bears
Bears are a small group of large mammals that are found all over the world, and bears live in forests, mountains, deserts, and grassy areas, although there are different types of bears, all types of bears have similarities between them, they have in all their types, those The bodies are full of fur, and the legs are somewhat short, with a rounded head on the top of its body.
And bears build dens for their young from trees to hide in, and because bears are mammals, they give birth to young who depend on their mothers for food and protection, this article will address the most famous types of bears in the world.
Where are the bears?
The places inhabited by bears vary, they reside in environments that differ in their nature and temperature on more than one continent, and a brief description of the whereabouts of bears can be clarified as follows:
- Bears are found in sixty countries primarily in the Northern Hemisphere and are concentrated in Asia, North America, and Europe.
- Some species of bears live in South America in the Andes region.
- Some bears live below the equator in Southeast Asia.
- The most common species is the brown bear, which spreads from Western Europe through Asia, and even the western regions of North America.
- The American black bear is restricted to North America.
- The existence of the polar bear is restricted to the Arctic Sea.
- All remaining species of the Asiatic bear are distributed in a range of places that include tropical lowland rainforests, coniferous and broad forests, meadows, plains, mountain pastures, and alpine slopes, in the Arctic.
What is the food of bears?
Before clarifying the most famous types of bears in the world, it should be noted that most bears are predators, and they also consume more plants in addition to the meat they eat greedily. A brief description of the nature of bears feeding can be clarified as follows:
- Many bears eat anything from leaves, roots, and berries to insects, pods, fresh meat, and fish
- Bears have digestive systems and teeth that adapt to the different foods they eat.
- All bears feed on whatever food source becomes available seasonally. For example, Asian black bears in Taiwan consume large numbers of nuts, when nuts are more common than other foods.
- Bears choose to eat plants at the stage where they are at their highest nutritional levels and usually avoid ancient herbs.
- Some species of bears eat large amounts of naturally fermented fruits, which affects their behavior.
- Little bears climb trees to get oak parts.
The most famous species of bear in the world
The list of the most famous types of bears in the world includes many well-known bears such as the polar bear, and these types are distributed all over the world, and despite their importance sometimes, they all face different threats, and an overview of the most famous types of bears in the world can be clarified as follows:
- Sun bear: It is one of the most famous types of bears in the world, and these bears live in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, where their range includes the countries of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, and Southeast Asian countries in Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, and Indonesia as well, however, the number of these bears decreased by more than 30% despite their wide range, these bears feed - in addition to meat - on insects such as termites, fruits, palm buds, and flowers. For severe cruelty, some of them are used in the preparation of traditional Chinese medicines.
- Sloth Bear: These bears live in the Indian subcontinent, and these bears feed on colonies of honeybees, fruits, and termites, these bears have been used as pets, but this practice has been stopped by law in India, and these bears are also widely hunted in search of food and claws.
- Andean bear: It is the only type of bear found in South America, and the reason for the name is to find it in the Andes Mountains region in the countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Argentina, and these bears prefer to inhabit moist mountain forests.
- The American black bear is a native American bear. It is the smallest bear in North America and also the largest type of bear widely distributed on the continent. It is one of the most famous types of bears in the world. These bears are omnivores with seasonal and geographical differences in diet.
- Asian black bear: commonly known as the moon bear or the white bear, is a medium-sized bear that lives in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, northeastern China, the Russian Far East, Korea, Taiwan, and some islands of Japan.
- Brown bear: It is the most famous type of beer in the world, and these bears are found in large parts of North America and Eurasia, and the brown bear and its sister species - such as the polar bear - are one of the largest carnivores living in the world today, and although the number of individuals It has been greatly reduced from what it was at the end of the twentieth century, it has not yet entered the critically endangered category due to its wide distribution.
The importance of bears
After mentioning the most famous bears in the world, it can be said that bears are of great importance to humans, and for many years man has been accustomed to benefiting from bears in various areas according to his need, and a brief about the importance of bears can be clarified as follows:
- Bears, at young ages, can be tamed easily as they are commonly used in circuses.
- Bear fur has been used for a number of purposes, with perhaps the most popular being its use in different types of rugs.
- Its skins are used in the clothing industry.
- The meat of black and polar bears is often consumed.
- The teeth and claws of bears were a favorite ornament of the Native American peoples.
- Bear fat is used in cooking.
- Gallbladder parts of Asian bears are widely used, in Asia, for pharmaceutical purposes.