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The ancestors of American black bears and Asian black bears diverged from sun bears 4.58 mya. The American black bear then split from the Asian black bear 4.08 mya. [ 3 ] [ 9 ] The earliest American black bear fossils, which were located in Port Kennedy, Pennsylvania , greatly resemble the Asian species, [ 10 ] though later specimens grew to ...
The current range is 45% of the historic Florida range, as well as in southern Alabama, southern Georgia and southern Mississippi. [3] [6] [18] Most major populations of Florida black bears live on or near public lands.
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).
A large black bear was spotted wandering on a beach in California, capturing the attention of bystanders. Video captures big black bear's casual stroll across crowded California beach Skip to main ...
A black bear made an appearance on the Puyallup Loop Trail earlier this week. The Puyallup Police Department posted on social media that they received a tip Monday afternoon about the bear walking ...
Black bear spotted in Central Bucks: Small black bear spotted north of Doylestown Camping with bears Improper food storage is a major cause of human-bear conflicts while camping, according to the ...
The segregation of black bear and grizzly bear populations is possibly due to competitive exclusion. In certain areas, grizzly bears outcompete black bears for the same resources. [109] For example, many Pacific coastal islands off British Columbia and Alaska support either the black bear or the grizzly, but rarely both. [110]
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is home to an estimated 1,900 black bears — about two per square mile — with more than 14,500 of these iconic mammals roaming the four-state mountain region.