Short-Faced bear

 

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The short-faced bear was an extinct animal that lived in North America, mainly in California.

The short-faced bear was the largest bear that lived on earth.

It was 2 or 3 times bigger than the Grizzly Bear.

The short-faced bear first appeared about 800,000 years ago and became extinct about 11,600 years ago.

It could be 11 to 12 feet tall on its hind legs and could be 5 to 6 feet high from foot to shoulder when it was on all 4 legs.

An adult short-faced bear needed about 16kg of meat per day for it to survive.

The short faced bear’s long legs made it run swiftly, so the short faced bear could hunt down prey such as a wild horse easily.

Here is a video showing a short-faced bear hunting a Ground Sloth.

 

 

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