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Ursidae (Black bear (appearance (body parts (feet (short claws
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Ursidae
Black bear
appearance
body parts
feet
- short claws
- spread out
- more arced
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- straight face in profile
- no shoulder hump
- shorter, more curved front & hind claws
- smaller head
- ears appear more erect, larger and pointed
colour
- glossy black or brown
- many shades of brown, black, cinnamon and blond
- many have a white patch on chest
- snout usually light
- Kermode is white, but not a true albino
- Glacier bear is blue-white
size
- 150-180 cm tall on hind legs
60-110 cm high at shoulder
- weigh 90-215 kg
Habitat
- all habitats with thickets
- coastal, mountain, anywhere
- completely omnivorous, but tend to eat more vegetation
distribution
everywhere, including coastal islands
Behaviour
- will not drag kill or bury food
- will watch kill and return later
- great tree climbers
- walk with flatfooted, shuffling gait
- solitary
- cubs remain with sow for year or more
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Grizzly bear
Facts
behaviour
- will drag a kill away, feed, bury it under sticks & vegetation
- will later return when hungry again
- found alone or in family group (female, cubs)
distribution
- re-establishing in Okanagan
Habitat
- mountainous & wilderness areas
- not coast
appearance
body parts
footprint
- long claws
- close together
- straight line
- shoulder hump
- large head with concave or dish-faced profil
- short round ears
colour
- blond to brown to black
- long blond or white guard hairs on shoulder & back
- hence the name "grizzled"
size
- 1.8-2.7 m tall on hind legs
- 150-450 kg or more
- females smaller
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