Canadian Black Bear The Canadian Black Bear There are 8 kinds of bears (Ursus) in the world but I chose the North American Black bear (Ursus americanus). I will be covering general information about the bear such as their size, weight, color, food, etc., but I will concentrate mainly on the hibernating cycle of the black bear. There are from 400,000 to 750,00 black bears in North America, and they weigh from 130 to 660 pounds with a body length …showed first 75 words of 520 total…

…showed last 75 words of 520 total…and physiological factors such as the bear's age, the status of its health and its remaining fat reserves affect the time it comes out. Normally, adult males emerge first. Females with newborn cubs are usually the last ones to leave their den, and continue with their life cycle. Bibliography I only used the web to find information and these are the sights I visited: http://www.nature-net.com/bears/black.html http://www.bearden.org