Bears of the North

Renowned wildlife photographer Wayne Lynch (CALGARY, AB) is the author or photographer of numerous books, including Penguins of the World, Owls of the United States and Canada: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior, Planet Arctic: Life at the Top of the World, Polar Bears: A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior, The Great Northern Kingdom: Life in the Boreal Forest, and Alligators: The Illustrated Guide to Their Biology, Behavior, and Conservation.

Preface 1. Introduction The Carnivores The Bear Family: Family Ursidae The Polar Bear The Brown Bear The Asiatic Black Bear The American Black Bear 2. January-February-March A Bear in Hibernation, Down but Not Out Den Mothers Journey to the Ice On the Sea Ice 3. April-May Den Emergence Getting Under Way Origin of the Sea Bear Hunters on the Ice More like Cows than Carnivores Droppings and Digestibles Caching and Carrion 4. June The Mating Game The Biology of Murder Coming of Age in Bearland The Family Breaks Up Orphans and Castaways Sunbathing Seals The Hunter and the Hunted Ants and Other Edibles 5. July-August Bears on the Beach Salmon and Bears Hierarchy Highs and Lows The Language of Bears Bear Rub Trees A Day in the Life The Challenge of Living with a Cousin 6. September The Fall Feeding Frenzy Packing on the Pounds The Games That Bears Play A Bear's Domain The Brainy Bruin 7. October-November-December Bedding Down for Winter Danger in the Den Snow Dens The Challenge of Life on the Ice 8. The Unbearable Future Habitat Loss Chemicals That Poison Poaching for Placebos and Profit The Big Melt Appendix A. The Tropical Bears The Andean Bear of the Cloud Forests The Sun Bear Giant Panda, the Bamboo Bear of China The Sloth Bear: The Termite Terminator Appendix B. Scientific Names of Plants and Animals References Acknowledgments Photo Credits Index