{"id":174219,"date":"2022-07-14T16:06:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T16:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/"},"modified":"2022-07-14T16:06:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T16:06:20","slug":"how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/","title":{"rendered":"How fast is the fastest black bear?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#How_fast_is_the_fastest_black_bear\" title=\"How fast is the fastest black bear?\">How fast is the fastest black bear?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#How_fast_can_a_black_bear_run_mph\" title=\"How fast can a black bear run mph?\">How fast can a black bear run mph?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#Can_you_outrun_a_black_bear\" title=\"Can you outrun a black bear?\">Can you outrun a black bear?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#Whats_the_fastest_a_black_bear_can_run\" title=\"What&#8217;s the fastest a black bear can run?\">What&#8217;s the fastest a black bear can run?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#How_fast_does_bear_run\" title=\"How fast does bear run?\">How fast does bear run?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#Can_Usain_Bolt_outrun_a_black_bear\" title=\"Can Usain Bolt outrun a black bear?\">Can Usain Bolt outrun a black bear?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#How_long_can_a_black_bear_run_at_top_speed\" title=\"How long can a black bear run at top speed?\">How long can a black bear run at top speed?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#How_fast_can_a_grizzly_bear_run_mph\" title=\"How fast can a grizzly bear run mph?\">How fast can a grizzly bear run mph?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#Can_humans_outrun_black_bears\" title=\"Can humans outrun black bears?\">Can humans outrun black bears?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#Will_a_black_bear_chase_you\" title=\"Will a black bear chase you?\">Will a black bear chase you?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#Should_you_run_away_from_a_black_bear\" title=\"Should you run away from a black bear?\">Should you run away from a black bear?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#Can_the_fastest_human_outrun_a_bear\" title=\"Can the fastest human outrun a bear?\">Can the fastest human outrun a bear?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#How_fast_can_black_bear_run\" title=\"How fast can black bear run?\">How fast can black bear run?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#How_fast_can_bears_run_mph\" title=\"How fast can bears run mph?\">How fast can bears run mph?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#Can_you_outrun_bear\" title=\"Can you outrun bear?\">Can you outrun bear?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#How_fast_is_the_average_bear\" title=\"How fast is the average bear?\">How fast is the average bear?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#How_fast_can_a_grizzly_bear_run\" title=\"How fast can a grizzly bear run?\">How fast can a grizzly bear run?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#How_fast_does_black_bear_run\" title=\"How fast does black bear run?\">How fast does black bear run?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#Can_a_fast_human_outrun_a_bear\" title=\"Can a fast human outrun a bear?\">Can a fast human outrun a bear?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#What_Animals_Can_Usain_Bolt_outrun\" title=\"What Animals Can Usain Bolt outrun?\">What Animals Can Usain Bolt outrun?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#Can_you_outrun_grizzly_bear\" title=\"Can you outrun grizzly bear?\">Can you outrun grizzly bear?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#How_long_can_a_black_bear_run_for\" title=\"How long can a black bear run for?\">How long can a black bear run for?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#How_long_can_a_bear_maintain_top_speed\" title=\"How long can a bear maintain top speed?\">How long can a bear maintain top speed?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#How_fast_can_a_grizzly_bear_run_and_for_how_long\" title=\"How fast can a grizzly bear run and for how long?\">How fast can a grizzly bear run and for how long?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-fast-is-the-fastest-black-bear\/#Can_I_outrun_a_black_bear\" title=\"Can I outrun a black bear?\">Can I outrun a black bear?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_fast_is_the_fastest_black_bear\"><\/span>How fast is the fastest black bear?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>35 mph<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_fast_can_a_black_bear_run_mph\"><\/span>How fast can a black bear run mph?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Running Speed: <b>Lean bears can exceed 30 mph. Can run uphill, downhill, or on level ground. Fat bears in winter coats overheat and tire quickly.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_outrun_a_black_bear\"><\/span>Can you outrun a black bear?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Myth: Bears can&#8217;t run downhill. If you&#8217;re being chased by a bear, don&#8217;t run downhill! Bears can run as fast as a horse (35 mph), and they can do it uphill, downhill, and everything in between. <b>A bear can outrun you no matter what, so if you see one in the wild do not try to run away from it.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_fastest_a_black_bear_can_run\"><\/span>What&#8217;s the fastest a black bear can run?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>35 miles per hour<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_fast_does_bear_run\"><\/span>How fast does bear run?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Running Speed: <b>Lean bears can exceed 30 mph. Can run uphill, downhill, or on level ground. Fat bears in winter coats overheat and tire quickly.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_Usain_Bolt_outrun_a_black_bear\"><\/span>Can Usain Bolt outrun a black bear?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bears<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_can_a_black_bear_run_at_top_speed\"><\/span>How long can a black bear run at top speed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How Fast Can A Bear Run?American Black Bear<b>35 mph<\/b>Polar Bear24 mph1 more row<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_fast_can_a_grizzly_bear_run_mph\"><\/span>How fast can a grizzly bear run mph?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A human cannot outrun a bear if being chased. All bear species could easily chase down the average human. The only scenario where a human might out-sprint a bear is if a polar bear was chasing Usain Bolt.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_humans_outrun_black_bears\"><\/span>Can humans outrun black bears?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A human cannot outrun a bear if being chased. All bear species could easily chase down the average human. The only scenario where a human might out-sprint a bear is if a polar bear was chasing Usain Bolt. A human can, however, outrun a bear in terms of distance.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_a_black_bear_chase_you\"><\/span>Will a black bear chase you?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Just like dogs, bears have a predatory instinct to chase running animals  so <b>running may only make the bear chase you. You&#8217;ll also want to avoid trying to climb a tree, as grizzly bears and black bears are also able to climb them.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_you_run_away_from_a_black_bear\"><\/span>Should you run away from a black bear?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Never run away from or approach him. Make yourself look as big as possible by spreading your arms or, better yet, a coat. Make as much noise as possible by yelling, banging pots and pans or using other noisemaking devices.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_the_fastest_human_outrun_a_bear\"><\/span>Can the fastest human outrun a bear?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even <b>Usain Bolt, the world&#8217;s fastest man, couldn&#8217;t outrun a steadfast grizzly or black bear at full speed. During a race in Berlin, 2009, the famous Jamaican sprinter set the world record for the fastest human foot speed ever recorded.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_fast_can_black_bear_run\"><\/span>How fast can black bear run?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Running Speed: <b>Lean bears can exceed 30 mph. Can run uphill, downhill, or on level ground. Fat bears in winter coats overheat and tire quickly.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_fast_can_bears_run_mph\"><\/span>How fast can bears run mph?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>35 mph<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_outrun_bear\"><\/span>Can you outrun bear?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Myth: Bears can&#8217;t run downhill. If you&#8217;re being chased by a bear, don&#8217;t run downhill! Bears can run as fast as a horse (35 mph), and they can do it uphill, downhill, and everything in between. <b>A bear can outrun you no matter what, so if you see one in the wild do not try to run away from it.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_fast_is_the_average_bear\"><\/span>How fast is the average bear?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bears<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_fast_can_a_grizzly_bear_run\"><\/span>How fast can a grizzly bear run?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How Fast Can a Grizzly Bear Run? Grizzly bears are the fastest of the Ursidae family and can sprint at top speeds of <b>35 mph to 40 mph. While they can&#8217;t maintain this top speed very long, their ability to sprint fast and maintain high speeds make them exceptionally effective predators.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_fast_does_black_bear_run\"><\/span>How fast does black bear run?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>35 mph<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_a_fast_human_outrun_a_bear\"><\/span>Can a fast human outrun a bear?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A human cannot outrun a bear if being chased. All bear species could easily chase down the average human. The only scenario where a human might out-sprint a bear is if a polar bear was chasing Usain Bolt.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Animals_Can_Usain_Bolt_outrun\"><\/span>What Animals Can Usain Bolt outrun?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Animals that Usain Bolt can outrun include the <b>Black Mamba, a wild turkey, squirrel, domestic pig, chicken and a rat which ran speeds of between 20mph and 8mph.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_you_outrun_grizzly_bear\"><\/span>Can you outrun grizzly bear?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Running Speed: <b>Lean bears can exceed 30 mph. Can run uphill, downhill, or on level ground. Fat bears in winter coats overheat and tire quickly.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_can_a_black_bear_run_for\"><\/span>How long can a black bear run for?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Adult females: 2-6 miles.<\/b><b>Adult males: 8-15 miles. Excursions to 126 miles recorded.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_can_a_bear_maintain_top_speed\"><\/span>How long can a bear maintain top speed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even so, the line graphs depicting his breakneck sprints show that he can only maintain his full speed for <b>one to two seconds, just like any other person.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_fast_can_a_grizzly_bear_run_and_for_how_long\"><\/span>How fast can a grizzly bear run and for how long?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Grizzlies can attain speeds of <b>up to 35 mph (56 kph) across a distance of 50 yards (45.7 m). The grizzly can run 50 yards (45.7 m) in just three seconds, which is why you should never run from a bear!<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_outrun_a_black_bear\"><\/span>Can I outrun a black bear?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Myth: Bears can&#8217;t run downhill. If you&#8217;re being chased by a bear, don&#8217;t run downhill! Bears can run as fast as a horse (35 mph), and they can do it uphill, downhill, and everything in between. <b>A bear can outrun you no matter what, so if you see one in the wild do not try to run away from it.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents How fast is the fastest black bear?How fast can a black bear run mph?Can you outrun a black bear?What&#8217;s the fastest a black bear can run?How fast does bear run?Can Usain Bolt outrun a black bear?How long can a black bear run at top speed?How fast can a grizzly bear run mph?Can&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[622],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174219"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174219\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}