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Brown Bears
What do you know?
Where do they prefer to live?
• Indoors YES NO
• Forest YES NO
• Zoo YES NO
Brown Bear Environments
• Would a brown bear be happy living in an area the size of a football field?
Yes No
Brown Bear Environments
• Would a brown bear be happy living in Raleigh?
Yes No
What do brown bears prefer to eat?
• Pizza
• Meat/fish
• Nuts, berries, and fruit
How big are brown bears?
• Look at the pictures of the bears at the Discovery Center and predict how much one bear might weigh and how tall the bear could be if it stood on its hind legs.
• See answers. How good were your predictions?
How big are brown bears?
• Average weight is 500 pounds for males and 375 for females. Males may weigh up to 900 pounds.
• Height is 3.5 – 4 feet at shoulder when on all fours, and 6 –7 feet when standing upright
You are right!
Bears prefer to live outdoors in
wide open spaces with forests and
water.
Sorry.
Bears do not like to live indoors.
Try again.
YES! You are correct.
Bears LOVE to live in the
forest, especially
the temperate rainforest.
Sorry.
Bears LOVE to live in the
forest, especially
the temperate rainforest.
Try again.
Sorry.
Bears prefer to live outdoors in
wide open spaces with forests and
water.
Try again.
Sorry.
Although many bears live in zoos, they do not prefer to live there. The habitat does not always meet their
space needs.
You are right – NO!
Brown bears need lots of space – even more than a football field.
One bear prefers 15-25 square miles-ALONE.
In case you need to keep a brown bear,
1 mile = 5280 feet
Sorry.
Brown bears need lots of space – even more than a football field.
One bear prefers 15-25 square miles-ALONE.
In case you need to keep a brown bear,
1 mile = 5280 feet
Yes. You are right.
Brown bears would be happy in a place as big as Raleigh, but they would not be happy living
in a city.
Sorry.
Brown bears would be happy in a place as big as Raleigh, but they would not be happy living
in a city.
YES! You are correct.Bears like fish and berries.
Sorry.
Bears would certainly eat pizza – but fish and berries would be
their natural preference.
Great job!
Hope you enjoyed the quiz!
Now continue your investigation of brown bears…