Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
The brown bear are a forest living predator, living in the coniferous forest in the northern parts of Europe and Asia. In some parts of north America it´s called Grizzly.
In Sweden we have about 2500 brown bears. It´s also a stable increase of the bear in Sweden.
The bear is a plantigrade, i.e. it walks on the whole foot like we human do.
Belong to: The Order predator (Carnivora) Family Bears (Ursidae)
Weight: Up to 350 kilo for the male in Sweden.
Up to 160 kilo for the female in Sweden.
Age: Up to 35 year (in the wild) max 50 years
Mating season: may - june
Pregnancy: The pregnancy is 7-8 moth long after the mating, but the real development of the fetus is 2-3 month - so-called delayed growth of the fetus.
Cubs: The she-bear give birth to the cubs in january. The normal number of cubs is betwen 1-3, in rare cases up to five cubs. They are all born in the hibernating-den.
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