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I read somewhere their periods attract bears. Bears can smell ... Bears can smell ... Brick Tamland: [opposing women in the newsroom] I read somewhere their periods attract bears. Bears can smell the menstruation. Brian Fantana: Well, that's just great.
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Do black bears growl? This wolf growl is often used as a bear sound in movies and on TV because people think black bears should sound like this. Growls are rare or absent in black bears. Fearful people often describe any bear sound as a growl.
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How far can smells travel? miles, but the area of detection is totally dependant on the prevailing winds. for instance even we -- not known for having the most sensitive noses -- can smell the rotting carcass of a large animal (a bear for example) from a mile away (quite literally), assuming you are down-wind from the corpse. wild animals in the bush can smell us from miles ...
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- Smell is a bear's sharpest sense.   A grizzly bear can smell carrion (KAIR ee uhn), or the flesh of a dead animal, from very far away. How far away?Some scientists say that bears can smell carrion from 18 miles (29 kilometers) away.
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- Black bears are the most common bears in North America. Despite their name, they come in a variety of colors ranging from black to brown, cinnamon, and even blond. Most have shaggy black or dark brown hair with a lighter brown snout, and some may have have a white chest patch.
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Earth News Most black bears (Ursus americanus) in North America have a coat that is uniformly black. That provides camouflage within the forest habitats in which most bears live. However, the spirit bear, also known as the kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei), is a race of black bear that has a white coat.ost black bears (Ursus americanus) in North America have a coat that is uniformly black. That provides camouflage within the forest habitats in which most bears live. However, the spirit bear, also known as the kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei), is a race of black bear that has a white coat.
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Habitat Depending on the species and the location, black and grizzly bears often prefer different habitats, although both species can and do overlap. North American black bears are creatures of the forest, preferring extensive wooded areas with a variety of fruit- and nut-producing species and small openings that promote fruiting of many shrub species.
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10 amazing black bear facts Cubs can be very adventurous, climbing high into the treetops. 4. Water bears. Black bears are also good swimmers, and will readily enter water in search of fish. Black bear cubs take to the water easily and quickly, and one adult is believed to have swum nine miles along the Gulf of Mexico.
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Know the Difference It also has a concave or “dished” facial profile, smaller ears and much larger claws than the black bear. Black bears have a flatter, “Roman-nose” profile, larger ears, no visible shoulder hump and smaller claws. Click here for more information on the physical differences between black bears and grizzly bears.
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- Dube was the first person to be killed by a bear in Alberta since 1998 and the first in the Bow Valley since 1981, when a fisherman was killed just outside the east gate of Banff National Park.rease is especially attractive to bears. Wipe off the stove, tables, counters and barbecues. Dump greasy dishwater into a pit away from camp, and treat with lime or bleach to mask odours. Burn excess grease in a hot fire, reuse it right away, or store it in an airtight container.
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Do black bears stink? February 9, 2010 - 10:50 AM CST. How clean is Lily’s den and how does it smell? Yesterday, we mentioned the fecal plug. Some bears make less feces than others and can wait until emergence in spring to evacuate the plug, thus the statement that hibernating black bears can go all winter without defecating. But some bears can’t wait that long.
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- Regardless of these genetic variants, most of the bears in any region are black in color. Some bears have a white patch on their chests. They have a short, inconspicuous tail, longish ears, a relatively straight profile from nose to forehead, and small, dark eyes.egardless of these genetic variants, most of the bears in any region are black in color. Some bears have a white patch on their chests. They have a short, inconspicuous tail, longish ears, a relatively straight profile from nose to forehead, and small, dark eyes.
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Polar Bear The polar bear's nose is so powerful it can smell a seal on the ice 20 miles (32 kilometers) away, sniff out a seal's den that has been covered with snow, and even find a seal's air hole in the ice up to 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) away. No wonder many people call them noses with legs!.
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What Animal Has the Best Sense of Smell? Quick Answer. The bear has the best sense of smell in the animal kingdom, thanks to its superlative number of smell receptors. Because smell is a sense that is based on perception, it's difficult to pinpoint the animal that objectively qualifies as the world's best animal smeller. However, it is possible to infer how well an animal may smell based on the complexity of its nasal anatomy, particularly with respect to the number of smell receptors an animal has.
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Do black bears growl? (see video below). Growls may be in the ear of the beholder. If a person is expecting a growl, anything a bear says might be interpreted as a growl. And some sounds do sometimes have a throaty quality. One of the sounds people might call a growl is the moan of fear. Bears that escape up trees at campsites sometimes moan plaintively in a deep voice.
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- How many miles away can a great white shark smell blood? saw on discovery or history channel that they can smell one drop of blood from three miles away. have no idea how they can do it. How far away can a polar bear smell seals? They can easily smell a whale carcass 20 miles away or seals up to  6' beneath the snow and ice. This will depend on whether the animal  is dead, which way the wind is going…, if it is under the ice, if  the polar bear can smell well, etc.
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Bear Essentials of Hibernation One of the most celebrated hibernators is the American black bear (Ursus americanus).* It can go for as long as 100 days without eating, drinking, urinating, defecating, or exercising.
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- Date: 12-11-2012. It is a common misconception that bears hibernate during the winter. While bears tend to slow down during the winter, they are not true hibernators. Black bears, Grizzly bears and Brown bears do go into a deep sleep during the winter months, known as torpor.Hibernation is when animals “sleep” through the winter. During this sleep, the animals will not wake up when they hear a loud noise or even if they are moved or touched.While in torpor, the animal can wake up quickly and easily.ibernation is when animals “sleep” through the winter. During this sleep, the animals will not wake up when they hear a loud noise or even if they are moved or touched. While in torpor, the animal can wake up quickly and easily.
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- 1 Male bears are called boars, females are sows, and youngsters are cubs.  Kodiak bears are the largest bears in the world. A large male can stand over 10' tall when on his hind legs, and 5' when on all four legs. They weigh up to 1,500 pounds.
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- they will also eat berries and eggs in the summer polar bears hunt by the power of scent and can smell their food at 20 miles 32 km away the stomach of an adult polar bear is so big that it can hold more than 150 pounds 68 kilos of food other predators of the tundra are arctic foxes and wolves
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A Look Back at the World-Record Grizzly Bear, All 27 1/16 Inches of Him The new world record grizzly bear came so close that archer Rodney Debias could smell the bear and hear him breathing. Rodney Debias of Windber, Pennsylvania took an Alaskan grizzly bear in 2009 that was officially recognized as the new Pope & Young world record earlier this year.
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-   A grizzly bear can smell carrion (KAIR ee uhn), or the flesh of a dead animal, from very far away. How far away?Some scientists say that bears can smell carrion from 18 miles (29 kilometers) away.   Grizzlies are out and about during the day and at night. They seem to be most active at dusk or at dawn, however.
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Which animal has the best sense of smell? The bloodhound has the best sense of smell of any dog. Its nose has 40 times more scent receptors than a human nose – they have been referred to as ‘a nose with a dog attached’. Bears have noses that trump even that. A polar bear can smell a seal that is buried under a metre (3.2 feet) of snow from over a kilometre (0.6 miles) away!
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Polar bear The polar bear has an extremely well developed sense of smell, being able to detect seals nearly 1.6 km (1 mi) away and buried under 1 m (3 ft) of snow. Its hearing is about as acute as that of a human, and its vision is also good at long distances. The polar bear is an excellent swimmer and often will swim for days.
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Basic Facts About Grizzly Bears Grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) have concave faces, a distinctive hump on their shoulders, and long claws about two to four inches long. Both the hump and the claws are traits associated with a grizzly bear’s exceptional digging ability.n North America, grizzly bears are found in western Canada, Alaska, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and a potentially a small population in Washington.
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Polar bear The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses.It is a large bear, approximately the same size as the omnivorous Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi).A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–700 kg (772–1,543 lb), while a sow (adult female) is about half that size.he polar bear has an extremely well developed sense of smell, being able to detect seals nearly 1.6 km (1 mi) away and buried under 1 m (3 ft) of snow. Its hearing is about as acute as that of a human, and its vision is also good at long distances.