Bears can sniff out human food with impressive efficiency. Consider: A bloodhoundâs nose is equipped with about 230 million olfactory cells (scent receptors). Thatâs 40 times the number in humans. It is estimated a bearâs nose is just as sensitive as a bloodhound (if not more so).
Countries that border Mexico are Belize, Guatemala and the United States. The bodies of water it borders are the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the North Pacific Ocean.
Located in the continent of North America, Mexico covers 1,943,945 square kilometers of land and 20,430 square kilometers of water, making it the 14th largest nation in the world with a total area of 1,964,375 square kilometers. Mexico became an independent state in 1821, after gaining its sovereignty from Spain.