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European brown bear

( Ursus arctos )

The European brown bear lives in Sweden, Norway, and Finland. However, brown bears are found all over the world, with only slight differences in size and color depending on the region. Brown bears are omnivores, but up to 90% of their diet often consists of plant material. They eat as much as possible during the summer months and then hibernate in winter. It is also in the winter den that the cubs are born, weighing only around 500 grams at birth

The residents

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Habitat

You may know the bear as the brown bear, grizzly, Kodiak or just teddy bear. Dear child has many names, but in Scandinavian Wildlife Park you can meet the European brown bear up close. The European brown bear In Scandinavian Wildlife Park you can meet the European brown bear, but brown bears are actually found all over the world. There are slight differences in size and color, and they are also called somewhat differently. In Canada and Alaska they are called Kodiak and Grizzly bears and in Russia they are called Kamchatka bears. But it is essentially the same species of brown bear that lives all over the world. Our bears are very lucky – they live in a 2.5 hectare unique Bear Park with caves, hills, trees and lots of water. As a guest in the Bear Park, you experience the bears from the 250-meter-long walkway – and you are right at eye level with the big teddy bears. You will easily spend a long time in the Bear Park, where you can be amazed by the bears, who splash and swim in the lake or play and climb in the trees. The brown bears are very active, and it can be very difficult to detach yourself once you have entered the world of bears!

Distribution

Distribution

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Order: Predators

Family: Bears (Ursidae). There are 8 species of bears in the world.

Distribution: Entire Northern Hemisphere

Habitat: Forest and tundra

Lifespan: In the wild 20-30 years. In captivity up to 40 years.

Body length: 130-250 cm + 5-15 cm tail

Height at the shoulder: 90-125 cm

Weight: Male: 100-400 kg; Female: 100-200 kg

Maturity: 3-4 years

Oestrus: April to June

Gestation: 7-9 months (extended gestation)

Number of offspring: 1-4, usually 2-3 every other year

Diet: Omnivorous; including grass, herbs, berries, fruit, insects, fish and meat

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