Bears are awesome
Here are some bear facts:
- Polar bears are the largest land predators on earth, standing over 11′ high and weighing over 1,700 lbs.
- Bears can see in color.
- Bears have possibly the best sense of smell of any mammal.
- A group of bears is called a sloth.
- Grizzly bear front claws can be up to 4 inches in length. It is probably best to avoid these.
- Black bears can run up to 40kmh.
- Bears have small rounded ears to minimize heat loss.
- Bears do not have touch-sensitive whiskers like many other carnivores.
- During hibernation, a bear’s heart rate slows from ~55 beats per minute to 9.
- Grizzly bears can be up to 8 feet tall when standing on their back legs.
- Polar bears have black skin under their fur.
- Grizzly bears have a bite-force of over 8,000,000 pascals, enough to crush a bowling ball.
- The brown bear is the national bear of Finland.
- Polar bears can swim 60 miles without stopping.