5 CHRISTMAS BEARS DAY 5

The bears are surprised that the house has not yet been completely decorated for Christmas. They are appalled that there are still Thanksgiving pilgrims and Indians out. They look for the Christmas tree but apparently there is a problem with the lights so the tree is not yet up. The bears are very disappointed.

CHRISTMAS BEARS DAY 4

Now the whole family is downstairs. After 11 months of hibernation, they are very very hungry and head for the kitchen. They realize that while they might eat different foods in the wild, they are limited to what is in the humans' pantry. They decide to start slow and just have some toast. They find some honey and decide to have that with their toast (bears have strange tastes in foods).

CHRISTMAS BEARS DAY 3

Mr. and Mrs. Bear are very happy to see Baby Bear. In fact Mr. Bear cannot stop grinning. They take some time to catch up and find out what Baby Bear has been up to since they last saw him. It is a short conversation since they hibernate for so long and really do not do much outside of December. Even so, they are all happy to be together again.

CHRISTMAS BEARS DAY 2

Today Brother Bear and Uncle Bear wake up. They represent the black bears and brown bears. They can see that Mr. and Mrs. Bear are already awake and they enjoy a joyous reunion with them. they decide to go down the stairs but suddenly remember that Baby Bear has not yet awakened. They must wait while Mr. and Mrs. Bear wake up Baby Bear.

HIBERNATION

This is the story of 5 Christmas bears. Most bears hibernate during the cold winter months. A true hibernation is when the body temperature drops to almost freezing. Bears do not have a true hibernation however. Their body temperature only drops about 5 degrees. The Christmas bears hibernate beginning in January and do not come out of hibernation until after Thanksgiving.

Now that it is December 1st, Mr. and Mrs. Bear come out of their hibernation first. They are upstairs in the house and look around to see what all is going on. It takes them awhile to get moving since they have been sleeping for 11 months!!! They represent the polar bear branch of the bear family. Stayed tuned for more adventures of the 5 Christmas Bears.