Why do people think bears are cuddly?

Adult bears are just big babies. They retain the proportion of the cubs, and they even become more furry and soft. This gives us an additional impression that bear hugs would be soft, warm, and pleasant.

What animal is stronger than a bear?

Elephant In brute strength, elephants are the strongest mammals and the strongest land animals. African elephants can weigh up to 6,350kg and they can carry up to 9,000kg, the weight of 130 adult humans.

Are bear cubs cuddly?

Good grief. However, there may be a silver lining to the episode, as it has become the catalyst for a decision that might improve the ultimate fate of bears and, perhaps, clueless campers. …

Are polar bear cute?

Polar bears look cute, cuddly and even friendly. But don’t be fooled. They’re expert hunters and ferocious with it. Here are all the reasons you need to keep a respectable distance and admire them from afar.

Do Bears and pinnipeds have a common ancestor?

While it can be hard to see the similarities between bears and pinnipeds, a quick look at the clawed toes of a seal and those of a bear (above) can show you that there is definitely some common genealogy between the two. Image courtesy of gmacfadyen’s Flickr stream.

How does the harp seal pup compare to its predators?

Image courtesy of nutmeg66’s Flickr stream. The cute and cuddly harp seal pup might look drastically different from its greatest predator, the polar bear, but biologically-speaking the two species are actually rather similar.

Which African critters are most closely related to behemoths?

While at first glance it’s easy to think their closest relatives might be hippos or rhinos — the other large African creatures with gray skin— the truth is much stranger. So what critters are most closely related to these behemoths? Manatees and rock hyraxes, surprisingly enough. Image courtesy of flickkerphotos’ Flickr stream.

How did manatees evolve into sea cows?

Turns out, though, that manatees, rock hyraxes and elephants all shared a common ancestor that died out over 50 million years ago. That creature evolved into prorastomus, a mostly-terrestrial ancestor of the manatee and dugong that sought out underwater plants, eventually becoming the pudgy sea cows we now know and love.