Look at the bear.
It lives with trees.
It can climb the tree.
It can smell well. Sniff, sniff!
It has a den for winter.
Cubs are born in dens.
Look! Look at the cub.
Look at the den. Look in.
Words to know
- den: bear home
- cubs: baby bears
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Look at the Black Bear
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Read next
Sources
- https://www.bearbiology.org/the-eight-bear-species/ursus-americanus-american-black-bear/
- https://www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Mammals/Black-Bear
- https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/black-bears.htm
- https://wildlifesciencecenter.org/black-bear
- https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/blackbear.html
- https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/species/ursus-americanus
- https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=blackbear.main
- https://vtfishandwildlife.com/learn-more/vermont-critters/mammals/black-bear
- https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ursus_americanus/
- https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/nature/black-bears.htm
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/observations/hibernating-black-bears-suggest-new-paths-for-tissue-preservation-video/
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110217141311.htm
- https://mdc.mo.gov/node/295074
- https://wildlife.ca.gov/Science-Institute/News/tag/dna
- https://www.fws.gov/node/85543
- https://earthsky.org/earth/what-we-didnt-know-about-hibernating-black-bears
- https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/01/05/wyo-game-and-fish-uses-dna-technology-to-count-black-bears/
- https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70034122
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