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- Black bears most often choose to den under large boulders, simple depressions under brush, in tree cavities above ground or at the base of a tree, under logs, or even buildings.
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Black bear habitat with the marking tree in the center of the photo. When you look closely at a bear's marking tree, you will find bear fur snagged in the bark and on protruding branches, like this one. This large clump of black bear fur was snagged on a sharply protruding broken branch.
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The bear used its claws to shred bark from the surrounding...
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Sep 29, 2017 · Remarkably adept at climbing, a bear will climb a tree and then stand or sit upon heavier branches while reaching up and pulling smaller, fruit-laden limbs inward. Broken and bent branches are placed in piles, concentrating the food so that it may be safely and comfortably consumed.
What bears do & where they go Seasons of the Bear. Black bears are awake from spring through fall, and mostly asleep in winter, curled up in dens. Bears choose many different kinds of dens, including hollow trees, under fallen trees, excavated mounds, or in ‘nests’ under briar patches.
Most black bears usually make their winter dens on the ground but this bear has made hers higher up, and inside the tree is two new-born cubs who have to mak...
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- Bears are aggressive and unpredictable, so there’s nothing you can do to prevent an encounter. Many people are under the impression that bears are born killers—aggressive, angry, and ready to strike down two-legged intruders at a moment’s notice and even seeking out encounters where they can assert their dominance.
- Bears can’t climb trees. Despite plenty of photos of adorable bear cubs perched high in pine branches, many people are still under the impression that bears can’t climb trees.
- Bear bells are the best way to let bears know you’re coming. While some bears have been shown to respond to bells in some places, studies show that on the whole, bells have little effect when it comes to alerting bears to human presence.
- Guns are as effective as, or better than, bear spray. If you’re tempted to carry a firearm into the wilderness to stop a bear attack, think twice before choosing a gun over bear spray.
A black bear balances in a tree while reaching for berries from a hawthorne berry tree in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. In the temperate rainforests found in the coastal watersheds of the Pacific Northwest, migrating salmon comprise a substantial part of the black bear’s diet.
The bear used its claws to shred bark from the surrounding trees, then pulled it inside to make a mattress to lay on. This is a black bear bed located at the base of a redwood tree. Notice that the bark has been shredded and removed from the lower portion of the tree.
