This is because Ursus americanus has several characteristics that make it a prime candidate for a Bigfoot impostor. A black bear walks onto a hiking trail and stands up on its back feet and looks ...

Army veteran Deron Santiny harvested a 696-pound black bear in December that could set a new Louisiana record.

Many reports of the legendary bipedal figure – also commonly known as Sasquatch – might simply be mistaken sightings of American black bears (Ursus americanus) standing on their rear legs ...

In Texas, there are at least two subspecies: the Mexican Black Bear (Ursus americanus eremicus) and the New Mexico Black bear (subspecies U. a. amblyceps). Black bears be found in the Panhandle ...

The American black bear is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent’s smallest and most widely distributed bear species. Black bears are omnivores with their diets ...

while black bears (Ursus americanus) were common in forested areas throughout the country. However, the combination of westward expansion by European settlers and state and federal predator ...

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