Bears, Bears, and Bears! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Gray wolf

The gray wolf and grizzly bear have rivaled each other for many centuries, and evidently continue to do so. Both animals are aggressive hunters that find the same kind of habitat suitable, being mainly woody, grassy areas.

Answer: Islands south of Frederick Sound

Brown bears cover the entire state of Alaska except for the southwestern islands of the Bering Sea and the islands in southeast Alaska south of Frederick Sound. These islands are near others such as those located in the Aleutian Chain.

Answer: It stalks a seal by putting its paw over its nose

Polar bears were observed by numerous biological scientists who were looking to study its behavior in its natural habitat. It was found out that a common misconception that they put their paw over their nose when stalking prey is immensely false.

Answer: Glacier bear

The glacier bear mainly inhabits southeast Alaska along with the Dall black bear. However, the two are distinguished by their scientific name, with the glacier bear's being "Ursus americanus emmonsii" and the Dall black bear's being, "Ursus americanus pugnax". The eastern black bear is found in the state of Alaska as well, but is more commonly found in continental US states such as Montana and a few parts of Texas. The cinnamon bear is home to the northwest in states such as Idaho and Montana.

Answer: Thailand

The sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) is found mostly in southeast Asia in countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Malaysia. India, South Korea, and Mongolia are not places where sun bears can be found. Mongolia is home to other bears such as the Gobi bear, which is extremely rare with a population in the low 30s worldwide.

Answer: Bergman's bear

The Cold War, a conflict that took place approximately between 1947 and 1991, is noted as a war that may have helped the Bergman's bear recover in population. This concept has been developed through the fact that during the Cold War, access was blocked to an area in which the bear lived, restoring peace to its habitat.

Answer: Ursus arctos pruinosus

The Tibetan blue bear is one of the rarest subspecies of bear in the world. Sightings in the wilderness are seldom, although it is scientifically classified. Its scientific name "Ursus arctos pruinosus" makes it a subspecies of the brown bear, which comes from the fact that all brown bear subspecies share the words "Ursus arctos" in their binomial name, since the brown bear species is classified with it. "Ursus arctos syriacus" belongs to the Syrian brown bear, "Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus" is classified as the Baluchistan bear, and "Ursus maritimus" belongs to the polar bear.

Answer: American black bear

The Kermode bear is a subspecies of the American black bear. A portion of the subspecies possesses a white pigment, making it white in appearance. The Kermode bear is sometimes referred to as a "spirit bear", and calls British Columbia, Canada home.

Answer: Both of these

The grizzly bear is discernible by its silver-tipped fur and shoulder hump, two things black bears don't have. Despite having silver tips on its fur, the grizzly bear looks brown in color due to the fact that the silver part of the hair is barely noticeable and hard to be seen.

This comes into effect especially from the distant view a brown bear is seen from, since getting close to a wild bear isn't exactly the smartest thing to do.

Answer: Polar bear

Zookeepers raised a polar bear and named him Knut. He was rejected by his mother at birth, and was then kept in Berlin Zoological Garden in Germany. He died on March 19, 2011 - 4 years, 3 months, and 14 days after his birth on December 5, 2006.

Answer: China

Giant pandas inhabit only the country of China in the wild, mainly living in the central highlands. No giant pandas live in Japan, Vietnam, or Burma as a wild animal. Living in Chinese mountain ranges, these bears have become endangered as a result of deforestation and other crucial factors that have become critical to the animal's survival.

Answer: Bamboo

Sloth bears' dietary habits include hunting termites, finding a variety of fruits such as mangoes and berries, and a large supply of honeybees, as well as honeycomb. Bamboo is not a known part of these bears' diets, however it is consumed mainly by giant pandas.

Answer: Clear

A common misconception about polar bears is the idea that their fur is white. Although polar bears appear white and blend in the snow very well, their fur is not white. The hairs are clear, hollow tubes that allow sunlight into their own body for their black skin to absorb, which keeps them warm to fight off the exceptionally cold temperatures that comes across the Arctic Circle.

Their white appearance is a result of the light reflecting off of it.

Answer: True

An extinct genus of the bear species, the Agriotherium was actually 9 feet in body length when it reaches adulthood, which is larger than a number of bears that still live in present day. Its size and length was necessary to help it as a carnivorous animal.

Answer: False

The Florida cave bear is an ancient species of bear that became extinct back in the last ice age, which was about 10 millennia ago. It was not around in the Common Era/Anno Domini years, and it was last alive around those times 10,000 years ago.