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The
American black beir
(
Ursus americanus
) is a middlin
beir
hamelt in
North Americae
. It is the continent's smawest an maist widely distributit beir species. Black bears are omnivores wi their diets varyin greatly dependin on saison an location. Thay typically live in maistly forestit airts, but dae leave forests in search o fuid. Sometimes thay become attractit tae human commonties acause o the immediate availability o fuid. The American black beir is the warld's maist common beir species. It is leetit bi the
IUCN
as Least Concern, due tae the species' widespread distribution an a lairge global population estimatit tae be twice that o aw ither beir species combined. Alang wi the
broun beir
, it is ane o anely twa o the aicht modren bear species nae considered globally unner thriet wi extinction bi the IUCN. American black beirs eften mark trees uisin their teeth an claws as a form o communication wi ither beis, a behaviour common tae mony species o beir.
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