Eastern Black Bear
http://www.bearconservation.org.uk/eastern-black-bear/
The Eastern Black Bear Ursus americanus americanus (Pallas, 1780)
Distribution
Extends in the USA from eastern Montana to the Atlantic coast and from Alaska south and east through Canada to the Atlantic and south to Texas.
Habitat:
Forested areas of mixed woodlands and swamps. They typically live in largely forested areas, but do leave forests in search of food. Sometimes they become attracted to human communities because of the immediate availability of food.
Description:
A medium-sized bear but one of the largest subspecies of U. americanus. Up to around two meters in length. Adult males usually weigh around 200 kg and females around 120 kg. Pelage is almost always black with a tan muzzle. Due to widespread hunting the average life span in the wild could be as low as ten years although individuals may live up to 30 years. Pelage is almost always black with a tan muzzle. Due to widespread hunting the average life span in the wild could be as low as ten years although individuals may live up to 30 years.
Size
Up to around two meters in length. Adult males usually weigh around 200 kg and females around 120 kg.
Diet
Omnivorous. Plants and insects form the most significant part of the Eastern black bear’s diet including inner tree bark, grasses and forbs in the spring. In summer they add to their diet with roots, honey, nuts and fruits including raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, cranberries, apples and cherries. They rip open rotting logs, overturn rocks and dig in the ground searching for invertebrates. Will also eat fish, rabbits, mice, carrion and rarely deer fawns and moose calves.
Hibernation
Reproduction and Development
Female bears give birth in the winter den in January or February after mating in June or July. Litters can be of one to five cubs, two or three are the most common. The cubs remain with the mother for around 17 months. Eastern black bears are shy of humans but will approach populated areas when natural foods are in short supply. The bears can be unpredictable and mothers with cubs can be particularly dangerous if surprised.
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