{"id":21518,"date":"2015-04-08T19:50:56","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T01:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?page_id=21518"},"modified":"2026-02-12T06:24:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:24:41","slug":"american-black-bear-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/american-black-bear-images\/","title":{"rendered":"American Black Bear Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:2288px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" alt=\"American Black Bear Images\" title=\"American Black Bear along the Big Hole River\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-black-bear-montana-mia-mcpherson-8402.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-black-bear-montana-mia-mcpherson-8402.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-168871\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-black-bear-montana-mia-mcpherson-8402-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-black-bear-montana-mia-mcpherson-8402-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-black-bear-montana-mia-mcpherson-8402-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-black-bear-montana-mia-mcpherson-8402.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>American Black Bear Images, Facts and Information:<\/h2>\n<p><em>Ursus americanus<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>American Black Bears are large omnivorous mammals with stocky bodies, short tails, rounded ears, and strong limbs equipped with curved claws. Adult males are typically larger than females and can weigh between 150 and 600 pounds depending on region and season.<\/li>\n<li>American Black Bears are found throughout North America, from Canada and Alaska south into parts of Mexico, and across much of the United States except for portions of the Great Plains and arid southwest. American Black Bears inhabit forests, swamps, and mountainous regions, often ranging into meadows, clearings, and agricultural areas in search of food.<\/li>\n<li>American Black Bears are omnivorous and feed on a wide variety of foods including berries, nuts, roots, insects, carrion, and occasionally small mammals or fish. Their diet shifts seasonally based on availability.<\/li>\n<li>Female American Black Bears give birth in winter dens to one to four cubs, which remain with their mother for about a year and a half before becoming independent.<\/li>\n<li>American Black Bears are excellent climbers and swimmers, relying on keen senses of smell and hearing to locate food.<\/li>\n<li>A group of bears can be called a \u201csleuth\u201d or a \u201csloth\u201d of bears.<\/li>\n<li>American Black Bears typically live for 10 to 20 years in the wild, though they are capable of living over 30 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope you enjoy viewing my American Black Bear photos. <i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-paw fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-iconcolor-hover:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-right:10px;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box 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href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-black-bear-along-the-big-hole-river\/?portfolioCats=3100\" aria-label=\"American Black Bear along the Big Hole River\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-black-bear-montana-mia-mcpherson-8402.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"American Black Bear along the Big Hole River, Deer Lodge County, Montana\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-black-bear-montana-mia-mcpherson-8402.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-black-bear-montana-mia-mcpherson-8402-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-black-bear-montana-mia-mcpherson-8402-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-black-bear-montana-mia-mcpherson-8402-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/american-black-bear-montana-mia-mcpherson-8402.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/american-black-bear-along-the-big-hole-river\/?portfolioCats=3100\">American Black Bear along the Big Hole River<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/american-black-bear-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Black Bear Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><div class=\"post-content\">\n<div class=\"excerpt-container strip-html\">\n<p>Title: American Black Bear along the Big Hole River<\/p>\n<p>Location: Big Hole River, Deer Lodge County, Montana<\/p>\n<p>Date: 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