Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum
North America
Black Bears
Ursus americanus
Animal Class:
Mammals
Diet:
Omnivore
Status in the Wild:
Stable
What’s in a name?
Despite their name, Black Bears can be blue-gray or blue-black, brown, cinnamon, or even (very rarely) white. Black Bears are North America’s most familiar and common bear.
I’ll Eat That
Black Bears are very opportunistic eaters. Most of their diet consists of grasses, roots, berries, and insects. They will also eat fish, mammals, carrion, and easily develop a taste for human food and garbage.
