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The only star in our solar system that never moves around
What is Polaris?
The President who inspired the creation of the teddy bear
Who is Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt?
The color of a polar bear's skin and the reason it helps them
What is black so that it helps absorb and retain heat from the sun while its fur appears white because it is transparent and reflects light?
What is weasel?
Skunks give this warning when they feel threatened
What is hiss and/or stomp their feet?
An animal that can walk on the entire bottom of its foot
What are plantigrades?
Two differences between a black bear and a brown bear
What are that brown bears have a distinctive shoulder hump, larger claws, and a more concave facial profile and black bears have smaller, straighter profiles with a small, less visible shoulder hump and shorter claws?
This type of food is a polar bears favorite
What are seals?
The most important thing a sea otter pup learns
What is how to clean and groom its fur?
Raccoons are notorious for this
What is stealing things?
An animal can no longer be found in one area but is still found in other areas
What is extirpated?
Bears do this instead of hibernating
What is enter a state of dormancy, where they sleep for long periods but can wake up easily?
This type of food is a favorite of the sun bear
What is honey?
The kind of otter that spends almost all its time in water
What is a sea otter which even eats and sleeps while floating in the ocean?
Two ways an animal with rabies might behave
What is an animal with rabies may behave aggressively, foam at the mouth, show signs of confusion, or appear unusually fearless or tame before eventually becoming weak and dying?
Structures on an animals front paws
What are opposable thumbs?
The 8 species of bears in the world
What are polar bears, brown bears, giant pandas, spectacled bears, sloth bears, sun bears, Asiatic black bears, and American black bears?
The age a panda cub is ready to live on its own
Sea otters are mostly found here
What is the California coast, especially near Monterey?
The meaning of the name "raccoon" which comes from the Native American word arakum
What is "he scratches with his hands?"
A group of river otters
What is a romp?
Two things to do if you encounter a bear
What is remain calm, avoid direct eye contact, back away slowly while speaking in a calm voice, and never run, as it may trigger a chase response?
Two reasons why pandas are endangered
What are due to habitat destruction, low reproduction rates, and their dependence on bamboo which is vulnerable to environmental changes?
Minks do this when they are being threatened
What is turn their behind to their enemy, raise their tail, and spray noxious liquid at the offending creature?
Raccoons are so crafty they will do this to dogs
What is lure them into the water and drown them?