Why bears are awesome

Bears sleep more in the winter. A polar bear can swim up to miles without resting. The Koala is not a bear. Asiatic bears build nests in trees. Unlike many mammals, bears can see in color. Polar bears are the largest land predators. The Brown bear is the national animal of Finland. Spectacled bears are the only wild bears that live in South America. Polar bears are the only bear species that are marine mammals.

Canadian Northwest Territories License plates are shaped like polar bears. Bears do not urinate while they hibernate. Just to scratch their backs on favorite trees bears walk for miles.

Grizzly bears have a bite-force of over 8,, pascals, which is strong enough to crush a bowling ball. A male bear is called a boar and female is called sow. A bear fought in the Polish Army in WW2. He carried shells to the frontline and was taught to salute. I mean, in nature. When it comes to other things on the food chain, bears are the awesomest. The other 35 percent comes from the fact he is Brad Pitt. As are bears.

They are deeper, longer, and more nuanced than what you find online. Order a subscription and current issue you today and most U. Subscribe here. My dog is all black and has short ears.

When I go hiking with her, sometimes she gets mistaken for a little black bear. Another cool thing about bears? They were associated with healing in Native American cultures. If you went on a vision quest, and a bear came to you, it mean you were supposed to be a shaman. For example, sloth bears have those adorable rounded ears, cream-colored snout, and a unique "V" or "Y" shaped white mark on their chests.

Bears can walk a short distance on their hind legs, which has led some Native Americans to refer to them as "the beasts that walk like man. It is this ability that is cruelly exploited in cruel bear dancing , as they are able to shuffle in a way that makes it seem like they are "dancing. Bears typically stand on their hind legs in order to get a better view or scent of what's in front of them.

Bears are one of the most intelligent land animals in North America. They have the largest and most complex brains in comparison to other land mammals their size and they rely on this brain for a number of behaviors.

For example, grizzly bears can remember hotspots for food even after ten years and some have even been observed covering their tracks or hiding behind rocks and trees to avoid detection by hunters.