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Brown Bears Brown bears eat: Fish; grass they can be known to eat elk, black bears, Caribou and Moose and animals that have been washed up on the shore. There are different types of brown bears.

American Black Bears These bears have a white patch of fur on their chest, which is often shaped like a V, with some varying amount of white on their chin as well. These bears can be found throughout Southern Asia. They are known in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sikkim, Northern India, Bhutan, and into Burma. They can also be found in Northeast China, and Southeast Russia, Taiwan, and the Japaneese islands of Honshu and Shikoku. Mostly, these bears live in forested areas, especially hilly and mountainous places. The preferred elevations change seasonally. In summer, asiatic black bears have been spotted at over 9,900 feet--moving to lower elevations as the cold of winter comes on. In the northern parts of their range, they den for winter. Current thinking is that the bears in the southern reaches do not hibernate.

Polar Bears Polar bears are the biggest carnivores on land! They're twice as big as a tiger, and the ultimate polar predators. Hunting alone for anything from seals to large fish, or scavenging for dead whale or walrus, the polar bear uses a sense of smell 100 times better than ours.

Click here to find out more Asiatic Black Bears These bears can be found throughout Southern Asia. They are known in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sikkim, Northern India, Bhutan, and into Burma. They can also be found in Northeast China, and Southeast Russia, Taiwan, and the Japaneese islands of Honshu and Shikoku. Mostly, these bears live in forested areas, especially hilly and mountainous places. The preferred elevations change seasonally. In summer, asiatic black bears have been spotted at over 9,900 feet--moving to lower elevations as the cold of winter comes on. In the northern parts of their range, they den for winter. Current thinking is that the bears in the southern reaches do not hibernate. Click here to find out more

Moon Bear They are mainly nocturnal, sleeping in caves or trees during the greater part of the day. They may have established territories of 4 to 8 square miles. Their individual territories are dictated to a great extent by the availability of food. They have been seen in Afghanistan, India, China, Japan, Russia, Korea, and Taiwan.

Giant Panda Bear Pandas come from China, Giant pandas live in broadleaf and coniferous forests with a dense under story of bamboo, at elevations between 5,000 and 10,000 feet.

The End By Charlotte Roy & Hannah Gilbert