Brown Bears
Habitat:
Brown Bears are found in Northwestern North America, northern Asia, Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East.
Diet:
Brown Bears eat grass, fruit, insects, roots and bulbs of plants. Brown Bears that live on the coast eat fish they particularly like salmon. Brown Bears that do live on the coast grow much larger than other Browns Bears because of all the protein they get.
Predators:
Brown Bears don't have many enemies. There enemies are humans and each other. It's the female and the cubs that have to watch out because the male will try to attack the cubs if the mother is out of site. Sometimes males will try and eat the females that's why females are nervous in mating seasons.
Defense:
When they are defending themselves they fluff their chests up and stand on their hind legs. When they are angry they will make a growl, pound their paws on the ground and charge to whatever is bothering them. When this happens they don't normally need to attack because whatever was bothering the Bear will have gotten scared and run off.
Behavior:
Brown Bears are normally solitary (live alone) animals. But they are not territorial so they can be seen feeding together by salmon streams or white bark pine sites.
Females will only stay with their cubs for 2-3 years. Then the cubs will leave and set up a home. Female cubs will set up closer than the male cubs.
Brown Bears need to eat a lot in the Summer and Autumn in order to build up fat reserves so they can survive in winter when hibernating. It is important that pregnant females do this, so they can give birth to 4.5kg cubs. Then when the cubs are born the mother has to feed them so they put on weight. There weight should go up to 9kg.
Communicating:
Sounds that Brown Bears make:
Interesting Facts:
Habitat:
Brown Bears are found in Northwestern North America, northern Asia, Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East.
Diet:
Brown Bears eat grass, fruit, insects, roots and bulbs of plants. Brown Bears that live on the coast eat fish they particularly like salmon. Brown Bears that do live on the coast grow much larger than other Browns Bears because of all the protein they get.
Predators:
Brown Bears don't have many enemies. There enemies are humans and each other. It's the female and the cubs that have to watch out because the male will try to attack the cubs if the mother is out of site. Sometimes males will try and eat the females that's why females are nervous in mating seasons.
Defense:
When they are defending themselves they fluff their chests up and stand on their hind legs. When they are angry they will make a growl, pound their paws on the ground and charge to whatever is bothering them. When this happens they don't normally need to attack because whatever was bothering the Bear will have gotten scared and run off.
Behavior:
Brown Bears are normally solitary (live alone) animals. But they are not territorial so they can be seen feeding together by salmon streams or white bark pine sites.
Females will only stay with their cubs for 2-3 years. Then the cubs will leave and set up a home. Female cubs will set up closer than the male cubs.
Brown Bears need to eat a lot in the Summer and Autumn in order to build up fat reserves so they can survive in winter when hibernating. It is important that pregnant females do this, so they can give birth to 4.5kg cubs. Then when the cubs are born the mother has to feed them so they put on weight. There weight should go up to 9kg.
Communicating:
- Walking, running, sitting and lying down means they do not want to fight with any bear or predators.
- When bears are fighting with one another or humans, they are actually practicing their fighting skills. So that they are ready for any predators that will try to harm them.
- A bear may sit down or move away which means they are showing respect.
- If they are not interested in a female they will look away and yawn.
- Standing motionless (still) means they want to be left alone.
Sounds that Brown Bears make:
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGG616qvxBI
Interesting Facts:
- Did you know that Brown Bears weigh more than a piano.
- Also they are slower than a car.
- Brown Bears are shorter than a school bus.
- There scientific name is the Ursus arctos