Brown bear is found in taiga forests, mountainsand conifers that abound with a windbreak. In a permanent habitat, a large population can settle. In the midst of winter, brown bears are born in the female. How are their development and maturation? What happens after a small brown bear appears in the light?
Стоит отметить, что мама медведица не имеет constant pair. In the mating season, which starts in late spring, the role of the spouse claiming several males. During this period, they are very aggressive, fiercely compete with each other, fights often end in death of one of the contenders. The winner forms a couple with the female, but the union lasts no more than a month. Then bear left alone, and in the winter, usually in January, are born brown bears. Most often there are two of them, and they are very tiny. The weight of one bear rarely exceeds 500 grams.
Newborn brown bear cub is born with a rareWoolen covering, with covered ears and eyes. After 2 weeks, the ear holes are completely formed and the eyes open. The first exit from the den occurs at 3 months. By this time brown bears reach the size of an average dog and weigh from 3 to 6 kg. All this time they eat exclusively milk, but with the beginning of summer there is a new food - vegetable. Imitating mothers, the cubs begin to try new ones for themselves - roots, berries, nuts, wild oats, worms and other insects. During the first year of life, the animals do not depart from the mother. They continue to live with her, spending one more winter together.
Having reached the age of 3-4 years, individuals are consideredmature and begin to lead an independent life. But they reach full maturity in 8-10 years. The matured brown bear is a large forest beast weighing up to 300-400 kg. However, one species is known, called "Kodiaki" and inhabiting Alaska, in which males weighing up to 750 kg are found.
Color is often brown, but can vary fromstraw-yellow to dark, almost black. Fur is very dense, thick, long. Moreover, in the inhabitants of the northern latitudes the wool is longer than that of the southern inhabitants. The tail is short, hidden under the fur. Long black claws reach 10 cm in length.
Becoming an independent adult animal, brownthe bear begins to look for a separate territory, and in males their personal area is larger than that of females 7-10 times. Despite its formidable appearance, these animals feed on plant food and invertebrates, scrounging subcutaneous fat during the summer. But if the bear does not gain enough weight, he can wake up in the middle of winter and go hunting. They are extremely aggressive, attack everyone who meets them on the road, and pose a serious threat to the person.
