Brown Bear

Present in folklore since ancient times, remembered by Mircea Eliade as the totem of some of the Dacian fighting monks, the bear has become a legendary figure, viewed with fear and admiration even by the townspeople.
The Romanian brown bear (Ursus Arctos) is a very strong animal, belonging to the Ursid family. the bear is the largest carnivore in our country and almost authoritarian master of the mountain forests. He prefers extensive, hard-to-reach forests with downed trees or rocks.
At us it is spread in the Carpathian chain and then up to the north of the European continent, known in Asia to the north of the Himalayas.
Although it is secluded in the Carpathians, the bear finds in Romania the most suitable shelter in Europe. In fact it seems that Romania currently owns about 5000 specimens, the largest European brown bear herd, which is about 14000, besides Russia. Protect the forest so that this beautiful animal can still exist.

Feeding Brown Bear

According to the nature of its food, the bear is an omnivorous animal. It is a great amateur of jir or acorn, for which it sometimes makes quite long trips.
He eats with pleasure the mushrooms, pears, forest apples, not to mention the damage he does in the orchards with fruit trees, to the great fear of the locals.
Currants, blackberries, raspberries are for him a kind of delicacy, as he gladly consumes corn and oats in milk. Let's not forget how he steals from the hives where he comes out with his eyes swollen with stings, but pleased with the honey sweetness.
The bear also eats ants, but also the remains of corpses or mice. He sometimes gets through the sheep, horses, donkeys and other animals around the shepherds.

Appearance Brown Bear

A strong bear can reach in length 2.50 meters with height at the Withers exceeding 1.30 meters and weight treace 400 kilograms.
The weight of the brown bear varies with time and season, autumn before entering the barlog having the highest weight due to the abundant meals in summer. His hair can be tan to black, richer being the winter one, which can reach at the withers and over 10 centimeters long.
Summer hair is poorer in length and sett. Of the bear's senses, smell and hearing are the most developed. It turned out that when it has the wind in front, the bear can smell the man from about 400 meters or hear the break of the branch when it is quiet in the forest from over 100 meters.
His eyesight is poor because his eyes are weak. Noticing something special, The Bear will spin the wheel until it catches a strand of wind that will tell it what it could not see.

Brown Bear Behavior

There has been much discussion about the encounters between man and bear. Most of these encounters end with the bear running away from man, for all savages avoid approaching man.
There are some situations in which a man can be attacked if he ends up in a clearing near a bear cub lost by his mother. His screams frightened by the presence of the man attract the approach of the bear ready to attack at any time.
The wounded animal attacks the imprudent Hunter. Likewise, if the man stays too long around the Barlog of a bear with Cubs. At the time of the attack it rises on its hind legs, specifically attacking the head. With a single jerk it can pull the skin from the back of the neck to the forehead of the man, forming a Real Scalping.
One of the special moments in the existence of the brown bear is the cold season. Most of us think that during the winter period the bear retreats into the barlog and hibernates. In reality, the bear is in this interval in a state of sleepiness, a winter sleep, the period when his senses are awake. He can always get out of the barlog in the winter if he is in danger.
The entrance to the Barlog of bears takes place around the new year, choosing as their wintering place the cracks of rocks, caves, but also the refuge offered by fallen trees and broken by storms, and a good, well-arranged barlog is kept longer.
Interesting is the preparation of the bear for entering the barlog, because during the winter period, Santa Marin does not eat anything. Before entering the barlog, the bear consumes plants with purgative effect, after which it gnaws the resin FIR bark mixed with different plants that will form a real plug.
It will completely clog the rectum. In the barlog, the brown bear stands with its head towards the exit to leave it in case of danger. He sits on a bed of moss and cetina, covering from the inside and the entrance, leaving only an airing window. Each individual has its own" home".

Breeding Brown Bear

Sexual maturity apre at the age of 3 years.
Mating occurs through April-June, the gestation period is 7-8 months, the bear giving birth through janoarie-feverish 1-5 small cubs having a length of 20-25 cm and 400-500 grams.
They are born blind, with vision coming after 25-30 days. They stay with the bear until the age of 2.