1Binky
Binky, the polar bear that lived in Alaska Zoo mauled two visitors who jumped over the safety rails on separate occasions. After the maulings, Binky merchandise was sold with the slogan “Send another tourist, this one got away” and his cage was upgraded to keep visitors out.
2Panda
The panda's gut isn't suited to digesting bamboo and can only digest 17% of the bamboo it eats. Instead, it is more suited to eating meat, like other species of bears.
3Grizzly bear's bite
A grizzly bear's bite is estimated to be strong enough to crush a bowling ball.
4Wojtek
A bear named Wojtek fought in the Polish Army during World War 2. He carried shells to the frontline and was taught to salute.
5Polar bears
Polar bears actually have black skin and clear hollow fur. The clear and hollow fur enables the sun rays to get to the black skin that keeps the polar bears warm in the cold climate.
6Embarrassment
A group of panda is called an Embarrassment.
7Grizzly bears
Grizzly bears were so feared and respected by Native Americans that hunting them required a company of 4 to 10 warriors and was done with the same preparation and ceremoniality as intertribal warfare.
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8Pandas
The part of the reason it is so hard to get Pandas to mate is that the female Panda is only fertile for a short period in the spring. Their sexual interest lasts just 24-72 hours per year.
9Winnipeg
A bear cub named Winnipeg was exported from Canada to the London Zoo in 1915. A little boy named Christopher Robin Milne loved to visit Winnipeg (or Winnie for short) and his love for the bear cub inspired the stories written by his father, A.A. Milne, about Winnie-the-Pooh.
10Bear addiction
Certain bears in Russia have become addicted to sniffing Jet Fuel out of discarded barrels. They are going as far as stalking helicopters for the drops of fuel they leave behind.
