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Cave bears grew larger during glaciations and smaller during interglacials, probably to adjust heat loss rate. [20] Cave bears of the last Ice Age lacked the usual two or three premolars present in other bears; to compensate, the last molar is very elongated, with supplementary cusps. [21]
U. rossicus dental specimens when separated into groups of different ontogenetic stages do not show significant variations in microwear, suggesting the diets of these bears stayed fairly constant over the course of their lifetimes. [5] Cave bear teeth show greater wear than most modern bear species, suggesting a diet of tough materials.
To the south, the Interior Highlands had a very high density of Arctodus simus specimens (second only to the black bear), [33] [88] due to the high rate of preservation in the cave-rich region. Sympatry between the two species is most apparent in Missouri - Arctodus simus has been found in association with black bears at Riverbluff, Bat and Big ...
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[110] [111] During hibernation, the bear's metabolism slows down, its body temperature decreases slightly, and its heart rate slows from a normal value of 55 to just 9 beats per minute. [112] Bears normally do not wake during their hibernation, and can go the entire period without eating, drinking, urinating, or defecating. [47]
Winter is finally here, and bears are getting ready to find a den to hibernate in over the next few months. In Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park, one bear was caught prepping for his long sleep ...
Black bear mother and cubs hibernating, utilizing a hibernaculum as a maternity den Like other animals, mammals hibernate during seasons of harsh environmental conditions and resource scarcity. As it requires less energy to maintain homeostasis and survive when an individual is hibernating, this is a cost-effective strategy to increase survival ...