ground and build dens
  - prey on livestock, especially lambs and young pigs
* spend a good portion of each year in hibernation.
  - two feet
* swallow fish.
* switch to a favorite diet of ant pupae
  - hazelnuts if the nuts are abundant, otherwise continue feeding on berries
* take advantage of whatever food that is available in their home range
* tend to build their dens around the time of the first heavy snowfalls in fall or winter
  - hideout during the day when most people are out exploring the park
  - where a mixture of trees and meadows exist
* to cope with conditions
* to live life
  - solitary life
* traveling in groups in autumn are usually females and their cubs.
* truly live to eat and eat to live.
* typically exploit areas with dense concentrations of berries
  - go away if they hear people
* use claws to attack other animals and to catch fish
* use the fat as energy over the winter hibernation
  - most nutritious parts of their food to maximize their weight gain
  - same trails over and over for generations
  - their strength and length to stand upright to test wind and smells
* use trails just as people do since it's easier to travel on a trail than through underbrush
* usually avoid humans, but they can become aggressive if provoked
  - people, but their responses are unpredictable
  - construct day beds during spring and summer
  - den up, and spend their winter in the state of winter dormancy, called torpor
  - feed in the cool of the evening or early morning
  - have a big body with short and thick legs
  - pose no threat to humans unless they are harassed, pursued or cornered
  - run away, but are unpredictable and can be dangerous
  - travel alone except for mothers with cubs
  - size according to their species
* venture out into the rolling foothills early and late each day in search of food.
* voluntarily eat less but continue to drink to purge body wastes.
* walk in a shuffling, flat footed manner
  - flat-footed manner
  - what is called a plantigrade manner as do humans
  - like humans do on their soles
  - plantigrade or flat-footed
* wander big game winter ranges in early spring searching for winter-killed deer and elk
  - to search for food
  - the least in the spring or early summer
+ Bear (gay slang): Bear (gay male)
  * Bear' is a gay slang term. A bear typically projects an image of rugged masculinity. Bears often form clubs modeled on biker clubs. Clubs are formed for bears to hang out with their own kind. These clubs may have bylaws, membership requirements, and charities the clubs support.
+ Bear, Appearance
  * Bears usually have a big body with short and thick legs. They only have a very short tail. They have small eyes and round ears. They usually have longer, shaggy fur. On each foot they have five claws, which they cannot pull back. They have very good senses of smell and hearing
  * Bears are usually omnivorous, which means that they eat plants and meat. They eat berries, grass, and fish. An exception is the polar bear, which eats mostly meat
+ Eurasian Brown Bear, Conflict with humans: Ursidaes :: Mammals of Pakistan
  * Bears are known to attack humans for many reasons but actually they avoid attacking. One reason is that if you surprise a bear it is likely to attack. The other one, is that bears enjoy to eat food, which is why people tend to avoid leaving food in the forest where bears are.