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  2. American black bear - Wikipedia

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    The American black bear (Ursus americanus), or simply black bear, is a species of medium-sized bear endemic to North America. It is the continent's smallest and most widely distributed bear species. It is an omnivore, with a diet varying greatly depending on season and location. It typically lives in largely forested areas but will leave ...

  3. List of largest land carnivorans - Wikipedia

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    height (m) Native range by continent 1 ... American black bear: Ursus americanus: Ursidae: 159-226: ... Asiatic black bear: Ursus thibetanus: Ursidae: 90-190: 200 ...

  4. List of ursids - Wikipedia

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    Most bears are 1.2–2 m (4–7 ft) long, plus a 3–20 cm (1–8 in) tail, though the polar bear is 2.2–2.44 m (7–8 ft) long, and some subspecies of brown bear can be up to 2.8 m (9 ft). Weights range greatly from the sun bear , which can be as low as 35 kg (77 lb), to the polar bear, which can be as high as 726 kg (1,600 lb).

  5. Black bears in Mississippi: How many are there and how ... - AOL

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    Mississippi is home to two types of black bears: the Louisiana black bear to the south and the American black bear in the northern third of the state. Both were nearly wiped out in the state ...

  6. Ursus (mammal) - Wikipedia

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    Ursus is a genus in the family Ursidae that includes the widely distributed brown bear, [3] the polar bear, [4] the American black bear, and the Asian black bear. The name is derived from the Latin ursus , meaning bear .

  7. Black bear cub, all alone in the wild, finds home in Durham ...

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    The Museum of Life and Science announced Tuesday it now has a 9-month-old American black bear cub found abandoned in the wild last spring. The 88-pound male cub joins the Durham museum’s three ...

  8. Santa Susana Mountains - Wikipedia

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    Larger mammals that are considerably more secretive and therefore less often encountered include the gray fox, bobcat, ring-tailed cat, American badger, and the mountain lion. [4] A population of American black bears occupy various niches in the backcountry; showing up in communities below the mountains every few years.

  9. Watch as vets treat a hairless, orphaned black bear cub ... - AOL

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    According to the Bear With Us Centre for Bears, 1-year-old black bears should weigh between 15 pounds to more than 100 pounds, depending on their food supply. Tira said the rescued cub weighed 22 ...