Quiz on Bears

1. Which of the following animal is not a bear

2. Grizzly bears are actually the same as brown bears and both share the Greek name ursus arctos. They got the name grizzly from,

3. This species of bear is found in India, Nepal, Bhutan and SriLanka

4. When less than a year old, bear cubs have ropes or chains forced through their noses and most o their teeth are removed

5. Genetically the polar bear is most closely related to

6. The spectacled bear lives only in

7. To which animal is the bear closely related?

8. The Polar bear’s scientific name isursus maritimas. What does that mean?

9. When do Giant pandas hibernate?

10. Bears walk in a ‘plantigrade’ fashion- that means