Plant material − not meat − accounts for about 85% of a black bear's diet, according to the National Parks Service. Bears are omnivores, meaning they eat both meat and plant matter. They typically ...

Home video captured a black bear sneaking up behind a boy eating a snack in a backyard in Aspen, Colorado. The boy was on his phone and didn’t realize the bear came within inches of his face. Video ...

Now that autumn weather has replaced hot summer days, bears have begun their annual fall eat-a-thon, known as hyperphagia, to prepare for winter. This intense feeding period begins in late summer when ...