2007-02-27 16:50:01 · 7 answers · asked by Iulia M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
They do, but they're very short.
2007-02-27 16:53:01 · answer #1 · answered by C J 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
for some reason, it became evolutionary advantageous to NOT have one.
I would hazard to guess that over the millenia the bears have gotten so big that they no longer need a tail for balance, and HAVING a tail is a slight disadvantage, because it can easily be injured and therefore weaken the bear.
So then one might say, OK, but elephants have tails. Again my GUESS is that their tail is slowly going away (look how small it is...)
2007-02-28 00:58:05 · answer #2 · answered by Jim S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be evolution, dogs and bears are related in the gene pool. Bears usually hunt by themselves and dogs or wolves usually hunt in packs. Bears could have lost it over time, meanwhile dogs/wolves are family oriented and communicate with tails.
2007-02-28 00:54:17 · answer #3 · answered by Reganomics 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bears do have tails, and as a matter of fact so do humans, but the bear's tail is very short and ours no longer sticks out of our body, but actually curves in it is called your coccyx and it is at the base of your spine just below your pelvis(sacrum)in the back
2007-02-28 15:27:40 · answer #4 · answered by Bio-student Again(aka nursegirl) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Despite what you seem to believe, bears do actually have a tail.
2007-02-28 01:42:51 · answer #5 · answered by Katy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go ask the damn bear!
2007-02-28 00:53:07 · answer #6 · answered by Shawn J 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
because then they would not be of any use to the charmain comercial.
2007-02-28 00:53:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋