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3 0 a m a z i n g f a c t s a bo u t be a r s
30 amazing facts about bears

RIGHT Grizzly
bears have a very
similar jaw and tooth
arrangement to dogs

A grizzly’s bite-force

is strong enough to

crush a bowling ball

When it comes to bite-force, the grizzly muscles, allowing them to bite down
bear is one of the strongest animals and crush bone with ease. The bite of
alive. Bears have 42 teeth, which is ten a grizzly bear is so strong it measures
more than the average human. The 1250psi (pressure per square inch) –
sharp canines are larger than those of more than enough force to crush a
Polar bears a tiger, despite most bears having an bowling ball. By comparison, humans
have a bite force of just 150psi. It’s little
omnivorous diet.
are nearly It’s not just the teeth that are wonder the grizzly bear Ursus horribilis
twice the equipped to deal some serious damage. translates to ‘terrifying bear’; although it
looks cute it is incredibly powerful.
Bears have incredibly strong jaw
height of the
average “The bite of a grizzly bear is so strong it
human measures 1250psi (pressure per square
The polar bear is considered the
largest bear on Earth. Standing at inch) – more than enough force to crush a
up to an impressive three metres
(ten feet) on its hind legs, it easily bowling ball”
dwarfs any human.

They aren’t Russians took All polar bears Sun bears have
named after their guns into space can trace their incredibly long
colour for protection lineage back to tongues
Brown bears can sometimes have against bears one brown bear Sun bears’ tongues can measure
black fur, and black bears can be around 25 centimetres (ten inches),
brown, or even white (they’re called Soviet cosmonauts were so afraid of The brown bear was a female living meaning they can easily access their
Kermode or Spirit bears). The white bears they took a shotgun into space in Ireland around 50,000 years ago. favourite meals deep down in ant
colouration is due to a recessive gene. with them just in case they found Around the time there were two nests and beehives.
themselves stranded in bear country. species of bear in overlapping ranges.

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