Bear Facts

Here are ten facts about bears:

1. Bears are large animals.
2. They have very strong legs.
3. Bears have big heads and small eyes.
4. Bears live in all parts of the world except for Antarctica, Africa and Australia.
5. Most bears eat nuts, fruits, berries, plants, insects, honey, fish and other animals.
6. Bears eat a lot of food to get ready for winter. We would have to eat 50 hamburgers and 12 large orders of fries for many days to get as big as these bears.
7. Baby bears are called cubs.
8. When cubs are born, they are about the size of a squirrel.
9. Bears make or find dens in the winter.
10. They go to sleep in the den. They sleep all winter. This is called hibernation.