BEAR URSIDAE CARNIVORA

BEAR
Diversity
Geographic Range
Habitat
Physical Description
Reproduction
Lifespan
 DIVERSITY
Large mammals with a small group
of 8 species in 5 Genera.
Though small, it is said that bears
are culturally important to human
populations at any age.
 GEOGRAPHIC RANGE
Bears can be found at all continent
except Antarctica and Australia.
Their geographic range have been
altered through time by hunting and
habitat destruction.
 HABITAT
Bears are terrestrial but they should
be near to a water source.
They live on land biomes i.e.,
tundra, polar ices, temperate forest,
mountains, grasslands, and deserts.
 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Mostly largely built animals.
The smallest species, Heralctos
malayanus ranges from 25 65 kg,
while the largest can be up to 800 kg
Ursus Maritimus.
Males are larger than females.
 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
They have small eyes and round
ears, and very short tail.
They are commonly covered with
long rough fur and are uni colored.
 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Have massive skulls.
Teeth consist of unspecialized
incisors, elongated canines, reduced
premolars and bunodont cheek
teeth.
They have claws used for digging
and ripping their food.
 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
They have plant grade feet and
most have hairy soles although
some bear species have naked
soles.
They also have five digits though
pandas have extra one (not a true
digit but used for manipulating
 REPRODUCTION
Males monitors females estrus
condition and will mate several
times within its home range.
 REPRODUCTION
Bears usually gave birth 1-4 young
every 1-4 years.
Gestation occurs for 95-266 days
and implantation for 45-120 days.
 REPRODUCTION
Birth sometimes occur in winter
where the female is dormant.
The cubs are nursed by the extra fat
reserves of the female.
 REPRODUCTION
Sexual maturity occurs at from 3-6.5
years old.
Males reach their adult size at 11
years old, while female reach it at 5
years old.
 REPRODUCTION
Females gave birth at den of some
kind.
Average weight of a new born
ranging from 90 680 grams.
 REPRODUCTION
They are born with eyes and ears
closed and with naked or a thin layer
of fur.
Polar bears grow faster than the
other; from 600grams(at birth) to
10-15kg(after 4months).
 REPRODUCTION
Weaning occurs from 3.5 9
months.
Young stay with their mother for 3
years but sometimes they disperse
from 18-24 months after birth.
 LIFESPAN
Bears long-lived if they survived the
early years of their life.
They last for about 25 years in the
wild and 50 years or more in
captivity.
 FOOD HABITS
They are herbivorous and
opportunistic.
It may vary on its habit or in the
season.
 FOOD HABITS
They usually eats fruits, honey and
other insects but sometimes they
include fish to their diet.
 FOOD HABITS
Pandas are dietary specialists,
eating only bamboo stem and shoot.
Polar bears diet consist of seals and
sometimes scavenge seals, walruses
and sea lions.
 PREDATION
Young cubs are more likely for
predation than the adults.
Females are aggressive when
defending their young.
 BEHAVIOR
They are generally solitary, except
for mothers with young cub.
They are often nocturnal but some
species are diurnal or active on
daytime.
 BEHAVIOR
They chose caves, hollow logs and
other den like structures as shelter.
Some species spend most of their
time swimming(Polar bears) others
are arboreal(Sun bears).
 BEHAVIOR
They tend to be slow moving but
can run quickly whenever needed.
Most bears move throughout a large
range in order to meet metabolic
needs.
 BEHAVIOR
Some bears undergo hibernation to
avoid the fluctuations in the
temperature. They consume their fat
reserves from summer and fall.
They hibernate during winter
season.
They often give birth during this
ROVENNE MARC B. REYES
BAS 2B