Cinnamon bear
| Cinnamon Bear | |
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| Cinnamon bear by J.T. Bowen (after John James Audubon) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Genus: | Ursus |
| Species: | U. americanus |
| Subspecies: | U. a. cinnamomum |
| Trinomial name | |
| Ursus americanus cinnamomum Audubon and Bachman, 1854 |
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The Cinnamon Bear (Ursus americanus cinnamomum) is a subspecies of the American black bear, native to Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wyoming, and western Canada.[1] The most striking difference between a Cinnamon Bear and any other black bear is its brown or red-brown fur, reminiscent of cinnamon, from which the name is derived.[citation needed]
[edit] Description
Cinnamon bears are omnivorous. Their diet includes fruit, vegetation, nuts, honey, and occasionally insects and meat. Cubs weigh approximately 230 grams (8 oz) at birth, with adults weighing between 92.1 and 270 kilograms (203 and 595 lb). The life span for this bear is a maximum of 30 years.[citation needed]
Cinnamon bears are excellent climbers, good runners, and powerful swimmers. They are mostly nocturnal, though sometimes active during daylight hours, and do not hibernate. Their scat resembles that of domestic dogs.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Range" in seaworld.org
- ^ Alden, Peter; Brian Cassie, et al. (September 1999). National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southwestern States (1st ed.). New York: Alfred A. Knopf. pp. 363. ISBN 0-679-44680-X.
[edit] External links
- Cinnamon and Brown Bears, PhotosCanada.com
- Animal Bytes
