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| What is the largest hunted animal in PA? |
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| How large is the adult black bear? |
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| 50-85 inches; 140-400 lbs |
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| What are male and female black bears called? |
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| males are boars; females are sows |
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| shuffling and flat footed |
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| How many toes do black bears have? |
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| Why do bears stand on their hind feet? |
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| 30 mph is top speed for short distances |
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| How good are a bear's senses? |
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| good sense of smell; poor vision; poor hearing |
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| How do bears feel about people? |
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| alert and wary; most will run from humans |
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| mostly vegetarian diet; fruit, insects, roots, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, fish, garbage, carrion |
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| Why do bears fatten up in autumn? |
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| to get ready for winter dormancy |
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| Where would bears make a den? |
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| cavities in trees; holes in ground; rock crevice; tree roots |
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| males den alone; pregnant females den alone and give birth in the den; females den with first year cubs |
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| in winter bears go in and out |
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| How do male bears mark territory? |
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| scarring trees with claws and teeth |
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| Do bears have more than one mate? |
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| Yes, bears are polygamous |
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| Do males help raise young bear cubs? |
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| Do male bears eat the cubs? |
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| Where are most bears found? |
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| northeast and northcentral regions |
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| What is the total bear population in PA? |
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| What is a bear's habitat? |
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| wooded; in spring and summer open areas for vegetation; range over large areas; movement affected by food, humans and mating |
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| What is Pa's only feline predator? |
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| MAX!!! No, it is the bobcat |
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| How are the bobcat's senses? |
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| excellent sense of sight, hearing and smell |
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| What type of claws do bobcats have? |
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| How many canine teeth does a bobcat have? |
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| 36 inches long; 15-20 pounds |
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| What do PA bobcats look like? |
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| gray-brown color with dark spots and bars; lips, chin, underbelly and neck are white; ruff of fur out each ear; back legs longer than front |
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| mice, wood rats, shrews, squirrels, chipmunks, birds, rabbits and hares; occasionally porcupines, mink, skunk, fish, frogs insects and fox |
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| yes they mostly come out at night and have dark eyes that are well adapted to see at night |
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| What are bobcats' enemies? |
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| Do males help raise bobcat kittens? |
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| Do males help raise bobcat kittens? |
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| What is the gestation period for bobcats? |
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| Where do bobcats give birth? |
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| What is the gestation period for bobcats? |
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| What is the gestation period for bobcats? |
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| What is the gestation period for bobcats? |
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| Where do bobcats give birth? |
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