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black bear comparison table
Subject have breeding season be solitary stay with have good hearing is a kind of have good sense of smell have scientific name swim weigh sleep in eat have length have lifespan have parasites hibernate has part have colour climb trees run at be omnivorous have habitat have height have poor eyesight
bear    carnivore                  
black bear    bear Ursus americanus Pallas  a den during the winter  25 or 30 yearstapeworms and roundworms 5 claws on each foot    heavily wooded areas and dense bushland  
adult black bearJune or early July   black bear Ursus americanus Pallas 70-135 kga den during the winterberries, nuts, insects, fish, small mammals, newborn moose calves, deer fawns, caribou calves, or elk calves, birds, carrion, honey150 cm25 or 30 yearstapeworms and roundwormsbut shows some characteristics of true hibernatorsvery dexterous lipsblack or brown with a brownish muzzle and frequently a white patch below the throat or across the chest 55 km/h for short distances heavily wooded areas and dense bushland100 to 120 cm at the shoulder 
black bear cub  its mother for 16-17 months black bear Ursus americanus Pallas 225 g at birtha den during the winter 15-20 cm at birth25 or 30 yearstapeworms and roundworms      heavily wooded areas and dense bushland  

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