While considered a carnivorous species, most bears eat vegetation as their primary food source. In fact, just 10% of a grizzly bear’s diet is meat!
Polar bears are on average not just the largest bear species, but also the largest carnivorous land animal on Earth!
Do NOT try to outrun a bear. Black bears can run up to 35 miles per hour, which is significantly faster than the fastest human ever. Even larger grizzly bears can reach speeds that top 30 miles per hour.
Many bear experts believe bears can smell from up to 20 miles away.
The 8 Different Bear Species
The family name for the bear species is Ursidae and Ursus is the genus, which means bear in Latin. The following are the eight bear genus species of the bear family:
Asiatic Black Bear (Selenarctos thibetanus)
Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
North American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
Panda Bear (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus)
Polar bears are on average not just the largest bear species, but also the largest carnivorous land animal on Earth!
Do NOT try to outrun a bear. Black bears can run up to 35 miles per hour, which is significantly faster than the fastest human ever. Even larger grizzly bears can reach speeds that top 30 miles per hour.
Many bear experts believe bears can smell from up to 20 miles away.
The 8 Different Bear Species
The family name for the bear species is Ursidae and Ursus is the genus, which means bear in Latin. The following are the eight bear genus species of the bear family:
Asiatic Black Bear (Selenarctos thibetanus)
Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
North American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
Panda Bear (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus)
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