| adult black bear | can climb trees  |  |
| can run at 55 km/h for short distances | |
| can swim | |
| does not hibernate but shows some characteristics of true hibernators | |
| eats berries, nuts, insects, fish, small mammals, newborn moose calves, deer fawns, caribou calves, or elk calves, birds, carrion, honey | |
| has breeding season June or early July | |
| has colour black or brown with a brownish muzzle and frequently a white patch below the throat or across the chest | |
| has good hearing | |
| has good sense of smell | |
| has height 100 to 120 cm at the shoulder | |
| has length 150 cm | |
| has poor eyesight | |
| has part round ears | |
| has part short tail | |
| has part small eyes | |
| has part very dexterous lips | |
| is omnivorous | |
| is solitary | |
| is a kind of black bear | |
| weighs 70-135 kg | |
| black bear | has habitat heavily wooded areas and dense bushland | |
| has lifespan 25 or 30 years | |
| has scientific name Ursus americanus Pallas | |
| may have parasites tapeworms and roundworms | |
| sleeps in a den during the winter | |
| bear | has Family name Family Ursidae | |
| carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
| is carnivorous or omnivorous | |
| mammal | is warm-blooded | |
| may catch rabies | |
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