LIFE Bears
LIFE Bears
Why We Love Bears • FROM CARTOON CHARACTERS TO CONSTELLATIONS, BEARS HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS AND MINDS, ADORED AND REVERED.
Meet the Bears • THERE ARE EIGHT DISTINCT SPECIES OF THESE FORMIDABLE CREATURES (PLUS A COUPLE OF PRETENDERS).
Understanding Bears • THESE MASSIVE MAMMALS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, DEVELOPING UNIQUE LIFESTYLES AND FAMILY DYNAMICS.
Survival of the Thickest • WHERE THEY LIVED, WHAT THEY ATE, AND HOW THE EFFECTS OF THE ICE AGE ALL PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE EVOLUTION OF BEARS.
A Bear’s Life • SURE, THEY SPEND HALF THE YEAR SLEEPING, BUT THERE’S MUCH MORE TO BEAR BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING WHAT THEY EAT, HOW THEY COMMUNICATE, AND HOW THEY MIND THEIR MANNERS.
Mother and Cub • BABY BEARS ARE REARED EXCLUSIVELY BY THEIR MAMAS, WHO TEACH THEM HOW TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE—AND STEER CLEAR OF THEIR DADS.
Kidding Around • THE LIFE OF A BEAR CUB IS FILLED WITH ADVENTURE AND EXPLORATION AS THEY PREPARE FOR ADULTHOOD.
Polars and Pandas • THESE TWO BELOVED (AND VASTLY DIFFERENT) SPECIES CONTINUE TO PERSEVERE IN THE FACE OF DAUNTING CHALLENGES.
The Power of Pandas • PERHAPS THE MOST POPULAR OF THE BEAR SPECIES, THE GIANT, PLUMP CREATURES AND THEIR CUTE, CLUMSY BEHAVIOR HAVE WON OUR HEARTS—AND BEEN A SYMBOL FOR INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY.
Polar Expansion • LONG REVERED AND ADORED, POLAR BEARS ARE COUNTING ON OUR HELP AS CLIMATE CHANGE THREATENS THEIR WAY OF LIFE.
Bears and Us • OUR FASCINATION WITH THESE FURRY BEASTS CAN BRING US A BIT TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT. PLUS: TEDDY BEARS!
Bears in Our Backyard • AS BEAR AND HUMAN LIVES CONTINUE TO OVERLAP, WORK IS BEING DONE TO ENSURE PEACE AND HARMONY. PLUS: TIPS FOR HOW TO RESPOND IF YOU ENCOUNTER A BEAR.
Toy Story • TEDDY ROOSEVELT’S AFFECTION FOR BEARS HELPED LEAD TO THE CREATION OF ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR PLAYTHINGS OF ALL TIME.
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