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Name:______________________________________________
Three species of bears are found in North America—brown bears, black bears, and polar bears. In which state can you find all three types of bears? ________________________________________.
Find the answer at :
www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/
wildlife/geninfo/game/bearfax.htm

Grizzly bears get their name from the silvery hairs they develop as they grow older. The grizzly bear is another name for the ______________ bear.
Find the answer at :
www.bear.org/Grizzly/Grizzly_Brown_Bear_Facts.html

Brown bears hibernate, falling into a deep sleep during the month of ___________________ and emerging from their dens in March or April.
Find the answer at :
www.panda.org/news_facts/education/virtual_wildlife/animal_profiles/bear_brown.cfm

The most common bear in North America is the American black bear. This bear prefers the forest and is found as far north as _________________________ and as far south as Mexico.
Find the answer at :
www.black-bears.org/

Black bears can swim and catch fish. They climb trees to feast on buds and berries, and, like Winnie-the-Pooh, they love honey. They also like to eat ____________________________________.
Find the answer at :
www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/blkber.htm

Brown bears live along the sea coast in Alaska, in Russia, and on Kodiak Island near Alaska. What are the bears from Kodiak Island called? __________________________________________
Find the answer at :
www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/wildlife/region2/
hunting/trivia.htm

The polar bear is the largest carnivore in the world. Adult males often weigh as much as _____________________________________, which is equal to 1,102 pounds!
Find the answer at :
www.nature.ca/notebooks/english/polbear.htm

The constellation known as the Big Dipper is also known as ___________________________.
Find the answer at :
www.astronomical.org/constellations/uma.html


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