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Eurasian brown bear

Ursus arctos arctos

Brown Bear

Animal facts

Truly omnivorous, these bears are opportunistic, taking whatever food they find. Their powerful claws enable them to dig for roots and flush rabbits and rodents out of burrows. Their long snout indicates that smell is an important sense.

Where they live

Scattered in South and Eastern Europe and parts of Asia

Habitat

Forests

What they eat

Berries and nuts, roots, grasses, insects, fish, rodents

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