Black Bears

[brotherbear]

According to Norwalk:

"The Asiatic black bear frequents moist deciduous forests and brushy areas, especially in the hills and mountains. It ascends to elevations as high as 3,600 meters in the summer and descends in the winter. It swims well. According to Lekagul and McNeely (1977), this bear is generally nocturnal, sleeping during the day in hollow trees, caves, or rock crevices. It is also seen abroad by day when favored fruits are ripening. It climbs expertly to reach fruit and beehives. It usually walks on all fours but often stands on its hind legs so that its forepaws can be used in fighting. The diet includes fruit, buds, invertebrates, small vertebrates, and carrion. Domestic livestock is sometimes taken, and animals as large as adult buffalo are killed by breaking their necks."


Nowak RM. 1991. Walker ’s mammals of the world, Vol. I and II. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univ Press.   http://shaggygod.proboards.com/ Reply