Many people know interesting facts about bears since school years. But there are still classified facts from the life of these animals. Interesting facts about bears are something that will interest both kids and their parents. Bears differ from other animals in their way of life, in appearance, and in food preferences. Facts about bears can be learned not only from fairy tales and films, but also from the observations of scientists.
1. About 5-6 million years ago, bears appeared. This is a fairly young species of animal.
2. The closest relatives of bears are foxes, dogs, wolves.
3. The largest species is the polar bear. Their weight reaches 500 kilograms.
4. Bears are called clubfoot because they lean on either 2 left paws or 2 right paws. At the moment of their walking, it seems that they are waddling.
5. Bears have 2 layers of wool.
6. The panda has 6 toes.
7. Bears have excellent reactions, even though they are quite slow animals.
8. Of all bear species, only the panda and polar bear do not hibernate in winter. This is evidenced by interesting facts about the polar bear.
9. Bears that live in the forest are able to climb trees.
10. All species of bears are omnivores, only the polar bear eats purely meat.
11. If you read interesting facts from the life of polar bears, it becomes clear that the polar polar bear has black skin.
12. Polar bears are good swimmers. Interesting facts testify to this.
13. Bears have as good eyesight as humans, and their sense of smell and hearing are much better developed.
14. Bears can walk on their hind legs.
15. Bear milk has 4 times more energy value than cow's milk.
16. Bears live in the wild for about 30 years, and in the zoo for about 50 years.
17. The sun bear has the longest claws and the longest tongue.
18. Approximately 40 beats per minute is the pulse of an ordinary bear.
19. The most common type of bear is brown.
20. Bears have color vision.
21. Polar bear can jump up to 2.5 meters high.
22. A polar bear can do a hundred-kilometer swim without a break.
23. Bear cubs are born without fur.
24 There are approximately 1.5 thousand pandas in the world.
25. Some bears suffer from alcoholism.
26.The sloth bear has the longest fur.
27.Bears are considered not only strong, but also intelligent animals.
28. Koala is not a type of bear. This is a marsupial animal.
29. Bears are color-discriminating.
30. Approximately 68 kilograms of meat can fit in the stomach of a polar bear.
31. Approximately 98% of all grizzlies live in Alaska.
32 Spectacled bears live in South America.
33. On the front legs of the bear, the claws are longer than on the hind legs.
34. A newborn teddy bear weighs about 500 grams.
35.The organs of bears are used for medicinal purposes by the inhabitants of some Asian states.
36. Only in special exceptions do they eat bear meat. Mostly nobody eats bear meat.
37. North America is considered a "bear continent." The third part of all bears lives there.
38. The bear is capable of neutralizing hunting traps.
39. Bears like to ravage bee hives.
40. Bear hibernation can last six months. During this time period, this animal is able to lose half of its own weight.
41. Up to 20 kilograms of bamboo can be eaten by an adult panda at a time.
42. While walking, the bear rests on its fingers.
43. During hibernation, bears do not defecate.
44. Bears have crooked paws.
45. Malay bears are the smallest species of this animal.
46. There are 8 species of bears on the globe today.
47. Brown bears remember all berry and mushroom places.
48. The polar bear is considered a carnivore.
49 Polar bear liver contains a high content of vitamin A. And if a person eats it, he can die.
50. A year before planning to have offspring, a female bear looks closely at her partner.
51 Brown bears are listed in the Red Book.
52 In the states of East Asia, bear farms were created.
53. Once upon a time, in the days of Russia, the bear was a sacred animal, the Slavs worshiped him.
54.Bears rarely attack people, considering them to be an unusual animal with unusual manners and gestures.
55.The polar bear is the youngest species.
56.The male bear is most often 2 times larger than the female.
57. The bear is not susceptible to bee stings.
58. With the exception of the mating season and "mating games", bears are used to leading a solitary way of life.
59. Pairs of bears are not durable, and only the female takes care of the offspring.
60. The number of bears declined significantly in the 20th century.
61. Grizzly bears run as fast as horses.
62. Most often, a female panda gives birth to 2 cubs.
63. The bear is considered a symbol of Berlin.
64. Even in ancient times, bears were depicted on coins. This was roughly around 150 BC.
65 In 1907, the first book about the bear was written. It was written by Ellis Scott.
66.The first animated film about a bear was filmed in 1909.
67.Since 1994, Münster has hosted an annual Teddy Bear Exhibition.
68. The bear never attacks while standing.
69. Bears in the Middle Ages were a symbol of the sinful nature of man.
70 In the United States of America, it is forbidden to wake up a bear to take a picture.
71. The bear was mentioned more than once in the Bible together with the lion - “the king of beasts”.
72. The metabolic rate during hibernation in bears drops to 25%.
73. The bear's heartbeat slows down during hibernation.
74. About 12,000 years ago, the largest bear on planet Earth became extinct.
75.The Himalayan bear has the slimmest physique.
76. Grizzlies can swallow about 40 thousand moths per day.
77. With one paw, a grizzly bear can kill a person to death.
78. Polar bears are the largest land-based predators.
79. The black Asian bear has the largest ears.
80. From 21 to 28 thousand bears live in the Arctic.
81 Wrasse bears love termites most of all.
82. Bear cubs are born deaf, blind and practically naked.
83. Bears have a better maternal instinct than other animals.
84.Brown bears mate in either spring or summer.
85 At the age of 4, young female bears reach puberty.
86 Polar bears are hunted for meat, fur and fat.
87. Mediches show themselves as caring mothers.
88. The bear is able to give birth not every year, but once every 2-3 years.
89. For 3 years, the cubs have been living with their mother.
90.The hairs of a polar bear are transparent.
91. There are age spots on the tongue of a polar bear.
92. Researchers have shown that bears are intellectually similar to monkeys.
93. Polar bear may be subject to outbursts of anger.
94. Male bears sometimes attack and kill their cubs.
95.The bear is a restless and aggressive animal, and therefore is not suitable for domestication.
96. Bears are one of the most endangered species on Earth.
97. Psychologically, bears are similar to humans.
98. When killing a seal, the bear first of all eats its skin.
99. The older cubs help the female to look after the younger ones.
100. There are no bears on the three continents of the Earth. These are Africa, Australia and Antarctica.
