Bear

Bear are animal here.

Bears walk flat footed like humans do rather than on their toe like most animals. This allows them to walk upright like people. Polar bear has partially webbed toes for swimming and walking in the snow ( kind of snowshoes ! ) as well as furry bottoms to keep its feet warm in the ice. Giant pandas do not have a heel pad so they walk more on their toes.

Bear have food by hunting, hunting in garbage bin because they scavengers, which means that they like leftovers and are happy to eat carrion. Carrion is the decaying flesh of an animal that was killed and left behind by other predators or an animal which died of natural causes.

Bear will hunt animals such as baby deer, caribou, and elk. Insects, nuts, berries, sap, branches and roots are a big part of bear ' s diet. Bears that live near rivers can catch salmon, and they tend to grow much larger than other species of bear, because of this special, yummy treat ! Bears are omnivore.

They live all over the world, except in Antartica and Australia. Their habitats range from the snowy northern tundra to dense  rainforest and high mountain.

Bear hibernate not like most hibernating animals. In fact, many scientists would not even classify it as hibernation. True hibernation ( like we see in ground squirrels ) involves a drastic drop in body temperature but the hibernating animal will awaken occasionally to go to the bathroom and have a bite before resuming hibernation. When a bear ' hibernates ' it is really in a deep sleep. It ' s body temperature drops but not drastically and it does not wake up.... not even to go to the bathroom or get some food. The one exception is that a mother bear will wake up to give birth to her cubs in January or February. Since food is scarce in the winter bears figure that if you can not eat you might as well sleep. Bears that live in colder northern regions sleep in their dens right through the winter. In cases as long as seven month.

Once spring arrives, the bear (possibly some cubs) will emerge from their den with a big appetite. Bears like Asiatic bear live in warmer climates where food is readily available all year long and there is not need to hibernate.

Bears give birth. Female bears are ready to mate between age 3 and 8 years, but that will depend on their health and their weight. Female bears that is underweight cannot give birth.

When defending themselves, Bears make themselves look bigger by fluffing up their fur and standing on their hind legs. When angry they will growl, pound their paws on the ground and charge towards whatever is bothering them. They may not attack.... but they probably would not have to after a show like that. Mother bears can be very protective of their cubs and will attack if it becomes necessary.

Would it surprise you to know that an adult bear has almost no predators. Bears are large and can be quite intimidating so they do not have many enemies. Their biggest enemies are humans and each other.

Giant panda are endangered. Its habitats is shrinking due of the growing Chinese population spreading into the forested area and cutting down trees ( especially bamboo trees ) for more farmland. With its habitat getting smaller and farms cropping up all over it has a very difficult time migrating, or traveling to another area of bamboo forest. The giant panda also hunted for beautiful fur.

Classification of bear :

Kingdom       : Animalia.

Phylum          : Chordata.

Class             : Mammalia.

Order            : Carnivora.