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Bears: Health and Management
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About the Species:
GO TO... Helarctos malayanus - Sun bear (Species) (General information)
This
page includes data on:
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Alternative Names
2. General Appearance and Similar Species
3. Husbandry Information (Captive Management)
APPEARANCE / MORPHOLOGY
1. Measurement & Weight
2. Head and Neck
3. Legs, Spine and Tracks
4. Tail
5. Skin / Coat / Pelage
6. Detailed Anatomy Notes
LIFE STAGES / NATURAL DIET / PHYSIOLOGY
1. Reproductive Stages
2. Natural Diet
3. Hibernation / Aestivation
4. Detailed Physiology Notes
BEHAVIOUR
1. Feeding Behaviour
2. Parental Behaviour
3. Social Behaviour / Territoriality / Predation / Learning
4. Sexual Behaviour
5. Activity Patterns, Self-grooming and Navigation
HABITAT & RANGE
1. General Habitat Type
2. Nests / Burrows / Shelters
3. Distribution and Movement (Migration etc.)
CONSERVATION
1. Species Variation (subspeciation)
2. Conservation Status
[NOTE: The Species page provides an overview of summarised information on the species Detailed literature reports containing the references to information from different papers are available in the following pages:]
GO TO... Melursus ursinus - Sloth bear (Species)(General information)
This
page includes data on:
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Alternative Names
2. General Appearance and Similar Species
3. Husbandry Information (Captive Management)
APPEARANCE / MORPHOLOGY
1. Measurement & Weight
2. Head and Neck
3. Legs, Spine and Tracks
4. Tail
5. Skin / Coat / Pelage
6. Detailed Anatomy Notes
LIFE STAGES / NATURAL DIET / PHYSIOLOGY
1. Reproductive Stages
2. Natural Diet
3. Hibernation / Aestivation
4. Detailed Physiology Notes
BEHAVIOUR
1. Feeding Behaviour
2. Parental Behaviour
3. Social Behaviour / Territoriality / Predation / Learning
4. Sexual Behaviour
5. Activity Patterns, Self-grooming and Navigation
HABITAT & RANGE
1. General Habitat Type
2. Nests / Burrows / Shelters
3. Distribution and Movement (Migration etc.)
CONSERVATION
1. Species Variation (subspeciation)
2. Conservation Status
[NOTE: The Species page provides an overview of summarised information on the species Detailed literature reports containing the references to information from different papers are available in the following pages:]
GO TO... Tremarctos ornatus - Spectacled bear (Species)(General information)
This
page includes data on:
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Alternative Names
2. General Appearance and Similar Species
3. Husbandry Information (Captive Management)
APPEARANCE / MORPHOLOGY
1. Measurement & Weight
2. Head and Neck
3. Legs, Spine and Tracks
4. Tail
5. Skin / Coat / Pelage
6. Detailed Anatomy Notes
LIFE STAGES / NATURAL DIET / PHYSIOLOGY
1. Reproductive Stages
2. Natural Diet
3. Hibernation / Aestivation
4. Detailed Physiology Notes
BEHAVIOUR
1. Feeding Behaviour
2. Parental Behaviour
3. Social Behaviour / Territoriality / Predation / Learning
4. Sexual Behaviour
5. Activity Patterns, Self-grooming and Navigation
HABITAT & RANGE
1. General Habitat Type
2. Nests / Burrows / Shelters
3. Distribution and Movement (Migration etc.)
CONSERVATION
1. Species Variation (subspeciation)
2. Conservation Status
[NOTE: The Species page provides an overview of summarised information on the species Detailed literature reports containing the references to information from different papers are available in the following pages:]
GO TO... Ursus americanus - American black bear (Species)
(General information)
This
page includes data on:
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Alternative Names
2. General Appearance and Similar Species
3. Husbandry Information (Captive Management)
APPEARANCE / MORPHOLOGY
1. Measurement & Weight
2. Head and Neck
3. Legs, Spine and Tracks
4. Tail
5. Skin / Coat / Pelage
6. Detailed Anatomy Notes
LIFE STAGES / NATURAL DIET / PHYSIOLOGY
1. Reproductive Stages
2. Natural Diet
3. Hibernation / Aestivation
4. Detailed Physiology Notes
BEHAVIOUR
1. Feeding Behaviour
2. Parental Behaviour
3. Social Behaviour / Territoriality / Predation / Learning
4. Sexual Behaviour
5. Activity Patterns, Self-grooming and Navigation
HABITAT & RANGE
1. General Habitat Type
2. Nests / Burrows / Shelters
3. Distribution and Movement (Migration etc.)
CONSERVATION
1. Species Variation (subspeciation)
2. Conservation Status
[NOTE: The Species page provides an overview of summarised information on the species Detailed literature reports containing the references to information from different papers are available in the following pages:]
GO TO... (Ursus arctos - Brown bear (Species)
(General information)
This
page includes data on:
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Alternative Names
2. General Appearance and Similar Species
3. Husbandry Information (Captive Management)
APPEARANCE / MORPHOLOGY
1. Measurement & Weight
2. Head and Neck
3. Legs, Spine and Tracks
4. Tail
5. Skin / Coat / Pelage
6. Detailed Anatomy Notes
LIFE STAGES / NATURAL DIET / PHYSIOLOGY
1. Reproductive Stages
2. Natural Diet
3. Hibernation / Aestivation
4. Detailed Physiology Notes
BEHAVIOUR
1. Feeding Behaviour
2. Parental Behaviour
3. Social Behaviour / Territoriality / Predation / Learning
4. Sexual Behaviour
5. Activity Patterns, Self-grooming and Navigation
HABITAT & RANGE
1. General Habitat Type
2. Nests / Burrows / Shelters
3. Distribution and Movement (Migration etc.)
CONSERVATION
1. Species Variation (subspeciation)
2. Conservation Status
[NOTE: The Species page provides an overview of summarised information on the species Detailed literature reports containing the references to information from different papers are available in the following pages:]
GO TO... Ursus maritimus - Polar bear (Species)
(General information)
This
page includes data on:
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Alternative Names
2. General Appearance and Similar Species
3. Husbandry Information (Captive Management)
APPEARANCE / MORPHOLOGY
1. Measurement & Weight
2. Head and Neck
3. Legs, Spine and Tracks
4. Tail
5. Skin / Coat / Pelage
6. Detailed Anatomy Notes
LIFE STAGES / NATURAL DIET / PHYSIOLOGY
1. Reproductive Stages
2. Natural Diet
3. Hibernation / Aestivation
4. Detailed Physiology Notes
BEHAVIOUR
1. Feeding Behaviour
2. Parental Behaviour
3. Social Behaviour / Territoriality / Predation / Learning
4. Sexual Behaviour
5. Activity Patterns, Self-grooming and Navigation
HABITAT & RANGE
1. General Habitat Type
2. Nests / Burrows / Shelters
3. Distribution and Movement (Migration etc.)
CONSERVATION
1. Species Variation (subspeciation)
2. Conservation Status
[NOTE: The Species page provides an overview of summarised information on the species Detailed literature reports containing the references to information from different papers are available in the following pages:]
GO TO... Ursus thibetanus - Asiatic black bear (Species)(General information)
This
page includes data on:
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Alternative Names
2. General Appearance and Similar Species
3. Husbandry Information (Captive Management)
APPEARANCE / MORPHOLOGY
1. Measurement & Weight
2. Head and Neck
3. Legs, Spine and Tracks
4. Tail
5. Skin / Coat / Pelage
6. Detailed Anatomy Notes
LIFE STAGES / NATURAL DIET / PHYSIOLOGY
1. Reproductive Stages
2. Natural Diet
3. Hibernation / Aestivation
4. Detailed Physiology Notes
BEHAVIOUR
1. Feeding Behaviour
2. Parental Behaviour
3. Social Behaviour / Territoriality / Predation / Learning
4. Sexual Behaviour
5. Activity Patterns, Self-grooming and NavigationHABITAT & RANGE
1. General Habitat Type
2. Nests / Burrows / Shelters
3. Distribution and Movement (Migration etc.)
CONSERVATION
1. Species Variation (subspeciation)
2. Conservation Status
[NOTE: The Species page provides an overview of summarised information on the species Detailed literature reports containing the references to information from different papers are available in the following pages:]
Techniques (Veterinary / Husbandry / Management):
Overview Techniques: Mammal Husbandry and Management
Overview Techniques: Veterinary
Individual Bear Techniques: Veterinary
- GO TO... Blood Sampling Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Canine Tooth Removal in Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Carfentanil Anaesthesia in Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Cholecystectomy in Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Etorphine Anaesthesia in Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Intramuscular Injection of Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Intravenous Injection of Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Medetomidine-Ketamine Anaesthesia in Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Medetomidine-Ketamine-Midazolam Anaesthesia in Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Medetomidine-Tiletamine-Zolazepam Anaesthesia in Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Oral Carfentanil Anaesthesia of Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Pulpotomy in Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Root Canal Procedures in Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Subcutaneous Injection of Mammals (Techniques)
- GO TO... Tiletamine-Zolazepam Anaesthesia in Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Xylazine-Ketamine Anaesthesia in Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Xylazine-Tiletamine-Zolazepam Anaesthesia in Bears (Techniques)
Individual Bear Techniques: Husbandry / Management
- GO TO... Fire Hose Hammock Construction (Techniques)
- GO TO... Hand-rearing American Black Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Hand-rearing Brown Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Hand-rearing Polar Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Hand-rearing Spectacled Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Hand-rearing Sun Bears (Techniques)
- GO TO... Release of Hand-reared American Black Bears
- GO TO... Release of Hand-reared Brown Bears
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