Brown Bears

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Brown Bears

• What do you know?

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Where do they prefer to live?

• Indoors YES NO
• Forest YES NO
• Zoo YES NO

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Brown Bear Environments

• Would a brown bear be happy living in an area the
  size of a football field?

Yes
No
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Brown Bear Environments

• Would a brown bear be happy living in Raleigh?

Yes
No
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What do brown bears prefer to eat?

• Pizza
• Meat/fish
• Nuts, berries, and fruit

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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?

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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

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You are right!Bears prefer to live outdoors in
wide open spaces with forests and water.
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Sorry. Bears do not like to live indoors. Try
again.
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YES! You are correct.Bears LOVE to live in the
forest, especially the temperate rainforest.
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Sorry. Bears LOVE to live in the forest,
especially the temperate rainforest.Try again.
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Sorry. Bears prefer to live outdoors in wide
open spaces with forests and water.Try again.
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Sorry.Although many bears live in zoos, they
do not prefer to live there. The habitat does not
always meet their space needs.
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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
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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
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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.
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Sorry. Brown bears would be happy in a place as
big as Raleigh, but they would not be happy
living in a city.
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YES! You are correct.Bears like fish and berries.
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Sorry. Bears would certainly eat pizza but
fish and berries would be their natural
preference.
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Great job!Hope you enjoyed the quiz!Now
continue your investigation of brown bears