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Bears produce a variety of vocalizations such as: Moaning, Barking, Huffing, Growling, Roaring and Humming.

A grizzly bear eats almost 20,000 calories a day.

The brown bear is Finland's national animal

Grizzly bears can remember the faces of other bears.

Of eight bear species in the world, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists six as vulnerable or endangered.

Bears care deeply about family members. They will risk their lives and even fight to the death in order to save a cub or sibling from danger.

A bear’s normal heartbeat is 40 beats per minute. A hibernating bear’s heart rate drops to 8 bpm.

The claws on the front feet of bears are longer than the claws on the back feet. Some large bears have claws almost 5" long.

The sun bear is the smallest bear in the world

The brown bear is Finland's national animal

Bears have two layers of fur.

Bears live as long as 30 years in the wild. One captive brown bear lived to the age of 47.

Once bears breed, they go their separate ways. Male bears do not help the mother bear raise the cubs. Sometimes humans emulate this behavior. Dad please come back.

Only about 1,000 giant pandas live in the wild today.

Bears are bowlegged. This gives them better grip and balance.

North America is home to three of the world’s eight bear species: brown, American black, and polar bears. Almost two thirds of the bears in the world live in North America.

Some species of Asiatic bear build nests in the trees. They can use these for hiding, eating and even sleeping.