POLAR BEAR Ursus maritimus Description: Polar bears are the largest bear species, weighing in at between 440 and 1760 pounds with an overall body length of 8' 5". They have a distinctive all white coat triangular profile, long neck, and small ears. A polar bear's nose, lips and all skin under their fur is black. Their front paws are very wide for paddling through arctic waters. They use their hind feet as rudders. The soles of their feet are covered with vacuoles that actually act a suction cups while walking (and running) on the ice. GRIZZLY BEAR Ursus arctos Description: One of the largest and most widely distributed bear species, brown bears weigh between 300 and 860 pounds and can be up to 9'6" in total body length. They are usually dark brown in color but can vary from a light cream color to almost black. If the tips of the guard hairs are white, they give the bear a grizzled appearance, hence the term Grizzly bear Brown bears are distinguished by the characteristic muscle hump over the shoulders, they have a "dished" profile and longer claws on their front paws than on their rear paws. AMERICAN BLACK BEAR Ursus americanus Description: The American black bear is a medium size bear, weighing between 130 and 660 pounds with a total body length of 50 to 75 inches. The black bear can be found in many color phases from black, chocolate brown, cinnamon brown, pale blue (known as glacier bears) to white (known as Kermode bears). A black bear will often have a brown muzzle and may have a lighter color patch on its chest. Its feet are equipped with strong, highly curved claws.
Description: Polar bears are the largest bear species, weighing in at between 440 and 1760 pounds with an overall body length of 8' 5". They have a distinctive all white coat triangular profile, long neck, and small ears. A polar bear's nose, lips and all skin under their fur is black. Their front paws are very wide for paddling through arctic waters. They use their hind feet as rudders. The soles of their feet are covered with vacuoles that actually act a suction cups while walking (and running) on the ice. GRIZZLY BEAR Ursus arctos Description: One of the largest and most widely distributed bear species, brown bears weigh between 300 and 860 pounds and can be up to 9'6" in total body length. They are usually dark brown in color but can vary from a light cream color to almost black. If the tips of the guard hairs are white, they give the bear a grizzled appearance, hence the term Grizzly bear Brown bears are distinguished by the characteristic muscle hump over the shoulders, they have a "dished" profile and longer claws on their front paws than on their rear paws. AMERICAN BLACK BEAR Ursus americanus Description: The American black bear is a medium size bear, weighing between 130 and 660 pounds with a total body length of 50 to 75 inches. The black bear can be found in many color phases from black, chocolate brown, cinnamon brown, pale blue (known as glacier bears) to white (known as Kermode bears). A black bear will often have a brown muzzle and may have a lighter color patch on its chest. Its feet are equipped with strong, highly curved claws.
They have a distinctive all white coat triangular profile, long neck, and small ears. A polar bear's nose, lips and all skin under their fur is black. Their front paws are very wide for paddling through arctic waters. They use their hind feet as rudders. The soles of their feet are covered with vacuoles that actually act a suction cups while walking (and running) on the ice.
GRIZZLY BEAR Ursus arctos Description: One of the largest and most widely distributed bear species, brown bears weigh between 300 and 860 pounds and can be up to 9'6" in total body length. They are usually dark brown in color but can vary from a light cream color to almost black. If the tips of the guard hairs are white, they give the bear a grizzled appearance, hence the term Grizzly bear Brown bears are distinguished by the characteristic muscle hump over the shoulders, they have a "dished" profile and longer claws on their front paws than on their rear paws. AMERICAN BLACK BEAR Ursus americanus Description: The American black bear is a medium size bear, weighing between 130 and 660 pounds with a total body length of 50 to 75 inches. The black bear can be found in many color phases from black, chocolate brown, cinnamon brown, pale blue (known as glacier bears) to white (known as Kermode bears). A black bear will often have a brown muzzle and may have a lighter color patch on its chest. Its feet are equipped with strong, highly curved claws.
Description: One of the largest and most widely distributed bear species, brown bears weigh between 300 and 860 pounds and can be up to 9'6" in total body length. They are usually dark brown in color but can vary from a light cream color to almost black. If the tips of the guard hairs are white, they give the bear a grizzled appearance, hence the term Grizzly bear Brown bears are distinguished by the characteristic muscle hump over the shoulders, they have a "dished" profile and longer claws on their front paws than on their rear paws. AMERICAN BLACK BEAR Ursus americanus Description: The American black bear is a medium size bear, weighing between 130 and 660 pounds with a total body length of 50 to 75 inches. The black bear can be found in many color phases from black, chocolate brown, cinnamon brown, pale blue (known as glacier bears) to white (known as Kermode bears). A black bear will often have a brown muzzle and may have a lighter color patch on its chest. Its feet are equipped with strong, highly curved claws.
They are usually dark brown in color but can vary from a light cream color to almost black. If the tips of the guard hairs are white, they give the bear a grizzled appearance, hence the term Grizzly bear Brown bears are distinguished by the characteristic muscle hump over the shoulders, they have a "dished" profile and longer claws on their front paws than on their rear paws.
AMERICAN BLACK BEAR Ursus americanus Description: The American black bear is a medium size bear, weighing between 130 and 660 pounds with a total body length of 50 to 75 inches. The black bear can be found in many color phases from black, chocolate brown, cinnamon brown, pale blue (known as glacier bears) to white (known as Kermode bears). A black bear will often have a brown muzzle and may have a lighter color patch on its chest. Its feet are equipped with strong, highly curved claws.
Description: The American black bear is a medium size bear, weighing between 130 and 660 pounds with a total body length of 50 to 75 inches. The black bear can be found in many color phases from black, chocolate brown, cinnamon brown, pale blue (known as glacier bears) to white (known as Kermode bears). A black bear will often have a brown muzzle and may have a lighter color patch on its chest. Its feet are equipped with strong, highly curved claws.
The black bear can be found in many color phases from black, chocolate brown, cinnamon brown, pale blue (known as glacier bears) to white (known as Kermode bears). A black bear will often have a brown muzzle and may have a lighter color patch on its chest. Its feet are equipped with strong, highly curved claws.
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