AnimalsWoods
Bear Fun facts for kids
Ursus arctos
The bear lives in forests and mountains, Europe to North America and eats berries, nuts and fish.
- Where it lives
- in forests and mountains, Europe to North America
- What it eats
- berries, nuts and fish
- How big it is
- taller than a person when standing up
Fun facts about the bear
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
A brown bear looks slow and heavy, but it can run faster than any person.
Baby bears are born in winter while their mum is sleeping in the den, and they weigh less than a bag of sugar.
When a bear sleeps through winter, its heart beats very slowly, yet its muscles and bones stay strong.
A bear's nose is so good it can smell food from kilometres away, far better than a sniffer dog.
Its front claws can be as long as your finger and work like shovels, so grown bears rarely climb trees.
Bears rub and scratch on special trees, leaving their smell and hair as messages for other bears.
At waterfalls full of salmon, each bear has its very own way of catching fish.
Bears dig up so much ground and spread so many berry seeds that they act like gardeners for the forest.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live in big forests and mountains, and I like to spend most of my time alone.
My nose is so good that I can smell food from very far away.
My front claws are as long as your finger, and I dig with them like shovels.
I look slow and heavy, but I can run faster than any person.
I sleep all winter in a den, and I catch salmon at waterfalls with my paws.
Sammy might be thinking of a bear.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the bear in the Woods adventure.
Play the WoodsComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
