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2. StoryBook Bears For Real Bears For Story Book Bears Real Bears Click here Click here

4. Storybook Bears Storybook bears live in houses. Sometimes it is a people house, and sometimes it is in a tree. They live all over the world. Next Back to StoryBook Bears

5. Storybook Bears Storybook bears will eat all types of food, porridge, honey, and also people food. They like their food to be just right, not too hot and not too cold. Next Back to StoryBook Bears

6. Storybook Bears Storybook bears can come in very different sizes. Some are small and some are big. They can be brown, black, white, yellow, and even blue! Sometimes they wear clothes and sometimes they don’t. Some look like real bears and some look like teddy bears. Back to StoryBook Bears

9. Where are real bears found? Back to real bears.

10. Spectacled Bear The Spectacled Bear is the only bear to live in South America. It lives in the Andes Mountains from Venezuela and Colombia through Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. South America Back to Real Bears Next Map

12. Spectacled Bear The Spectacled Bear can weigh up to 350 pounds. When they stand they can be almost 6 feet tall. It is black to brownish black with a white circle around each eye. This bear has long, curved claws for digging and tearing into the soil or into insect mounds for food. It also has a large nose and excellent sense of smell help to locate food. Next Back to Real Bears

13. Spectacled Bear Does this bear look like he is wearing glasses? Next Back to Real Bears

14. Spectacled Bears Click on the bear’s face to get a surprise. Back to Real Bears

15. Spectacled Bears Click on the bear’s face to get a surprise. Back to Real Bears

16. Spectacled Bears Click on the bear’s face to get a surprise. Back to Real Bears

17. Sun Bear The sun bear is found in Southeast Asian rain forests. Back to real bears. Next Map

19. Sun Bear The sun bear has the shortest fur of all the bears. It has a white or orange chest mark. The sun bear uses its long claws to help it climb and rest in trees. Back to real bears. Next

20. Sun Bear The sun bear is the smallest of the bears. It is not quite 4 feet tall and weighs less than 100 pounds. The sun bear rests during the day and hunts at night. Its good sense of smell helps it to find food. Back to real bears. Next

21. Sun Bear Back to real bears.

22. Giant Panda Bear Giant pandas are mostly found in western China. China Back to real bears. Next Map

23. Giant Panda Bear The giant panda spends about 12 to 14 hours each day eating the leaves and stems of the bamboo plant. It uses its front paws to bring food to its mouth. Back to real bears. Next

24. Giant Panda Bear The giant panda can be 5 feet tall and weigh 220 pounds. Back to real bears. Next

25. Giant Panda Bear The giant panda has a round body, small ears, and a short, stumpy tail. Its shaggy coat is white with black around the shoulders, front legs, and chest. The panda bear also has a black patch around each eye. Back to real bears. Next Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What do you see?

26. Giant Panda Bear Baby Panda Mei Xiang and TianTian At the Washington DC National Zoo Back to real bears.

27. Brown Bear Brown bears can be found in North America, Europe and Asia. Back to real bears. Next Map

29. Brown Bear They are usually dark brown in color but can vary from a light cream color to almost black. Two common brown bears are Grizzly and Kodiak. Back to real bears. Next

30. Brown Bear One of the largest bears, brown bears can weigh between 300 and 860 pounds. They can be 6 to 7 feet tall when they stand up. Back to real bears. Next

31. Brown Bear They are usually dark brown in color but can vary from a light cream color to almost black. Two common brown bears are Grizzly and Kodiak. Kodiak Grizzly Back to real bears. Next

32. Brown Bears Back to real bears.

33. American Black Bear The American black bear lives in forests throughout North America, from Alaska and Canada to the mountains in northern Mexico. Back to real bears. Next Map

35. American Black Bear The color of the American black bear can be black, brown, cinnamon, beige and even pure white! But most of them are black. Back to real bears. Next

36. American Black Bear Black Bears have color vision and a keen sense of smell. They are good tree climbers and swimmers. Black bears are very smart and very curious. They can run up to 35 miles per hour. Black bears can weigh up to 600 pounds! When they stand up they are about 3 or 4 feet tall. They can live over 25 years in the wild. Back to real bears. Next

37. American Black Bear Are you my mother? Back to real bears.

38. Polar Bear The polar bear, the largest of the meat eaters, is found along the northernmost coasts of the northern hemisphere as well as on sea ice floes and islands. Back to real bears. Next Map

40. Polar Bear Polar bears are the largest bears. They can be 8 feet tall and weigh 400-600 pounds! They have white fur, a long neck, and small ears. A polar bear's nose, lips and all skin under their fur is black. Back to real bears. Next I like this movie about people, don’t you?

41. Polar Bear Polar bears are strong swimmers. They paddle with their front legs and steer with their back legs. They can swim a long way. Back to real bears. Next

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43. Sloth Bear The sloth bear is found in India and Sri Lanka. It is related to the Asiatic black bear. Sloth bears are found in forested areas and in grasslands. They like dry forests and rocky outcrops. Back to real bears. Next Map

45. Sloth Bear ZooNet photo The sloth bear can weigh up to 310 pounds and can be about 6 feet tall. The sloth bear is almost extinct. Back to real bears. Next

46. Sloth Bear Sloth bears have long, shaggy, black hair and a white U- or Y-shaped marking on the chest. They have large lips, a long tongue, a pale muzzle. They have well-developed hook-like claws that help them climb trees and help them dig for termites. Back to real bears. Next Termites are good!

47. Sloth Bear Back to real bears.

48. Asiatic Black Bear The Asiatic black bear lives in forests in Pakistan and in Korea and the islands of Japan. Back to real bears. Next Map

50. Asiatic Black Bear This bear has a black, shaggy coat and a light-colored mark on its chest. The fur around the shoulders and throat is long, and their ears are large. They can be 6 feet tall and weigh up to 400 pounds! Back to real bears. Next

51. Asiatic Black Bear They like to live in the forests, hills and mountain regions. Back to real bears. Next

52. Asiatic Black Bear Back to real bears. “ Can I climb this tree?”

53. • International Association for Bear Research and Management http://www.bearbiology.com/specdesc.html Images by David Kirshner & Frank Knight From Ian Stirling, ed. Bears, Majestic Creatures of the Wild . Emmaus, Pennsylvania: Rodale Press, 1993. • BBC Nature Wild Animal Wild Facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/wildfacts/bears/fact_files/13.shtml • Sedgewick County Zoo, Wichita, Kansas http://www.scz.org/animals/b/sbear.html • Lesson Tutor www.lessontutor.com/belm15.html • Bears WebSite www.bears-bears.org Resources