Brown Bears: Vocabulary Practice

Newborn and young bears are called ..........
buds
goslings
cubs
kittens

Brown bears can weigh between 290 and 1550 ..........
pounds
ounces
tons
liters

Brown bears have thick ......... coats.
hair
rain
fur
leather

Brown bears use their ......... (that look like hard, sharp nails) primarily for digging, not hunting.
fingers
toes
beaks
claws

A brown bear's ......... help it walk and remain stable when standing. In humans, they are called feet.
hands
paws
shoes
hooves

Brown bears are very fast. Some can reach speeds up to 35 ......... when running.
decibels
miles per hour
gallons per minute
liters per second

The height of the Kodiak bear (which is a type of brown bear) can exceed 10 ......... when it stands on its back legs.
feet
centimeters
meters
miles

Second only to the polar bear in sheer size, the Kodiak bear is the ......... in the world.
largest
lightest
tiniest
rudest

In addition to eating meat, brown bears like to eat berries, mushrooms, and ..........
ketchup
honey
salad dressing
tofu

In addition to being good hunters, brown bears are skilled .......... They are very good at catching salmon, for instance.
gardeners
builders
fishermen
whale watchers