American Black Bear
American Black Bear
San Diego Natural History Museum
Habitat: Black bears throughout their range characteristically use higher elevation mixed hardwood-conifer forest habitat. They are also known to use lower foothill ranges. Bears thrive where a mixture of trees and meadows exist. In San Diego County the most suitable habitats are inland mountainous regions with habitat complexity, overstory, and diversity.
Diet: Bears are omnivorous; their molars are designed for crushing food rather than cutting as with meat eating carnivores. Their diet is typically determined by seasonal availability of food. Black bears have extremely varied diets that fall into six food categories: grasses, berries/nuts, insects, small mammals, wood fiber, and carrion.
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