Hello everyone,
I hope your bear research is going well and is interesting for you. Like I told you monday, the week started off very, very windy. Gusts reached 60 mph on monday! I wanted to spend some time outside, enjoying nature and cutting wood, but the wind was miserable. It would blow you guys away and knock me off my feet, especially on the icy roads! So, I stayed inside on monday and watched some Monday Night Football!
Tuesday, I went over to the hotel to help Jeff do some work. Jeff had to replace several door jams that were damaged, so we had to go around and put wood putty in the nail holes. We also had to reattach some hardware and drill out some holes. It warmed up quite a bit to 46 degrees and started raining. I would much rather have snow than rain at this point, which brings me to wednesday.
When we woke up wednesday, it was snowing. It is 31 degrees so far, but I'm not sure if it is supposed to warm up. I guess we will see. In the mean time, I wanted to tell you some more about bears.
Grizzly bears have an average lifespan of 25 years in the wild. They may weigh up to 800 pounds and measure 5-8 feet long. Grizzlies are solitary animals with the exception of females with their cubs. Grizzly bears do come together at prime salmon fishing spots in Alaska where you could see dozens of bears in one area. In the winter, grizzlies den up to hibernate. Females will give birth, often to twins, over the winter while in the den. Grizzlies eat mostly nuts, berries, leaves, and roots, but they also eat animals. They scavenge or kill animals, anywhere from rodents to moose, to eat. Also, they can run up to 30 mph! Grizzlies are extremely dangerous to humans, especially when surprised or when they are with their young.
The grizzly bear range used to comprise of most of western North America and even into the Great Plains. European settlement has since limited the range of the great grizzly. They are protected and listed as a threatened species. Below is a map of the grizzly range. The light colored area is their range.
A grizzly bear paw! WOW!
Check out this awesome site for grizzlies. It has video of a bear catching a fish!
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Brown-bear
Now let's talk about black bears. Black bears are common across North America. They typically live in forests and are very good tree climbers, unlike the grizzy. Black bears can range in color from blonde to black, so don't assume a bear is a grizzly because it is brown. Black bears are opportunistic eaters, meaning they will eat what is easy for them. Their diet consists of grasses, roots, berries, insects, fish, mammals, human food, and garbage. Once bears have a taste of human food, they will keep coming back which makes them very dangerous.
A black bear's paw!
I hope your bear research is going well and is interesting for you. Like I told you monday, the week started off very, very windy. Gusts reached 60 mph on monday! I wanted to spend some time outside, enjoying nature and cutting wood, but the wind was miserable. It would blow you guys away and knock me off my feet, especially on the icy roads! So, I stayed inside on monday and watched some Monday Night Football!
Tuesday, I went over to the hotel to help Jeff do some work. Jeff had to replace several door jams that were damaged, so we had to go around and put wood putty in the nail holes. We also had to reattach some hardware and drill out some holes. It warmed up quite a bit to 46 degrees and started raining. I would much rather have snow than rain at this point, which brings me to wednesday.
When we woke up wednesday, it was snowing. It is 31 degrees so far, but I'm not sure if it is supposed to warm up. I guess we will see. In the mean time, I wanted to tell you some more about bears.
Grizzly bears have an average lifespan of 25 years in the wild. They may weigh up to 800 pounds and measure 5-8 feet long. Grizzlies are solitary animals with the exception of females with their cubs. Grizzly bears do come together at prime salmon fishing spots in Alaska where you could see dozens of bears in one area. In the winter, grizzlies den up to hibernate. Females will give birth, often to twins, over the winter while in the den. Grizzlies eat mostly nuts, berries, leaves, and roots, but they also eat animals. They scavenge or kill animals, anywhere from rodents to moose, to eat. Also, they can run up to 30 mph! Grizzlies are extremely dangerous to humans, especially when surprised or when they are with their young.
The grizzly bear range used to comprise of most of western North America and even into the Great Plains. European settlement has since limited the range of the great grizzly. They are protected and listed as a threatened species. Below is a map of the grizzly range. The light colored area is their range.
A grizzly bear paw! WOW!Check out this awesome site for grizzlies. It has video of a bear catching a fish!
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Brown-bear
Now let's talk about black bears. Black bears are common across North America. They typically live in forests and are very good tree climbers, unlike the grizzy. Black bears can range in color from blonde to black, so don't assume a bear is a grizzly because it is brown. Black bears are opportunistic eaters, meaning they will eat what is easy for them. Their diet consists of grasses, roots, berries, insects, fish, mammals, human food, and garbage. Once bears have a taste of human food, they will keep coming back which makes them very dangerous.
Black bears are also solitary animals. They have an average life span of 20 years in the wild. They weigh from 200 to 600 pounds and are 5 to 6 feet long. Black bears den up for the winter but are not true hibernators. They may wake up if disturbed. Females give birth to 2-3 cubs in the winter, and the cubs will stay will the mother for two years.
Check out the range of black bears below. The light colored area is the black bears' range.
A black bear's paw!Enjoy your weekend!
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