Quiz on Bears

1. To which animal is the bear closely related?

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

3. Which of the following animal is not a bear

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

5. The spectacled bear lives only in

6. Genetically the polar bear is most closely related to

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

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

9. When do Giant pandas hibernate?

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