When I was younger, my favorite animal growing up was a bear. Still to this day I find them fascinating. There are only eight species of bear still extant. And there are so many facts about bears that not a lot of people know. A few are quoted from bearfacts.com are: the giant panda is actually a bear, a group of bears is called a sloth, under their fur, polar bears have black skin, koala bears are not bears, they are marsupials, bears do not urinate while in hibernation, their bodies convert urine into protein and use it has food, bears have favorite trees and will walk miles just to scratch their backs on them, and a bear fought in the Polish army during world war two. He carried shells to the front line and was taught how to salute. Bears are truly interesting creatures and I think they are looked at as scary or bad. I have had a few run ins myself with bears in the past. Back home, we had to purchase bear proof garbage cans because they would get in and tear apart everything looking for food. To be honest I can not blame them, who doesn’t love a late night snack. But due to the mess they would make, we had to get rid of those cans. Unfortunately, along with deer, people tend to hit bear with their cars or trucks. Overall bears are a very interesting animal and are very cute from a distance.
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