It turns out bears and humans have a lot in common. Plus the humans like them a lot. Know why? Because the Native people some time ago saw black bears do a lot of things like us. They can stand straight on their hind legs. They eat many foods that we can eat. They make tracks that look like our foot prints. They also noticed that a bear's body is built about the same way as ours.
The people many years ago believed that bears could lead them to the meaning of life. They wondered about all these amazing things they could do. I mean how can bears lie down and act as if dead and come back to life ever Spring?
Black bears only live in North America. Their name comes from their thick shiny black fur, which can also be brown, tan or blond. Because of their large amount of black fur they get very hot in the summer, and I mean very hot.(Why? Because dark colors absorb more heat than light colors.)Sometimes they cool off by swimming or lie down in the shade.
Females may reach 300 pounds and males can reach up to 500 pounds. The biggest black bear that was ever weighed was 800 pounds. Even with all those pounds, bears can easily outrun humans.
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