Grizzly bears have an extremely strong sense of smell and can easily locate potential food sources.Black bears have an extremely strong sense of smell and can easily locate potential new food sources.Grizzly bears have large home ranges and travel long distances, which increases the chance that they will locate improperly stored human garbage, livestock feed or other unnatural food sources.Black bears will eat carrion when they can find it.Grizzlies are slightly more carnivorous than black bears and more commonly hunt large mammals as prey. Grizzly bears eat plants, berries and insects.Some individual black bears may learn to hunt ungulates, particularly fawns and calves. Black bears primarily eat plants, berries and insects, such as ants.Adults weigh from 100 to 400 kilograms (200 to 880 pounds).Adults weigh from 45 to 200 kilograms (100 to 440 pounds).When standing on even ground, a grizzly's body is the highest at the shoulder hump.When standing on even ground, a black bear's body is highest at the rump.However, not all grizzlies have silver-tipped fur, and those that do might not have it at all times of the year. The grizzly gets its name from its "grizzled" or silver-tipped fur.Grizzly and black bears of similar size will leave similar sized tracks, but black bears are normally smaller than grizzlies and will leave smaller tracks.In grizzly tracks, the front print is 13 to 18 centimetres (5 to 7 inches) and the back print is 25 to 30 centimetres (10 to 12 inches) long.In adult black bear tracks, the front print is 10 to 13 centimetres (4 to 5 inches) long and the back print is 15 to 23 centimetres (6 to 9 inches) long.The claw imprints are easier to see, usually 2 to 3 inches in front of the toes. When they are clear, grizzly tracks can be distinguished from a black bear by the comparatively straight line made by the toes.The black bear's claws leave little or no imprint in front of the toes. When black bear tracks are clear, they can be distinguished from a grizzly's track by the curved line made by the front toes.The claws of the front feet are long and light-coloured.The claws of the front feet are short and dark-coloured.There is no hump between the shoulders.In profile, the snout and face are normally dish-shaped.In profile, the snout and face normally form a straight line.What he doesn’t expect, is to meet his true mate. To fill the void in his life, George volunteers at Chance Heights Activity Center. A retired history teacher, he misses working with children. She also never expected to become mother to the Chance children when their parents are tragically killed.īut when threats are made, can she find the strength to walk away from the family she loves, in order to protect them? She never expected the Chance family to take her in and give her a home.
Many years ago, a young woman walked up the winding road to Chance Heights with all her belongings in a battered suitcase. But now it’s caught up with her, threatening to destroy the life she’s built. Nana has a history she walked away from a long time ago.
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