The awe-inspiring brown bear lives in the forests and mountains of northern North America, Europe, and Asia. It's the most widely ranging bear in the world and has many subspecies including the famous Grizzly!

The Spectacled bear owes its name yellowish rings that encircle its eyes. The dense Jungles of South America are its home, where it enjoys the title of the continent's only bear. 

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The shaggy-coated sloth bear is native to India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Sloth bears primarily eat termites and ants, and unlike other bear species, they routinely carry their cubs on their backs.

The solitary Sun bear is the smallest member of the bear family. It lives in the dense lowland forests of Southeast Asia, away from human settlements. 

The American black bear, whose population had been largely reduced by overhunting, habitat loss, and fragmentation in the past century, has made an impressive comeback in parts of North America. If you live in the eastern United States, you might want to keep an eye on your backyard for some surprising summer visitors!

Polar bears live in one of the planet's coldest environments: The Arctic ice cap,  and thus depend on a thick coat of insulated fur, which covers a warming layer of fat. They are known to be excellent swimmers, swimming at times hundreds of miles away from the continent. 

Wild pandas live only in remote, mountainous regions in central China. These high bamboo forests require a cool and humid climate which, during summers are mostly find in high altitude.  A healthy adult can climb up to 13,000 feet and spends on average 12 hours a day eating.

The Asian black bear also known as the moon bear and the white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia and largely adapted to arboreal life.