American Black Bear

• American black bears are usually

black or brown.
• They eat mainly berries, nuts, grasses
and insects.
• Most American black bears hibernate
during the cold winter months.
• They are very good at climbing trees
and swimming.
• They are usually shy and easily frightened.
• They can run up to 35 miles per hour.

That’s as fast as a car!

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 Brown Bear
• Brown bears live in lots of different
countries around the world.
• They live in mountains, forests and
meadows.
• Brown bears have super strong
shoulder muscles. This helps them to
dig up roots and tear apart logs to
find food. They can even move rocks!
• They use their sharp claws to dig
through hard soil when making dens.

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 Brown Bear

Salmon

• Brown bears like to eat grass, fruit,

insects and the roots of plants.
• If they are hungry enough they will
hunt small animals.
• Brown bears that live near rivers like to
eat fish, particularly salmon.
• Brown bears hibernate in their dens all
winter. They don’t even wake up when
they have their babies!

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 Polar Bear
• Polar bears live in the Arctic.
• They are the biggest type of bear.
• Polar bears are excellent swimmers.
• Polar bears are meat eaters.
• The bottoms of polar bears’ paws are
covered with fur to keep them warm
and stop them from slipping on the
snow and ice.
• Polar bears don’t hibernate.

When a male polar bear stands on its hind legs, it can be as tall as 3 metres!

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 Moon Bear
• The moon bear lives in Asia.
• They have a white patch of fur on their
chest shaped like a crescent moon.
• Moon bears have large ears and the fur
around their neck and shoulders is
extra long and fluffy.
• Moon Bears like to spend time in the
trees. They even like to sleep in trees!
• They like to eat plants, berries, insects
and small animals.

Moon bears are very fierce.

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 Spectacled Bear
• The spectacled bear lives in South America.
• They live in forests.
• The pattern of the fur on their face makes it look like they are
wearing spectacles!

• The spectacled bear likes to eat

plants, berries, grasses, fruits
and small animals.
• These bears like to climb up in
the trees to eat and sleep.

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 Giant Panda
• Pandas only live in China.
• They are very good at climbing trees.
• There are only about 1000 pandas
living in the wild. This is because
people are cutting down the forests
where they live.
• Pandas eat mainly bamboo. They
have to eat lots of it every day!

Pandas have special paws that help them hold onto the bamboo.

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 Sloth Bear
• The sloth bear carries its cubs on its back.
• Sloth bears will eat fruit and flowers but their favourite food are
termites, which they suck up like a vacuum cleaner!
• Some people call them honey bears as
they climb trees to reach honeycomb
to eat.
• Sloth bears have very shaggy fur.
• The sloth bear is nocturnal.

Termites

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 Sun Bear
• Sun bears live in the tropical rainforests of Asia.
• The sun bear is the smallest type of bear.
• Sun bears like to eat lizards, small birds, small animals, insects
and honey.
• They have a yellow mark on their chests.
• They have a long tongue which is
perfect for slurping honey out of
bees’ nests.
• Sun bears don’t need to hibernate
because they live in warm places.

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