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Yellowstone Wildlife Spotlight: Moose

Posted by Bear World on Jun 18, 2015 in Blog | Comments Off on Yellowstone Wildlife Spotlight: Moose

The English-speaking world may forever wonder why a group of moose are not called “meese.” It could be because you won’t often find these massive animals roaming in groups of any kind. According to Animal Diversity Web of the University of Michigan, moose are one of the least social animals. But that all changes around autumn when mating—or rutting—season begins. During this time of year, a dominant male moose, or a bull, will gather a harem of females for...

Yellowstone Bear World: Experience Adventure!

Posted by Bear World on May 28, 2015 in Blog | Comments Off on Yellowstone Bear World: Experience Adventure!

Planning a vacation to Yellowstone National Park is exciting. The famous landscape doesn’t disappoint as you explore the scenic splendor of spectacular forests and natural wonders. One sight that everyone hopes to see while traveling in Yellowstone are the animals, most particular the bears. If your visit lacks these much anticipated views, don’t wallow in the disappointment any longer. Yellowstone Bear World is your must stop wildlife park so you won’t miss these...

Make Your Summer Vacation Cooler than Your Neighbor’s with Yellowstone Bear World Activities

Posted by Bear World on Apr 24, 2015 in Blog | Comments Off on Make Your Summer Vacation Cooler than Your Neighbor’s with Yellowstone Bear World Activities

The school year is coming to a close and everyone is starting to ask the same question, “What are you doing this summer?” You don’t want to be that person who sits at home all summer watching reruns of Friends (although that is a great show). You don’t want to be that kid in class who has nothing to write about for their summer vacation report in August. You don’t want to be the one who answers everyone’s question with “Nothing much.” Instead, be the...

Can I Please Feed the Animals?

Posted by Bear World on Mar 26, 2015 in Blog | Comments Off on Can I Please Feed the Animals?

When you come visit Yellowstone Bear World, you’ll see lots of exciting wildlife—and lots of “Please Don’t Feed the Wildlife” signs. While that motto has become a funny photo-op or t-shirt print, we aren’t joking when we say it. Feeding the wildlife around Yellowstone can pose a serious threat to both you and the animals. What’s All the Fuss About? When you give a wild animal a piece of your granola bar, there are consequences far beyond the fact that you...

Your Next Family Vacation

Posted by Bear World on Feb 25, 2015 in Blog | Comments Off on Your Next Family Vacation

Family vacations: stuffing more coolers and bags than you knew you owned into every open spot in the car; squinting your eyes at every street sign to be the first one to find Q in the alphabet game; waking up in a position you didn’t think you could sleep in. We all remember our best family trips for years afterward, and we want to create those same cherished memories for our own kids. If you’re searching for an unforgettable vacation, look no further than...

Yellowstone Wildlife Spotlight: Gray Wolf

Posted by Bear World on Feb 2, 2015 in Blog | Comments Off on Yellowstone Wildlife Spotlight: Gray Wolf

Next up in our series of animal spotlights, we have the gray wolf. Like many other Yellowstone animals, gray wolves faced extinction at one point in history. But in recent years their packs have a made a comeback in Alaska, Canada, northern Washington, northern Idaho, northern Montana, northeast Minnesota, and of course, Yellowstone. The gray wolf is an important predator in its ecosystems. It balances animal populations by hunting moose, caribou, deer, and smaller...

Yellowstone Wildlife Spotlight: American Bison

Posted by Bear World on Jan 6, 2015 in Blog | Comments Off on Yellowstone Wildlife Spotlight: American Bison

Here at Bear World, you’ll find a variety of Yellowstone wildlife. Probably one of the most notable (beside the bears of course) is the American bison—or as many people know them, buffalo. Bison are the hulking herd animals of Yellowstone, roaming in groups across the grasslands. Bulls grow up to be around six feet tall and twelve feet long while cows are five feet tall and eight feet long. With dimensions like that, these bison can weigh up to 2,000...

The Super Sniffers

Posted by Bear World on Dec 2, 2014 in Blog | Comments Off on The Super Sniffers

You may have heard the surprising statistic that a bear’s sense of smell is seven times greater than that of a bloodhound (which can already pick out smells 1,000 times better than a human being). Bears are leagues ahead of us when it comes to sniffing out mates, danger, and most importantly, food. While you might be able to detect fresh baked chocolate chip cookies when you walk into your home, bears can catch the scent of their prey from a few miles away—or around...

How Do Bears Spend the Winter?

Posted by Bear World on Nov 3, 2014 in Blog | Comments Off on How Do Bears Spend the Winter?

With the approaching winter, you may be looking forward to ice-skating, hot chocolate, knitted scarves, snowball fights, and gift-giving. Or you might be dreading scraping off your car in the morning before work. Either way, you have a pretty good idea of how you will spend your winter months. But what about bears? Do you know how these famous animals will spend the season? Hibernation…? Thanks to decades of cartoons and movies, we all think of bears as soon as we...

The Iconic Teddy Bear

Posted by Bear World on Oct 6, 2014 in Blog | Comments Off on The Iconic Teddy Bear

What do America’s 26th president and a large, lumbering omnivore have in common? They both passed their names on to a small, cuddly creation we know as the Teddy bear. Across the globe, both children and adults recognize the Teddy bear even over a century after its invention. You probably remember snuggling one yourself as a kid—or maybe just last night. But why do we call them Teddy bears? How did our favorite grizzly and black bears become associated with the...