Pictures of Bears

Pictures of Bears Bear Research Bear Safety Black Bear Brown Bear Giant Panda Polar Bear Sloth Bear Spectacled Bear Sun Bear

Eight different bear species, covering five genera, call four different continents home.

Apart from the polar bear, they are primarily forest mammals, and often the dominant species in their ecosystem.

The brown bear, an inhabitant of forest areas in the entire Northern Hemisphere, gets credit for having the largest range.

The American Black Bear and the Brown or Grizzly Bear populations are probably the two most stable. With the exception of the Giant Panda, which is listed as endangered, the IUCN lists the remaining species as vulnerable.

Polar bears and Giant Pandas have specialized diets. The others are omnivores, eating a variety of fruit, nuts, insects and game.

Please click on any link in the box to learn more about the habits of any particular species or bear topic.

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