Certain species of bear love moths. A male bear could eat 40,000 a day.

California's state animal is the grizzly bear.

Sun bears are the smallest species of the bear family, only half the size of the American black bear, but they have the longest claws and the longest tongue. Their tongue can reach lengths of up to 25 cm [10 in] during feeding so they can extract insects and honey.

The most accurate way to determine the age of a bear is to count the rings in a cross section of its tooth root under a microscope.

Pregnant brown bears give birth during hibernation.

Bears can run up to 64.4 kmh (40 mph), fast enough to catch a running horse. The fastest known human alive today is Usain Bolt, who can run 43.5 kmh (27 mph).

Bears have been known to eat almost anything, including snowmobile seats, engine oil, and rubber boots.