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Black bear some black bear are not all black they can be red
Some sources I may use for editting The IUCN Redlist https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41687/114251609
Animal Diversity Web https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ursus_americanus/
National Geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/american-black-bear/
National Park Service https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/black-bears.htm
Massachusetts State Website https://www.mass.gov/service-details/learn-about-black-bears
Mass Audubon https://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nature-wildlife/mammals/bears/about
Missouri State Website https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/american-black-bear
International Association for Bear Research and Management https://www.bearbiology.org/bear-species/american-black-bear/
Maine State Website https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fish-wildlife/wildlife/species-information/mammals/bear.html Buttonwood Park Zoo https://www.bpzoo.org/our-animals/mammals/black-bear/ Cox, Daniel J. Black Bear. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1990. ISBN 0877017271 Eastern Bluebird ( talk) 19:49, 10 October 2020
This image http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_black_bear_1.png is not correct, as it doesn't show Vancouver Island as being part of the black bear's range. Anyone from there will tell you that there are tons of bears on the island. I've seen several myself. The image should be corrected. 207.161.73.136 ( talk) 02:46, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
I disagree with the opening sentance that ancestors of American black bears resembled the cave bear. Just because fossils show similarities sufficient to conclude an apparant order suggesting evolution from one species to another says nothing about their appearance. There is a 2008 mt DNA publication that seems to correct divergence of subfamily, genus, and species. I'll attempt to edit that update into the current paragraph. Paddling bear ( talk) 06:04, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
I read up on the evolution of black bears, and perhaps I've made it too detailed for this page. I like it, but think it should be moved down, perhaps to the bottom. If so, I'd bump Subspp. to a section header, rename this section just Evolution and move to just above references. Any thoughts? Also, I cut this out “(the other species evolved from U. abstrusus in Asia),” because different published paleotology papers have said both U. abstursus and U. minimus as origins. Since U. abstrusus is oldest in N.A. but also found in Europe and Asia, while U. Minimus is not found in N.A. I was tempted to put that in, but then decided this debate was really beyond the black bear page. Paddling bear ( talk) 16:20, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/11/photogalleries/bear-pictures/photo8.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.186.150.94 ( talk) 20:09, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
I don't understand the change to subspp table "Florida, southern Georgia, and Alabama. Threatened in Florida as the Florida Black Bear (state list)." The trinomial already identifies it as "the Florida black bear" and it's the only black bear in the state, so I don't see why it's needed as part of the threatened list. It'd simplify the table, does it confuse others if it's not specificed? I don't want to hae it edited back and forth though. Paddling bear ( talk) 06:44, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
The link for port kennedy improperly links to port kennedy australia, not port kennedy pa. It probably refers to the port kennedy bone cave, a major fossil site. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.62.229.96 ( talk) 05:07, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
I noticed the recent addition of the picture of bear poop to the article. Does anyone think it's necessary? A lot of people could be doing a research on bears on Wikipedia and can get really grossed out by the picture of poop. NHRHS2010 | Talk to me 03:01, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
Why is the article title "American Black Bear" and not "American black bear"? See WP: Manual of Style. Bielle ( talk) 03:00, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
If anyone is interested in helping out with this article, please take a look and dive in. I've been adding a lot of references and new entries, and working on copy editing. Also, I'm thinking of renaming the article to make it more accurate. Thanks. -- CutOffTies ( talk) 21:11, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
what species are the north american black bears — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.239.97.232 ( talk) 06:11, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
From what I previously understand, Browns & Grizzly bears will attack and leave. Whereas, black bears will attack you because they are hungry.  And I just heard the other day, ... and eat you up after they attack you! This would make some sense to the old press story that was published 5-10 years ago in California concerning a couple going out hiking and were never seen again except for some relics (and/or a few bones).
Also, sections for self-protection need to be added to Grizzly and Black Bears as they make no mention of pepper sprays, etc. I have already posted the following within the Brown Bear wikipedia article/discussion:
State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources website states, " Select a gun that will stop a bear (12-gauge shotgun or .300 mag rifle)." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rogerx ( talk • contribs) 08:09, 6 June 2011 (UTC)
Currently, cinnamon bear is a separate page, however after identifying the cinnamon bear as a separate subspecies that article then describes evidence of it being only a common color variation, which seems supported by information in the pelage section in this article. Should cinnamon bear be merged in here? ENeville ( talk) 14:22, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
Since other bear subspecies continue to warrant their own page I can't see any justification for merging it. Penfolderoldo ( talk) 13:11, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
Unless you have real documentation somewhere that a cinnamon colored bear is a subspecies, than its not. Black, Cinnamon, Chocolate, and Blonde Black Bears all show up on the same baited stands in Manitoba. Sometimes on the same day. For that matter a simple google of cinnamon and black bear cubs brought up several pics of mom's and cubs that were of mixed colors. http://www.arkive.org/american-black-bear/ursus-americanus/image-G57645.html. Does this not make them more akin to a dog having several different colored pups than a subspecies? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.202.96.114 ( talk) 03:18, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
As the Cinnamon bear page says, "The subspecies was given the designation because the lighter color phase is more common here than in other areas." This means that, although cinnamon coloring is a color morph and individual cinnamon bears may have black or other colored family members, the bears in the stated area were given the subspecific name of cinnamon bear because the coloration was MORE COMMON here. What might help is to have a citation for this sentence (Hall 1981 mammals of the world has a list of subspecies and a map of their ranges).
under "dietary habits" it reads:
"This is believed to be is due to a paucity of edible plant life in this sub-Arctic region and a local lack of competing large carnivores (including other bear species).[53]"
since the article is locked, i can not delete the superfluous "is" - maybe someone else could... (this sentence is located approx. in the last third of the section.) (This unsigned edit, 1 February 2013, was by 96.63.2.100.)
The article Bear says that there are bears in South America. Is there an article showing where in South America, or any other information about them? There should either be articles like North American bears and South American bears, or this article should cover both? Thanks, Hordaland ( talk) 09:34, 9 August 2014 (UTC)
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Denning Ecology in southwest Virginia While hibernating, black bears will types of den in which to spend the winter. These dens range from tree and ground dens to rock cavities and brush piles. A study completed in George Washington and Jefferson National Forests found that tree dens (primarily Chestnut Oak, Red Oak and Tulip Poplar) were used over 40% of the time and rock cavities over 30% of the time for hibernation. (Pg. 53)
Den types can vary geographically, with tree dens, rock cavities and excavations being used throughout many populations. Tree dens are used more often because they offer greater protection from predators, especially for a female with cubs or yearlings. (Pg. 59)
It is possible that den reuse is related to types of dens in the area. The same study in George Washington and Jefferson National Forests found that only tree dens were reused in the northern portion of the parks, while in the southern portions, only a rock cavity was reused. In all cases of reuse in the study, dens were reused by the same bear. (Pg. 60)
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The first sentence reads "The American anus bear (Ursus americanus) or simply bear, is a medium-sized bear pandemic to South America." This looks like vandalism to me. I believe it should read "the American black bear (Ursus americanus) or simply bear, is a medium-sized bear endemic to North America. Citizen127 ( talk) 02:05, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
The second paragraph has typographical, grammatical, and logical errors. "The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the American blue bear. due to its widespread distribution and a large population estimated to be twice that of all other black bear Along with the brown bear (Ursus arctos), it is one of only two modern bear species not considered by the IUCN to be globally threatened with extinction." The only other bear species commonly referred to as "black bear" is the asian black bear and there doesn't seem to be any reliable global estimate of its population, so I think the following would be more correct: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the American black bear as a species of least concern due to its widespread distribution and large population. It is one of only two modern bear species, along with the brown bear (Ursus arctos), not considered by the IUCN to be globally threatened with extinction. Citizen127 ( talk) 02:58, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
Why are you calling it an "American Black Bear" when it's mostly in Canada? Kevinwolfenden ( talk) 07:03, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
There's been some edit warring about whether to include the name "baribal". Currently the article says "known as the black bear or sometimes in European languages baribal
" which seems odd to me, first because it doesn't identify these "European languages" but more importantly because every animal obviously has different names in different languages. This is the English Wikipedia, and we should use names which are used in English. We generally don't list foreign terms for the topic which are not commonly used in English. "Baribal" does not appear in the
Oxford English Dictionary, the
Cambridge Dictionary, the
Collins Dictionary, the
Merriam-Webster Dictionary or the
Britannica Dictionary. A Google search for "baribal" turns up few if any English uses of the term. I don't see a good reason to include it in this article.
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There is a picture of a bear in the hybrid section that is captioned A possible American black bear-grizzly bear hybrid in the Yukon Territory, Canada. Is there any actual proof or evidence that this is a hybrid between the two species? The description sounds like original research, as well as the description at the image file at the Commons: Made this encounter this past summer in Yukon Territory while driving between Teslin Lake and Rest Area on Liard River. Thought this picture of this cross between blackbear and grizzly is much better than those stuffed dusty animals shown on your 'Ursid hybrid' page. Joyous! Noise! 23:11, 6 August 2023 (UTC)