Bear Coloring Pages
Bears can be cuddly or enormous, and these free bear coloring pages show both sides. Color a grizzly catching a salmon, a polar bear on the ice, a black bear cub up a tree or a teddy bear with a patched ear. There are simple outlines for small hands and realistic bear coloring pages with shaggy fur for anyone who wants a challenge.
Polar bear family under the northern lightsDetailed
Polar bear cub sittingEasy
Bears fishing at a waterfallDetailed
Bear filled with woodland patternsDetailed
Bear crossing a forest streamDetailed
Realistic grizzly bear portraitDetailed
Black bear cub climbing a treeMedium
Bear scratching its back on a treeMedium
Bear eating berriesMedium
Spectacled bear in a treeMedium
Sun bear with its chest patchMedium
Mother bear with two cubsMedium
Polar bear on an ice floeMedium
Bear holding a balloonEasy
Grizzly bear catching a salmonMedium
Bear holding a honey jarEasy
Simple bear faceEasy
Bear cub wavingEasy
Bear asleep in a caveEasy
Teddy bear with a patched earEasy
Bears you can color
- Grizzly bear: a brown bear with a muscular hump over its shoulders
- American black bear: not always black, since its coat can be brown, cinnamon or blond
- Polar bear: its fur looks white, but each hair is clear and hollow, and the skin underneath is black
- Giant panda: the black and white bamboo eater has its own page
- Sun bear: the smallest bear, with a pale gold patch on its chest
- Spectacled bear: the only bear in South America, named for the light rings around its eyes
- Teddy bear: the stuffed kind, with button eyes and stitched paws
Facts to go with your bear coloring pages
There are eight kinds of bear in the world. A bear's sense of smell is among the best of any land animal, and it can pick up food from a long way off. Cubs are born tiny in the winter den and stay with their mother for a year or more. Black bears are strong climbers, and a scared cub will often scramble straight up a tree. A grizzly's long front claws are for digging. A polar bear's huge paws work like snowshoes on ice and like paddles in the water.
For a brown bear, layer two or three browns and keep the muzzle lighter than the rest of the face. A polar bear needs almost no color: leave the paper white and shade the belly and legs with pale blue or light gray. Color the nose and lips black. Black bears often have a tan muzzle, so don't fill the whole face in black. Short, choppy strokes make fur look thick, and they hide the white gaps that markers leave.
Frequently asked questions
Are these bear coloring pages free?
Yes. All bear coloring pages are free to download and print for personal and classroom use.
Do you have realistic bear coloring pages?
Yes. The Detailed pages include a grizzly portrait, bears fishing at a waterfall and a polar bear family, all drawn with real proportions and fur texture.
Do all bears hibernate?
No. Bears in cold places spend the winter in a den and live off their body fat. Polar bears mostly stay active, although pregnant females den to give birth. Pandas and sun bears don't sleep through winter either.
What is the best bear coloring page for a young child?
The teddy bear and the bear holding a honey jar. Both are Easy pages with one round figure and plenty of open space. The simple bear face works well with paint or dot markers too.