As a member of the Columbus Zoo's Adopt An Animal Program, Apache Bowhunters has renewed it's adoption of the American Black Bear.

Common Name: American Black Bear	Geographic Range
HEIGHT: 2-3.5 ft. at shoulders WEIGHT: 300 lbs. LENGHT: 5 ft. LIFESPAN: 25 years HABITAT & RANGE: North America and Canada. FOOD: Zoo - Dog food. Wild - Carrion,ants, grasshoppers, acorns, grass, fruits, fish, small mammals, birds, honey. REPRODUCTION: Usually 2, but up to 5, cubs are born after 7 months gestation (delayed implantation) Breed in spring.

Half-pound cubs are born in the den. Their eyes are closed and they are hairless. Dens are found under windfalls, caves or treeholes (up to 60 feet high in the Smokies.) They often use grass and moss to line their beds and to close and open the entrance for temperature control. The metabolism and body temperature of a denning bear does not change sharply as in true hibernation. While grizzlies do not climb trees, black bears easily climb. They can run up to 35 mile per hour.

The black bear has one of the most extensive ranges of any large animal on the continent. The color phases of the black bear suggest numerous gene pools. There are 8 to 10 sub-species roaming the Pacific edge varying in color from black to pure white.

Black bears are timid and rarely dangerous.

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