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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Bears are found on almost every continent on the globe, with the notable exceptions of Australia and Antarctica. Although bears do not currently live in Africa, bear fossils have been found there.

Bears have been feared, worshipped and venerated throughout history. Some Native Americans called them "the beast that walks like a man" and in Russia bears have traditionally not only been a symbol of pride and power, but have also been common images in fairy tales and myth.



Today's Random Fact:

The bear that a person living in North America is most likely to run into is the black bear. They live in wooded areas in every Canadian province, many U.S. states, and parts of Mexico.

In 2004, a black bear was found unconscious in a campground in Seattle, Washington. It had broken into a cooler and used its claws and teeth to open dozens of beer cans. Although it sampled other types of beer, it chose to drink all the cans of only one type of beer. After its drinking binge, the bear passed out.

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Bonus Fact:

Bears can see almost as well as humans, and they can hear a little better. But they can smell much better. In fact, a bear's sense of smell is around 100 times greater than a human's. Polar bears can track down an odor from 20 miles away. They can smell a dead seal under 3 feet of solid ice.

Bears can run up to 40 miles per hour, fast enough to catch a running horse. The fastest known human today can run 27mph.