Bears' Cave

Bears' Cave
Bears' Cave
Peștera Urșilor
	Skeleton of a cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) in the Bones Hall
	Bear Cave
Location	Chișcău, Bihor County, Romania
Coordinates	46°33′14″N 22°34′09″E / 46.55389°N 22.56917°ECoordinates: 46°33′14″N 22°34′09″E / 46.55389°N 22.56917°E
Depth	482 m (1,581 ft)
Length	1.5 km (4,900 ft)
Discovery	1975
Geology	limestone
Entrances	1
Access	Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–17:00.

Bears' Cave (Romanian: Peștera Urșilor) is located in the western Apuseni Mountains, on the outskirts of Chișcău village, Bihor County, northwestern Romania. It was discovered in 1975 by Speodava, an amateur spelaeologist group.

Bears' Cave received its name after the 140 cave bear skeletons which were discovered on the site in 1983.^[1] The cave bear, also known as Ursus spelaeus, is a species of bear which became extinct during the Last Glacial Maximum, about 27,500 years ago.

The cave has three galleries and four halls: The Candles Hall, Emil Racovita Hall, The Spaghetti Hall and The Bones Hall.^[2]