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"<b>Just your average bear.</b><br><br>The most common bear to North America is the American black bear.<br><br>The American black bear is also known as the cinnamon bear.<br><br>Over 600,000 black bears live from the eastern to the western North American coasts. They can be found as far north as Alaska and south into Mexico.<br><br> These bears live in forests, near streams, in meadows, and even in the grasslands.<br><br>The black bear was quite common to the first settlers of America. However, the numbers have decreased significantly thanks to urban sprawl.",

"<b>He's Teddy Bear.</b><br><br>Theodore Roosevelt was such an enthusiastic hunter that he would shoot anything that moved.<br><br>On an official visit to Mississippi the locals arranged a hunt of assorted wild animals for him. He shot quite a few animals but when he saw the black bear cub, he couldn't bring himself to shoot it, demanding that it be released.<br><br> When the papers got a hold of the story it made the headlines prompting one artist to sketch a humorous cartoon of the ironic event.<br><br>Seeing the cartoon is what prompted a toy maker to make the first 'teddy bear.'",

"<b>Happy wherever they are.</b><br><br>Black Bears can be found almost anywhere.  Black bears can be found in various habitats, from the frozen tundra to the meadows and fields.<br><br>However, they definitely prefer living in the forest.<br><br> The black bear is an omnivore. It can find thick vegetation, berries, and nuts to eat in the forests.<br><br>Other black bears live in wooded areas near streams where they can hunt for fish as well as eat plants, berries, and nuts.",

"<b>A long kiss goodnight.</b><br><br>Black Bears are not always very active.  They hibernate for up to eight months.<br><br>Hibernation allows black bears a chance to use stored energy, and sleep through the months when there is little food and water available.<br><br>Black bears do not eat, drink, or go to the bathroom (urination or defecation) for the time they spend hibernating.<br><br>Black bears retire to a den, which is usually in a cave, or heavily wooded area with a large burrow. This place allows the bear and any cubs it may have to sleep peacefully without the threat of predators around.",

"<b>Quiet by nature.</b><br><br>Black bears clack their teeth when frightened.<br><br>They have a range of vocalizations including a variety of grunts, loud blowing noises and clacking of their teeth when they feel threatened or frightened.<br><br>However, most of the time black bears are silent, they growl in movies far more frequently than they do in real life.",

"<b>What's in a name?</b><br><br>Despite their name black bears appear in a variety of colors.  Black bears can be dark brown, cinnamon brown, light tan, steel-blue and even white.<br><br>Some 'black' bears change color during their life.  Young cubs born with brown fur may grow up to be black, and some born with black fur have grown up to have chocolate brown fur.<br><br>Blue black bears are called Glacier bears, and have silver-tipped fur with a blue-black undercoat.  The most unusual black bear is the white Kermode bear found on the islands off the coast of Canada.",

"<b>A big boy!</b><br><br>The largest black bear recorded weighed 802 pounds.<br><br> This largest male bear recorded was found in Wisconsin in 1885.<br><br>Typically, black bears average 6 feet long, and weigh around 300 pounds.",

"<b>Taking a dip.</b><br><br>Black bears are good swimmers, and can swim at least a mile and a half across lakes and rivers.<br><br>They have been known to swim towards humans on holiday on island campsites.<br><br>One black bear swam an incredible 9 miles in the Gulf of Mexico."];

