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| SCIENTIFIC
CLASSIFICATION |
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| COMMON
NAME: |
cinnamon
bear |
| KINGDOM: |
Animalia |
| PHYLUM: |
Chordata |
| CLASS: |
Mammalia |
| ORDER: |
Carnivora |
| FAMILY: |
Ursidae |
| GENUS
SPECIES: |
Ursus
(bear) americanus cinnamomum |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
The
cinnamon bear is a subspecies of the black bear
- the smallest type of North American bear. As its
name implies, the cinnamon bear has rusty brown
fur. |
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| SIZE: |
Height
at the shoulder to 0.9 m (3 ft.). Cubs weigh approximately
0.23 kg (0.5 lb.) at birth. |
| MALE |
Males
grow much larger than females |
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| WEIGHT: |
92.1-270 kg (203-595 lb.) |
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| DIET: |
Omnivorous;
eats both animal and plant matter; diet includes
fruit, vegetation, nuts, honey, and occasionally
insects and meat |
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| GESTATION: |
Total gestation lasts approximately 220 days including
a period of delayed implantation. Development of
the embryo only occurs during the final 10 weeks
of pregnancy. Usually 2-3 cubs are born per litter. |
| ESTRAL
PERIOD |
Mating
peaks from June through mid July |
| NURSING
DURATION |
Approximately
17 months (wean) |
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| SEXUAL
MATURITY: |
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| MALE |
Approximately
5-6 years |
| FEMALE |
Approximately
4-5 years |
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| LIFE
SPAN: |
Maximum
of 30 years |
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| RANGE: |
This
subspecies is found in Wyoming, western Montana,
Idaho, eastern Colorado, and parts of Canada (Waterton,
Banff, and Jasper National parks) |
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| POPULATION: |
GLOBAL |
Unknown |
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| STATUS: |
IUCN |
Not
listed |
| CITES |
Appendix
II |
| USFWS |
Species
is listed as SAT (similarity of appearance to a
threatened taxon); U. a. luteolus is listed
as Threatened |
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| 1. |
Bears can be found throughout most of the lowland
and mountainous ranges in North America. |
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| 2. |
Black bears, including cinnamon bears, are excellent
climbers, good runners, and powerful swimmers. |
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| 3. |
Cubs are born in winter and nestle in their mother's
fur for warmth and to nurse. |
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| Populations
of black bears have been eliminated from certain
parts of their original range due to hunting. In
many cases, bears are also seen as a threat to livestock
and perceived as a nuisance to humans. |
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Nowak, Ronald M. (ed.). Walker's Mammals of the
World. Vol. I. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University
Press, 1999. |
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Parker, S. (ed.). Grizmek's Encyclopedia of Mammals.
Vol. IV. New York: McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.,
1990. |
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Wilson, D.E. and Ruff, S. eds. Washington. Smithsonian
Institution Press. Smithsonian Book of North
American Mammals. 1999. Online; http://www.bearstudy.org/Research/Publications
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