Sources for Fun Facts Calendar Project: Bears

CITATION: Doan-Crider, Diana. "Bear." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar051280.

CITATION: Servheen, Christopher. "Grizzly bear." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar237060.

CITATION: Doan-Crider, Diana. "American black bear." World Book Student, World Book, 2017, www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar755280.

Learn about the eight different kinds of bears. Black bears live in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Grizzly bears, native to North America, can weigh as much as six hundred pounds. Bears are big, but most are shy. Few are ferocious, but they aren't cuddly either. Newborn cubs weigh about half a pound. A one-year-old weighs about fifty pounds. Bears eat ants, plants, and baby animals. Berries are essential to gaining fat reserves to survive the winter. Weather doesn't impact hibernation, but food supplies determine when they go to their den.

CITATION: Bears: Facts. idahoptv.org/sciencetrek/topics/bears/facts.cfm.

Visit the North American Bear Center to understand and appreciate the different kinds of bears. The bear pages will introduce you to the black bear, grizzly bear, brown bear and polar bear. For each one, you will find a mini-course that teaches facts, shows signs of places bears have been, tells about the bear population and lets you hear the sound made by the bear. Be sure to watch the slide shows to see great photos of bears in action.

CITATION: North American Bear Center. www.bear.org/website/.