Voices of Sky Island: The American Black Bear

“Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best,” and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn’t know what it was called.

-A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

American black bears — one of which gave her namesake to Winnie-the-Pooh — are omnivorous, meaning they’ll eat basically anything. However, these bears don’t mind taking on a swarm of stinging bees if it means they’ll get some of that delicious golden honey.

Help out the black bear and thousands of other species by supporting research in the Sky Islands here!