average height of a black bear
Black bears are large animals. They stand two to three feet tall at the shoulder when they are on all four legs. When they stand on their hind legs, they can be as tall as five feet. Black bears actually come in all shades of color from true black to very pale brown!
Black bears have strong, highly curved claws and the profile of the face is convex when compared with the more concave profile of a brown bear. SIZE Adult male black bears range from about 130 to 190 centimeters (50 to 75 inches) in length and weigh 60 to 300 kilograms (130 to 660 pounds).