6N Language Arts - Bear Research by Sarah Nilson https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv Visit the following website and read facts about black bears. Choose an interesting fact to type here and share with the class! http://americanbear.org/Kids%27%20questions.htm en-us 2016-09-12 13:09:06 UTC 2025-10-30 01:30:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Beartoy.png Black Bears Diet- Will https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123153621   Black bears are omnivores that often eat fish, mammals, grass, berries, roots and insects. Bears often develop a taste for human food, which means that sometimes you'll find them in a rural area near a house. People often get scared, and, in desperation shoot the bear so that it can't hurt them.]]> 2016-09-12 14:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123153621 Bladen https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123153649  Adult female bears, called
sows, weigh about 175 pounds. Adult male
bears, called boars, weigh around 400
pounds.
]]> 2016-09-12 14:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123153649 Black Bears                                            alaina_suntych https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123153736 You have a higher chance of being killed by a domesticated dog rather than a black bear]]> 2016-09-12 14:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123153736 mia https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123154461 black bears are 5 to 6 ft.[1.5 to 1.8 m] long]]> 2016-09-12 14:49:05 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123154461 Black Bears taya_christensen https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123154643 They are the smallest species of the three bears in North America]]> 2016-09-12 14:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123154643 Black Bear colors easton_brand https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123154725 Black Bears can be all sorts of colors. They can be brown, cinnamon, blue-gray, blue black, or even ]]> 2016-09-12 14:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123154725 This is a good website haley_hellwege https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123154732 http://www.defenders.org/black-bear/basic-facts
-American black bears are omnivorous: plants, fruits, nuts, insects, honey, salmon, small mammals and carrion. In northern regions, they eat spawning salmon.
-Height: 2-3 feet (.6-.9m) at shoulders
-Length: 4-7 feet (1.2-2m) from nose to tip of tail
Weight: Males weigh an average of 150-300 lbs (68-158 kg), females are smaller. Exceptionally large males have been known to weigh 500-600 lbs (227-272 kg).
-The bears usually forage alone, but will tolerate each other and forage in groups if there is an abundance of food in one area.

]]> 2016-09-12 14:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123154732 black torrin_donaldson https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123154948 Average life span in the wild 20 years! ]]> 2016-09-12 14:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123154948 What Black Bears Eat and Cubs peyton_janulewicz https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123155202  Black bears eat many things such as  plants, fruits, nuts, insects, honey, salmon, small mammals and carrion and in northern regions, they eat spawning salmon.
Black bears have 1-6 cubs; 2 cubs are most common.
Cubs remain with the mother for a year and a half or more, even though they are weaned at 6-8 months of age. Females only reproduce every second year (or more). Should the young die for some reason, the female may reproduce again after only one year.]]> 2016-09-12 14:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123155202 Black bears  lakota_chelewski https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123155241
The American black bear is the smallest of the three bears species found in North America
It is estimated that there are at least 600,000 black bears in North America.
Litter Size: 1-6 cubs; 2 cubs are most common.
Black bears are very opportunistic eaters. Most of their diet consists of grasses, roots, berries, and insects. 
Average life span in the wild:
20 years


]]> 2016-09-12 14:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123155241 The American black bear is the smallest of three bears species found in North America, and are found only in North America. Black bears have short, non-retractable claws that give them an excellent tree climbing ability.  hayley_grudzinski https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123155595 2016-09-12 14:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123155595 bears diet torrin_donaldson https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156123 black bears are Omnivores so they eat a verity of food. ]]> 2016-09-12 14:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156123 Bears alexys_hurt https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156192 A bears short claws can help them climb trees.]]> 2016-09-12 14:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156192 Black bears lacey_johnson https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156254 Black bears are the most common of all 8 types of bears along with brown bears.]]> 2016-09-12 14:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156254 Do they actually try to hurt you? dillon_dubbs https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156309 No they are just using there predatory behavior because chances are they have cubs nere by. https://www.nwf.org/Wildlife/Wildlife-Library/Mammals/Black-Bear.aspx]]> 2016-09-12 14:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156309 White Black Bears.. kalina_gruber https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156399 In the moss draped rain forest in British Columbia, in towering red ceders live a thousand years, and black bears are born with white fur.

]]> 2016-09-12 14:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156399 American Black Bears taya_christensen https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156470 American Black Bears are omnivorous]]> 2016-09-12 14:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156470 it is the continents smallest and widely  distributed species of idalgo_magana https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156503 2016-09-12 14:52:56 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156503 sarah_clark4 https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156535 One of the most dangerous encounters is getting between a mother black bear and her cubs. Fact: Because black bears can tree their cubs, it is rare for them to attack a person in defence of cubs. However, if you are anywhere near a mother grizzly's cubs, she might very well perceive you as a threat.]]> 2016-09-12 14:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156535 Black Bears Thretened  cole_callahan https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156756 Black bears and brown bears are the only two species of the eight modern bears to not be considered threatened by the IUCN. ]]> 2016-09-12 14:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123156756 Black bears kooper_webb https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123157195 Adult males weigh about 200 to 250 pounds. the Asiatic black bear is an excellent tree climber. Asiatic black bears have cream-colored chest blazes in a crescent shape. Adult male sloth bears weigh 175 pounds to 300 pounds.]]> 2016-09-12 14:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123157195  Male black bear. easton_brand https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123157299 An adult male sometimes will wander off from its home. It might wander from 15-80 square miles away from its home. ]]> 2016-09-12 14:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123157299 Black Bears taya_christensen https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123158620 range between Mexico to Canada, they are in about 40 states in the U.S]]> 2016-09-12 14:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123158620 Black bears are mostly afraid THEY will be attacked alaina_suntych https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123158783 2016-09-12 14:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123158783 Female bla torrin_donaldson https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123158859 Female black bears can have two to three blind helpless cubs a year. ]]> 2016-09-12 14:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123158859 black bears  blake_suntych https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123158953 Black bears need a lot of food  to survive they roughly need 500,000 to 1 million acres to survive it said due to habitat loss there is alot of car crashes ]]> 2016-09-12 14:57:50 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123158953 Hibernating... easton_brand https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123159116 Black bears do not truly hibernate. Although they do spend the winter dormant and do not eat or drink, they can wake up if someone or something would disturb it.]]> 2016-09-12 14:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123159116 Bladen https://padlet.com/snilson/7nr5siz04vhv/wish/123160762 Young bears stay with their mother for
about one and a half 
years. Then, they
leave the family unit in search of their
own area to live, called a home range.
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