This is a paragraph about the food and habitat of the black bear. When food supplies are plentiful, bears may gather together to eat. However, bears need large individual areas to eat in. Insects, nuts, roots, fruit, honey, and carrion, or dead animals-all these and more make up a bear's diet. Since black bears can climb trees, they also eat pine cones, nuts, and even wasps' nests. Bears are very good diggers and can capture small animals living underground. Meals may include small rodents. They will also attack and eat any wounded or sick animal. Black bears live in forests. Many live in national and state parks in California. We have just told you about the food and habitat of the black bear.