User:Eastern Bluebird/American black bear

The time that Black Bears emerge from hibernation varies. Factors effecting this include temperature, flooding, and hunger. In southern areas, they may wake up in midwinter. Further north, they may not be seen until late March, April, or even early May. Altitude also has an effect. Bears at lower altitudes tend to emerge earlier. Finally, mature males tend to come out earliest, followed by immature males and females, and lastly mothers with cubs. Mothers with yearling cubs are seen before those with newborns.

Black Bears can be many different colors including black, brown, blue, honey, cinnamon, blond, and white. The majority are black in the eastern parts of their range, Canada, and Alaska, while in the western United States brown or tan fur is more common.