Fun Facts
- Did you know that male Bears are called Boars and a female Bears are called Sows.
- Did you know that Polar Bears don't hibernate!
- Everyone thinks Brown Bears are brown because of their name. They
are brown, but all different shades of brown. From a creamy colour to almost a
really dark brown or black. - One thing Brown Bears have in common is a muscle in their shoulders that makes them a powerful digger.
- The Sun Bear is the smallest type of bear.
- The Sun Bears name comes from the white or yellowish mark on their chest,
which many people think looks like the sun setting and rising. - Sun Bears have an especially long tongue to help reach honey and insects an tight
places. - Black Bears have a couple of layers of fur underneath their top layer of fur to keep them warm in the winter.
- Mother Black Bears are very protective of their cubs.
- Black Bear cubs stay with their mothers for 2 years.
- A recent story on the news showed that a mother black bear saved her cub from walking onto on coming traffic, near Kootenay National Park in British Columbia, Canada.
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