Animal Report

The American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) What does the black bear look like? This bear comes in many types of colors such as brown, black, gold, and even white. They have a brown muzzle, white chest which is very uncommon and their skin is light gray. They have a heavy body, a short tail, rounded ears, plantigrade feet and hind feet with 5 toes and front feet with 4 toes. They can get very fast even up …

…start in the middle of winter and wake up around early April. While hibernating, the bears heart rate will slow down to about 12 beats a minute and its metabolism will slow down by half. And its body temperature drops to about 5 degrees f. Also during hibernation it will not pass any solid or liquid waste. It has a part of its body where it will recycle its waste and use it for good use. (11/30/00), (Black)