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⚫ | Black bears are the smallest of all bears, with adult females weighing about 90-275 pounds, and males weighting 125-550 pounds. Individual coat colors can range from white, blond, cinnamon, or light brown to dark chocolate brown or to jet black, with many intermediate variations existing. Bluish tinged black bears occur along a portion of coastal Alaska and British Columbia. White to cream colored black bears occur in coastal islands and the adjacent mainland of south-western British Columbia. 70% of all black bears are black, though only 50% of black bears in the Rocky Mountains are black. |
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− | The following include black bears that have appeared in the books. |
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+ | ==History== |
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+ | ===[[Seekers]]=== |
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+ | ====''[[The Quest Begins]]''==== |
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+ | ====''[[Great Bear Lake]]''==== |
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+ | ====''[[Smoke Mountain]]''==== |
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+ | ====''[[The Last Wilderness]]''==== |
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+ | ====''[[Spirits in the Stars]]''==== |
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+ | ===[[Return to the Wild ]]=== |
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+ | ====''[[Island of Shadows ]] ''==== |
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+ | ====''[[The Melting Sea (Book)|The Melting Sea ]] ''==== |
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+ | ==Appearance== |
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⚫ | Black bears are the smallest of all bears, with adult females weighing about 90-275 pounds, and males weighting 125-550 pounds. Individual coat colors can range from white, blond, cinnamon, or light brown to dark chocolate brown or to jet black, with many intermediate variations existing. Bluish tinged black bears occur along a portion of coastal Alaska and British Columbia. White to cream colored black bears occur in coastal islands and the adjacent mainland of south-western British Columbia. 70% of all black bears are black, though only 50% of black bears in the Rocky Mountains are black. |
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+ | ==Personality== |
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+ | Black bears are playful, and they like to have fun. They are curious and they like to explore. |
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==Diet== |
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They tend to primarily eat berries grubs and roots. If pushed to extreme circumstances, they will eat meat. Lusa has eaten [[Seal|seal]] and [[Musk Oxen]], though they love to eat sweet fruit and Lusa got sick eating seal. |
They tend to primarily eat berries grubs and roots. If pushed to extreme circumstances, they will eat meat. Lusa has eaten [[Seal|seal]] and [[Musk Oxen]], though they love to eat sweet fruit and Lusa got sick eating seal. |
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Black bears sleep in trees and at the bases of trees. |
Black bears sleep in trees and at the bases of trees. |
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Revision as of 13:49, 12 February 2012
Black bears are the smallest bears in the family. They mainly live in forests and trees.
History
Seekers
The Quest Begins
Great Bear Lake
Smoke Mountain
The Last Wilderness
Spirits in the Stars
Return to the Wild
Island of Shadows
The Melting Sea
Appearance
Black bears are the smallest of all bears, with adult females weighing about 90-275 pounds, and males weighting 125-550 pounds. Individual coat colors can range from white, blond, cinnamon, or light brown to dark chocolate brown or to jet black, with many intermediate variations existing. Bluish tinged black bears occur along a portion of coastal Alaska and British Columbia. White to cream colored black bears occur in coastal islands and the adjacent mainland of south-western British Columbia. 70% of all black bears are black, though only 50% of black bears in the Rocky Mountains are black.
Personality
Black bears are playful, and they like to have fun. They are curious and they like to explore.
Characteristics
Black bears are playful, and they like to have fun. They are curious and they like to explore.
Diet
They tend to primarily eat berries grubs and roots. If pushed to extreme circumstances, they will eat meat. Lusa has eaten seal and Musk Oxen, though they love to eat sweet fruit and Lusa got sick eating seal.
Habitat
Black bears sleep in trees and at the bases of trees.
Characters
Full article: Black Bear Appearances
The following main characters appear as black bears: