Fun Facts About Bears!

In the wild forests and mountains of the world, and the freezing Artic north, lives a large and powerful creature called the bear. Bears comes in many different shapes and sizes. There are black bears, brown grizzly bears and polar bears. Polar bears have white fur, live in the cold Artic and can swim in the icy sea to chase seals and fish. Black bears live in the forests and mountains of North America and eat plants. Brown bears are larger and live in lots of places around the world. They eat fish, berries and even baby moose. Bears normally walk around on 4 legs, but when they're curious they can stand up on their back legs. Standing up tall, bears look big and scary, but this also helps them see, smell and hear everything around them. So next time you're out exploring the forest, keep an eye out for a bear. It may be hidden in the trees or fishing by a river. If you're lucky, you might just catch a glimpse of this magnificent animal as it goes about its daily life.

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Fun Bear Fact #1

Polar Bears have the strongest bite of all the bears, with a force of over 1200 pounds per square inch. That’s over 6 times more powerful than a grown up chewing a steak, but a T-Rex was 10 times more powerful than a Polar Bear!

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Fun Bear Fact #2

Adult grizzly bears can run at a speed of 40 miles per hour (64 kilometers per hour) which is around the same speed as a greyhound and faster than a Velociraptor or the fastest Olympic sprinter.

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Fun Bear Fact #3

Just like a good raincoat, a Polar Bear’s coat has two different layers. The Polar Bear has a shorter fur layer that provides insulation from the cold and a longer waterproof layer that prevents rain getting inside.

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Fun Bear Fact #4

Bears can see, smell and hear what’s around them better when they stand up on their back legs, and cubs often need to stand just to see over the grass. It might look threatening, but when a bear stands up it doesn’t mean they're going to attack.

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Fun Bear Fact #5

Polar bears are the largest of all bear species and can weigh up to 1500 pounds (680 kilograms). That’s the same weight as around 8 grown-up men, but a lot smaller than a T-Rex. It would take more than 10 Polar Bears to weigh the same as a T-Rex.

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Fun Bear Fact #6

There are eight different species of bears living today each with a different look and different characteristics, Andean Bears, American Black Bears, Asian Black Bears, Brown Bears, Panda Bears, Polar bears, Sloth Bears and Sun Bears.

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Fun Bear Fact #7

Polar bears are the biggest bear species and can grow to around 3 meters (10 feet long) which is ⅔ the size of a car and almost as long as 2 grown-up's bicycles parked in a line.

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Fun Bear Fact #8

Bears are one of the smartest land animals and have been seen covering their tracks and sneaking behind trees to avoid humans, hiding their scent to creep up on prey, and remembering where to find food for years. Clever!

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Fun Bear Fact #9

Scientists think bears have the best sense of smell of any animal on earth and can detect food, predators, cubs, or a mate from miles away. A bear’s sense of smell is 2,100 times better than a human’s. Wow!

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Fun Bear Fact #10

The fur of Polar Bear’s isn’t actually white. In fact it has no color at all and just reflects the white light around it. This enables the Polar Bears to blend into their surroundings and catch unsuspecting seals.

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