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THE BEAR










                    NECESSITIES














                            Discover how these brilliant bears make for deadly predators




                                                                         Words Baljeet Panesar



                                                here are eight species that               their hunt – sense of smell during hunting,
                                                make up the bear family,                  which is more than 2,000 times better than
                                                Ursidae, and they can be found            that of a human.
                                                across the different habitats of            From the bear that’s invisible to the
                                    Tthe world. Most are generally                        grizzly’s hump, bears are highly adapted to
                                     omnivores, eating fruits, berries, roots,            each of their environments. All have sharp
                                     nuts, insects and larger prey including              claws and powerful teeth and jaws, and each
                                     rodents, fish and seals. They use their               bear has its own set of adaptations that
                                     exceptional – and most important to                  make it into the perfect predator.





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