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 * questions || answers ||
 * how many bears are in the world? ||  There are eight species of bear. There is the Sun bear, Asiatic Black bear. They all live in Asia. Then there is the Spectacled Bear who lives in South America. Then the famed Grizzly bear, brown bear, and black bear live in North America. The panda which lives in CChina but it is estimated that 1,590 are living in the wild now. And last but not least there is the Polar bear in the Artic Circle. Nature Gal The Brown bear is the same as the Grizzly bear. They're are both clasified as the same species "//Ursus arctos"// although you do have the Kodiak bear that is a sub-species of the Grizzly bear from those on the mainland because they are genetically and physically isolated. The shape of their skulls also differs slightly. -I have a question to the person who wrote the original answer above. How does it feel to be corrected by a Mexican?

Actually there are even more species of bear than that there are a ton of subspecies of brown bear even some that are now extinct, There are like 30 species of bear alot are sup species though.

You are all wrong. My butt says that there are more than over 2 thousand different bear species. If you want to know the exact amount than I would have to say 1,324,522,669,287. - Andrew Bellapanni. Writer for //New York Times.// ||
 * Do people have pet bears? || ** You may have seen a movie that had a bear in it. Unless it was a nature program, the bear was probably an "actor," a bear that had been trained to follow the directions of its trainer. Bears are very smart, and can learn to "act." Bears used to be trained to perform in circuses, but today most people realize that bears are wild animals that should be free and living their lives in the wild. ** ||
 * is there such thing as a bold bear? || no such thing:( ||
 * where do black bears live || ** American black bears only live in North America. They are found throughout Canada, in most of the states in the United States, and in northern Mexico. Black bears live mostly in areas where there are forestsThey need a place where there is food,water, and shelter. They can find these things in wooded areas. ** ||
 * what do they eat || **A lthough they are classified as carnivores//,// or meat-eaters, bears are really omnivores//,// like we are. They eat meat and plants. About 90% of the diet of eastern black bears is plants — grasses, leaves, buds, flowers, mushrooms, berries and other fruits, and nuts, including acorns. Most of the meat they eat is insects. ** ||
 * why are baby bears called cubs || ** Baby animals are called by various names. A young human is a child, a young cat is a kitten, and a young bear, lion, or tiger is called a cub. ** ||
 * do all bears like honey ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   |||||||||||||| ** Bears eat honey, but what they like best about finding a beehive is the bees and larvae inside! They eat the bees and larvae, and the honey is an extra trea ** ||   ||
 * do bears have 5 senses ||  ||   ||   |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ** Bears have 5 senses, just as we do. Their sense of smell is better than that of most animals. They use their noses to locate food, to avoid humans or other bears, to identify cubs, and to find a mate. A bear can smell food that is a mile or more away! Their sense of sight is probably about as good as yours. They can see close things better than far-off things. Their hearing is better than that of humans. Their lips are sensitive, and bears use their lips to touch, as we use our fingers. Not much is known about a bear's sense of taste. ** ||   ||
 * do bears use all there legs || ** Bears stand up to get a better view or a better smell of what is ahead of them. Since cubs are small, they stand up a lot, just to see over the grass. Some people who see a bear stand on its hind legs think it is going to attack. But that is not true. ** ||
 * can bears run || **A black bear can run, for a short distance, as fast as 35 miles per hour. That's about as fast as a horseor a deercan run. It's much faster than humans can run.** ||
 * can they swim || Bears like the water. They are good swimmers. Sometimes they just go in the water to cool off when it is hot. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">what do there tracks look like || ** A bear's back foot looks quite a lot like a human footprint. They have 5 toes on both front and back feet. This is a picture of a bear's tracks. **  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">do they fight || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Black bears don't fight very often, but if two male bears want to mate with the same female during breeding season, they sometimes will have a fight. One or both of the males may get cut by the claws and sharp teeth of the other. Bears like to play-fight. They often stand up like boxers or roll on the ground like wrestlers.Sometimes people think they are fighting, but they really are playing. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">do they growl || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bears are usually quiet, but they have a variety of sounds they make at certain times. These sounds include huffing, woofing, chomping, moaning, grunting, and snorting. They seldom growl in real life the way they do in movies or on TV. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">what are they scared of || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes! Even though bears are big, strong animals, they are fearful of many things and they startle easily. Bears are afraid of humans, and usually will run away if they see or smell a person coming. At the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary we have seen bears that were startled by a squirrel, a chipmunk, and even by a butterfly! ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">why do they climb trees || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bears climb trees for 3 reasons: to escape danger, to eat the nuts or fruit in the tree, and to rest or sleep. When a mother bear brings her cubs out of the den, one of the first things she teaches them is to climb a tree quicklywhen she gives them a signal. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">why do they hibernate || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Black bears that live in Minnesota (where the VSWS is) sleep in a den for as long as 6 months each year. Cubs are born while the mother is hibernating.Bears that live in the southern part of the country, like Florida, may not hibernate at all. The reason bears hibernate is because there is no food available for them. There is food available all year long in Florida. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Can bears be trained? ||  || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #4e0e0e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may have seen a movie that had a bear in it. Unless it was a nature program, the bear was probably an "actor," a bear that had been trained to follow the directions of its trainer. Bears are very smart, and can learn to "act." Bears used to be trained to perform in circuses, but today most people realize that bears are wild animals that should be free and living their lives in the wild. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">where do black bears live || ** American black bears only live in North America. They are found throughout Canada, in most of the states in the United States, and in northern Mexico. Black bears live mostly in areas where there are forestsThey need a place where there is food,water, and shelter. They can find these things in wooded areas. ** ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">what do they eat || **A lthough they are classified as carnivores//,// or meat-eaters, bears are really omnivores//,// like we are. They eat meat and plants. About 90% of the diet of eastern black bears is plants — grasses, leaves, buds, flowers, mushrooms, berries and other fruits, and nuts, including acorns. Most of the meat they eat is insects. ** ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">why are baby bears called cubs || ** Baby animals are called by various names. A young human is a child, a young cat is a kitten, and a young bear, lion, or tiger is called a cub. ** ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">do all bears like honey ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   |||||||||||||| ** Bears eat honey, but what they like best about finding a beehive is the bees and larvae inside! They eat the bees and larvae, and the honey is an extra trea ** ||   ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">do bears have 5 senses ||  ||   ||   |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ** Bears have 5 senses, just as we do. Their sense of smell is better than that of most animals. They use their noses to locate food, to avoid humans or other bears, to identify cubs, and to find a mate. A bear can smell food that is a mile or more away! Their sense of sight is probably about as good as yours. They can see close things better than far-off things. Their hearing is better than that of humans. Their lips are sensitive, and bears use their lips to touch, as we use our fingers. Not much is known about a bear's sense of taste. ** ||   ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">do bears use all there legs || ** Bears stand up to get a better view or a better smell of what is ahead of them. Since cubs are small, they stand up a lot, just to see over the grass. Some people who see a bear stand on its hind legs think it is going to attack. But that is not true. ** ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">can bears run || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">**A black bear can run, for a short distance, as fast as 35 miles per hour. That's about as fast as a horseor a deercan run. It's much faster than humans can run.** ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">can they swim || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bears like the water. They are good swimmers. Sometimes they just go in the water to cool off when it is hot. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">what do there tracks look like || ** A bear's back foot looks quite a lot like a human footprint. They have 5 toes on both front and back feet. This is a picture of a bear's tracks. **  ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">do they fight || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Black bears don't fight very often, but if two male bears want to mate with the same female during breeding season, they sometimes will have a fight. One or both of the males may get cut by the claws and sharp teeth of the other. Bears like to play-fight. They often stand up like boxers or roll on the ground like wrestlers.Sometimes people think they are fighting, but they really are playing. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">do they growl || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bears are usually quiet, but they have a variety of sounds they make at certain times. These sounds include huffing, woofing, chomping, moaning, grunting, and snorting. They seldom growl in real life the way they do in movies or on TV. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">what are they scared of || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes! Even though bears are big, strong animals, they are fearful of many things and they startle easily. Bears are afraid of humans, and usually will run away if they see or smell a person coming. At the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary we have seen bears that were startled by a squirrel, a chipmunk, and even by a butterfly! ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">why do they climb trees || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bears climb trees for 3 reasons: to escape danger, to eat the nuts or fruit in the tree, and to rest or sleep. When a mother bear brings her cubs out of the den, one of the first things she teaches them is to climb a tree quicklywhen she gives them a signal. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">why do they hibernate || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Black bears that live in Minnesota (where the VSWS is) sleep in a den for as long as 6 months each year. Cubs are born while the mother is hibernating.Bears that live in the southern part of the country, like Florida, may not hibernate at all. The reason bears hibernate is because there is no food available for them. There is food available all year long in Florida. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Can bears be trained? ||  || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #4e0e0e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may have seen a movie that had a bear in it. Unless it was a nature program, the bear was probably an "actor," a bear that had been trained to follow the directions of its trainer. Bears are very smart, and can learn to "act." Bears used to be trained to perform in circuses, but today most people realize that bears are wild animals that should be free and living their lives in the wild. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">do they fight || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Black bears don't fight very often, but if two male bears want to mate with the same female during breeding season, they sometimes will have a fight. One or both of the males may get cut by the claws and sharp teeth of the other. Bears like to play-fight. They often stand up like boxers or roll on the ground like wrestlers.Sometimes people think they are fighting, but they really are playing. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">do they growl || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bears are usually quiet, but they have a variety of sounds they make at certain times. These sounds include huffing, woofing, chomping, moaning, grunting, and snorting. They seldom growl in real life the way they do in movies or on TV. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">what are they scared of || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Yes! Even though bears are big, strong animals, they are fearful of many things and they startle easily. Bears are afraid of humans, and usually will run away if they see or smell a person coming. At the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary we have seen bears that were startled by a squirrel, a chipmunk, and even by a butterfly! ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">why do they climb trees || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bears climb trees for 3 reasons: to escape danger, to eat the nuts or fruit in the tree, and to rest or sleep. When a mother bear brings her cubs out of the den, one of the first things she teaches them is to climb a tree quicklywhen she gives them a signal. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">why do they hibernate || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0b0404; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Black bears that live in Minnesota (where the VSWS is) sleep in a den for as long as 6 months each year. Cubs are born while the mother is hibernating.Bears that live in the southern part of the country, like Florida, may not hibernate at all. The reason bears hibernate is because there is no food available for them. There is food available all year long in Florida. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Can bears be trained? ||  || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #4e0e0e; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may have seen a movie that had a bear in it. Unless it was a nature program, the bear was probably an "actor," a bear that had been trained to follow the directions of its trainer. Bears are very smart, and can learn to "act." Bears used to be trained to perform in circuses, but today most people realize that bears are wild animals that should be free and living their lives in the wild. ||