Brown Bears lets learn more

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Deanna Jump & Deedee W ills

Table of Contents

What are they? 1
What do they look like? 3
Why do they hibernate? 5
What do they eat? 6
Glossary 7

W hat are they?
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Brown bears are the largest
meat-eating animals that live on land.

1

Brown bears are
mammals.
Mammals are
animals that are
warm-blooded
and have fur.

Did you know? Bears take care of their cubs until
they are two-and-a-half years old.

Bear with cubs in spring In the winter,
females give
birth to cubs.
They take care
of their cubs
and feed them
milk.

2

W hat do they look li ke?

hump ears

muzzle

Brown bears are covered with brown

fur. They have a big head, a large

muzzle, and a shoulder hump. The

hump is full of muscles that give their

front legs extra strength.

Did you know? Brown bears can weigh up to 3
700 lbs. That’s as much as 14 first
graders!

claws

Brown bears have four large paws.
Their front paws have long, sharp claws.
They use their claws for digging.

Each claw can be 4” long

4

W hy do they hibernate?

Bear den in the spring

In the winter, it is hard for bears to
find food. They eat up to 90 lbs. of
food each day during the fall months
to store up fat for the winter.
They hibernate in dens all winter.

5

W hat do they eat?

Brown bears are
omnivores. They eat
berries, nuts, fruit,
leaves, and roots.

They also eat fish and other small
animals.

6

Glossary

mammals – warm-blooded animals
that have hair and feed their babies
milk.
cubs – a bear that is younger than
three years old.
hibernate – a deep sleep that
protects animals from cold weather
and lack of food.
ominivore – an animal that eats meat
and plants.

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