Stats

Lifespan

20-25 yrs

Size

Huge

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Crepuscular

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

North America

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Armor

Status

N3n4

About

A powerful North American subspecies of brown bear, distinguished by a muscular shoulder hump built for digging and delivering crushing blows. Its long, slightly curved claws can reach 4 inches and are better suited for excavating roots and prey than for climbing trees.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn cub

   A tiny, blind cub is born in the winter den and nurses against its mother for warmth.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A juvenile follows its mother to forage, climbs trees for safety, and learns what's good to eat.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown and ranging on its own.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Carnivora

Family

Ursidae

Genus

Ursus

Species

Ursus arctos