American Black Bear Claw

$8.00

American black bears often mark trees using their teeth and claws as a form of communication with other bears, a behavior common to many species of bears.

Description

American Black Bear Claw Replica measures 1.9 inches. American Black Bear Claw is museum quality polyurethane cast. Made in the USA. The claw replica is the front claw. Our precise claw can be used as a teaching tool, museum claw exhibit, home décor claw, or office décor claw.

The American Black Bear or Ursus americanus is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent’s smallest and most widely distributed bear species.

American black bear or Ursus americanus are omnivores, with their diets varying greatly depending on season and location. They typically live in largely forested areas, but do leave forests in search of food.

Sometimes they become attracted to human communities because of the immediate availability of food. The American Black Bear or Ursus americanus is the world’s most common bear species.

It is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as a least-concern species, due to its widespread distribution and a large population estimated to be twice that of all other bear species combined. Along with the brown bear, it is one of only two of the eight modern bear species not considered by the IUCN to be globally threatened with extinction.

American black bears often mark trees using their teeth and claws as a form of communication with other bears, a behavior common to many species of bears.

Despite living in North America, American Black Bears or Ursus americanus are not closely related to brown bears and polar bears; genetic studies reveal that they split from a common ancestor 5.05 million years ago.

American and Asian black bears are considered sister taxa and are more closely related to each other than to the other modern species of bears. According to recent studies, the sun bear is also a relatively recent split from this lineage.

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Additional information

Weight 1 lbs
Dimensions 1.9 in
American Black Bear Facts:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: U. americanus
Conservation status: Least Concern