Translations:Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Animal Tracking/16/en

Bear

{{Animal sign | latin_name =Ursus spp. | common_name =Bear, various species | animal_image =BlackBear2.jpg | animal_caption = American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) | image2 = Bear paw.jpg | caption2 = Bear paw | track_image =Bear-footprint.jpg | scat_image =Black bear scat.jpg | scat_caption =Black bear scat | range = Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere. | description =Common characteristics of modern bears include a large body with stocky legs, a long snout, shaggy hair, paws with five nonretractile claws, and a short tail. While the polar bear is mostly carnivorous and the giant panda feeds almost entirely on bamboo, the remaining six species are omnivorous, with largely varied diets including both plants and animals.