"is a head-and-body length of and a shoulder height of . The tail is relatively short, as in all bears, ranging from in length. The smallest brown bears, females during spring among barren-ground populations, can weigh so little as to roughly match the body mass of males of the smallest living bear species, the sun bear (""Helarctos malayanus""), while the largest coastal populations attain sizes broadly similar to those of the largest living bear species, the polar bear. Interior brown bears are generally smaller than is often perceived, being around the same weight as an average lion, at an estimate"
"Bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere. Bears are found on the continents of North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Common characteristics of modern bears include large bodies with stocky legs, long snouts, small rounded ears, shaggy hair, plantigrade paws with five nonretractile claws, and short tails. While the polar bear is mostly carnivorous, and the giant panda feeds almost entirely"
"Brown bear The brown bear (""Ursus arctos"") is a bear that is found across much of northern Eurasia and North America. It is one of the largest living terrestrial members of the order Carnivora, rivaled in size only by its closest relative, the polar bear (""Ursus maritimus""), which is much less variable in size and slightly larger on average. The brown bear's principal range includes parts of Russia, Central Asia, China, Canada, the United States, Scandinavia and the Carpathian region, especially Romania, Anatolia, and Caucasus. The brown bear is recognized as a national and state animal in several European countries."
"with Hemicyoninae and Agriotheriinae being classified in the family ""Hemicyonidae"". Amphicynodontinae under this classification were classified as stem-pinnipeds in the superfamily Phocoidea. In the McKenna and Bell classification both bears and pinnipeds in a parvorder of carnivoran mammals known as Ursida, along with the extinct bear dogs of the family Amphicyonidae. Below is the cladogram based on McKenna and Bell (1997) classification: The phylogeny of extant bear species is shown in a cladogram based on complete mitochondrial DNA sequences from Yu et al., 2007. The giant panda, followed by the spectacled bear are clearly the oldest species. The relationships of"
"The Old English name Beowulf is a kenning, ""bee-wolf"", for bear, in turn meaning a brave warrior. The family Ursidae is one of nine families in the suborder Caniformia, or ""doglike"" carnivorans, within the order Carnivora. Bears' closest living relatives are the pinnipeds, canids, and musteloids. Modern bears comprise eight species in three subfamilies: Ailuropodinae (monotypic with the giant panda), Tremarctinae (monotypic with the spectacled bear), and Ursinae (containing six species divided into one to three genera, depending on the authority). Nuclear chromosome analysis show that the karyotype of the six ursine bears is nearly identical, with each having 74"
"the broadest skull of any extant ursine bear, only the aforementioned most herbivorous living bears exceed them in relative breadth of the skull. Another extant ursine bear, the sloth bear (""Melursus ursinus""), has a proportionately longer skull than the brown bear and can match the skull length of even large brown bear subtypes, presumably as an aid for foraging heavily on insect colonies for which a long muzzle is helpful as an evolved feature in several unrelated mammalian groups. The brown bear is the most variable in size of modern bears. The typical size depends upon which population it is"
"Wolverine The wolverine () (also spelled wolverene), ""Gulo gulo"" (""Gulo"" is Latin for ""glutton""), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, skunk bear, or quickhatch, is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is a stocky and muscular carnivore, more closely resembling a small bear than other mustelids. A solitary animal, it has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size, with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself. The wolverine is found primarily in remote reaches of the Northern boreal forests and subarctic and alpine tundra of the Northern"
"Himalayan brown bear The Himalayan brown bear (""Ursus arctos isabellinus""), also known as the Himalayan red bear, isabelline bear or Dzu-Teh, is a subspecies of the brown bear and is known from northern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, northern India, west China and Nepal. It is the largest mammal in the region, males reaching up to long while females are a little smaller. These bears are omnivorous and hibernate in a den during the winter. Although present in a number of protected areas, they are becoming increasingly rare because of loss of suitable habitat and hunting by humans, and have become ""critically"
"upper limit as improbable and say that is more likely. It is still the largest bear ever found and contender for the largest carnivorous land mammal known. This has been attributed to increased competition from other, later-arriving or evolving carnivorans, such as jaguars, lions or ""Smilodon"", following the early dispersal of short-faced bears to South America. The North American carnivorans that invaded South America, including short-faced bears and ""Smilodon"", quickly dominated the predatory niches formerly occupied by South America's native metatherian sparassodont and avian phorusrhacid carnivores. Fossils of ""Arctotherium"" have been found in: Arctotherium Arctotherium is an extinct genus of"
"compatible on the archipelago. The Aluutiq people hold the bear with importance. Its Alutiiq name is ""Taquka’aq"" (Bear), with the pronunciation varying between Northern and Southern dialects. Kodiak bear The Kodiak bear (""Ursus arctos middendorffi""), also known as the Kodiak brown bear, sometimes the Alaskan brown bear, inhabits the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in southwest Alaska. It is the largest recognized subspecies of brown bear, and one of the two largest bears alive today, the other being the polar bear. Physiologically, the Kodiak bear is very similar to the other brown bear subspecies, such as the mainland grizzly bear"
"a different creature known as the Dre-Mo, and that one definitely is a bear. A 2017 analysis of DNA extracted from a mummified animal purporting to represent a Yeti showed to have been a Himalayan brown bear. Himalayan brown bear The Himalayan brown bear (""Ursus arctos isabellinus""), also known as the Himalayan red bear, isabelline bear or Dzu-Teh, is a subspecies of the brown bear and is known from northern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, northern India, west China and Nepal. It is the largest mammal in the region, males reaching up to long while females are a little smaller. These bears"
"a very large bear, the largest in Eurasia, with a body length of 2.4 meters, to 3 meters tall on hind legs and a weight up to 650 kg (1433 lbs). It is nearly the size of the Kodiak bear; however, the skull is broader than that of the Ussuri brown bear, and compared to that of the Kodiak bear, the breadth of the skull is much greater in proportion to its length, the anterior narial opening is much shorter, and the molars differ in relative size and form. The greatest skull length for males is 40.3–43.6 cm and 25.8–27.7"
"giant panda to the very common black bear. Common characteristics of modern bears include a large body with stocky legs, a long snout, shaggy hair, plantigrade paws with five nonretractile claws, and a short tail. Most bears are omnivorous, with largely varied diets that include both plants and animals. The polar bear is the most carnivorous of bears due to the arctic climate in which it lives, and shows a preference for eating seals. The giant panda is the most herbivorous bear and has evolved a number of adaptations, including a sixth ""toe"", specialized teeth, and strong jaw muscles, to"
"bear is among the most sexually dimorphic of mammals, surpassed only by the pinnipeds such as elephant seals. The largest polar bear on record, reportedly weighing , was a male shot at Kotzebue Sound in northwestern Alaska in 1960. This specimen, when mounted, stood tall on its hindlegs. The shoulder height of an adult polar bear is . While all bears are short-tailed, the polar bear's tail is relatively the shortest amongst living bears, ranging from in length. Compared with its closest relative, the brown bear, the polar bear has a more elongated body build and a longer skull and"
"the shoulder. The tail measures 11 to 24.5 cm (4.3 to 9.6 in). Males usually weigh from 18 to 30 kg (40 to 66 lb) and females weigh 8 to 21 kg . The brown bear is the biggest predator of the reserve. Inhabits arid sparse forests, broadleaf forests, mountain grasslands, subalpine and alpine meadows. Availability of fruits, berries and nuts as the staple food items is an important factor of bear distribution. It feeds on fruits, berries, small animals as well as carrion. Pear, strawberry and especially honey are his favorite food. The brown bear is registered in the"
"dogs (tribe Canini), which includes nine genera, and the true foxes (tribe Vulpini) with two genera. In addition, two basal genera are described. About 35 species of extant canids are currently recognized. Canids are the most social of all caniforms, sometimes living in packs. The dog is the most diverse of all mammals in terms of body structure variants. Family Ursidae (bears) is the largest of all the land caniforms. Eight species are recognized, divided into five genera. They range from the large polar bear (males, or ) to the small sun bear (males, or ) and from the endangered"
"length. In Eurasia, the size of bears roughly increases from the west to the east, with the largest bears there native to eastern Russia. Even in the nominate subspecies size increases in the eastern limits, with mature male bears in Arkhangelsk Oblast and Bashkortostan commonly exceeding . Other bears of intermediate size may occur in inland populations of Russia. Much like the grizzly and Eurasian brown bear, populations of the Ussuri brown bear (""U. a. lasiotus"") and the East Siberian brown bear (""U. a. collaris"") may vary widely in size. In some cases, the big adult males of these populations"
"American black bear The American black bear (""Ursus americanus"") is a medium-sized bear native to North America. It is the continent's smallest and most widely distributed bear species. American black bears are omnivores, with their diets varying greatly depending on season and location. They typically live in largely forested areas, but do leave forests in search of food. Sometimes they become attracted to human communities because of the immediate availability of food. The American black bear is the world's most common bear species. It is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as a least-concern species, due"
"Golden Bear (legend) According to the legend, the Golden Bear was a large golden ""Ursus arctos"". Members of the ""Ursus arctos"" (brown bear) species can reach masses of . The grizzly bear (""Ursus arctos horribilis"") and the Kodiak bear are North American subspecies of the brown bear. A great ""Golden Bear"" was reported in the area of Turner, Kansas. According to John Gardiner in 1831, it was feared and admired by the local Indian population. The bear lived south of the river in the hills west of the Methodist Mission. According to legend, it was the largest bear that any"
"bear in North America, and the Eurasian brown bear in Europe. Due to the lack of genetic variation within subspecies, the environmental conditions in a given area likely plays the largest part in such weight variations. The grizzly is especially variable in size, as grizzlies from the largest populations, i.e. interior Alaska, with the heaviest weights recorded in Nelchina, Alaska, nearly three times heavier in males than the smallest grizzlies from Alberta, Canada's Jasper National Park. Between the sexes, the grizzlies of Nelchina average around , whereas the Jasper grizzlies averaged about . The enclosed taiga habitat of Jasper presumably"
"Bear was the second most frequently appearing member of the Bear family, but that position has since been taken over by Curly. He is performed by Joey Mazzarino. Mama Bear is the Bear family mother. She is a recycled version of Flo Bear and the same puppet has been used for normal bears. She was performed by Camille Bonora from 1993 to 1996, Alice Dinnean from 1996 to 2002, and Jennifer Barnhart since 2003. Curly Bear is the Bear family daughter, Baby Bear's sister, and the youngest of the family. Since season 34, Curly has been the second most frequently-appearing"
"(stoat) are all members of the family. This has led to the hunting of these animals, especially in the past. The following weasles are reported by the Department of National Parks to be living in the wild in Phitsanulok Province: Order: CarnivoraFamily: Ursidae Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere. Common characteristics of modern bears include a large body with stocky legs, a long snout, shaggy hair, paws with five nonretractile claws, and a short tail. The Department"
"Polar bear The polar bear (""Ursus maritimus"") is a hypercarnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is a large bear, approximately the same size as the omnivorous Kodiak bear (""Ursus arctos middendorffi""). A boar (adult male) weighs around , while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. Although it is the sister species of the brown bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water,"
"averaged and adult females averaged per one study. In Yellowstone National Park, a population study found that adult males averaged and adult females averaged . In New York, the two sexes reportedly average and , respectively. Adults typically range from in head-and-body length, and in shoulder height. The typically small tail is long. Although they are the smallest bear species in North America, large males exceed the size of other bear species, except the brown bear and the polar bear. The biggest wild American black bear ever recorded was a male from New Brunswick, shot in November 1972, that weighed"
"Mammals of Glacier National Park (U.S.) There are at least 14 large mammal and 50 small mammal species known to occur in Glacier National Park. Species are listed by common name, scientific name. Common and scientific names from R. S. Hoffman and D. L. Pattie, ""A Guide to Montana Mammals"", 1968. Order: Carnivora, Family: Ursidae Occurrence: Forests, slide areas, alpine meadows E W A The American black bear (""Ursus americanus"") is North America's smallest and most common species of bear. It is a generalist animal, being able to exploit numerous different habitats and foodstuffs. The American black bear is listed"
"Giant anteater The giant anteater (""Myrmecophaga tridactyla""), also known as the ant bear, is a large insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is one of four living species of anteaters and is classified with sloths in the order Pilosa. This species is mostly terrestrial, in contrast to other living anteaters and sloths, which are arboreal or semiarboreal. The giant anteater is the largest of its family, in length, with weights of for males and for females. It is recognizable by its elongated snout, bushy tail, long fore claws, and distinctively colored pelage. The giant anteater can be"
"not a bear but a musteloid. The cladogram is based on molecular phylogeny of six genes in Flynn, 2005. There are two phylogenetic hypotheses on the relationships among extant and fossil bear spcies. One is all species of bears are classified in seven subfamilies as adopted here and related articles: Amphicynodontinae, Hemicyoninae, Ursavinae, Agriotheriinae, Ailuropodinae, Tremarctinae, and Ursinae. Below is a cladogram of the subfamilies of bears after McLellan and Reiner (1992) and Qiu et a. (2014): The second alternative phylogenetic hypothesis was implemented by McKenna et al. (1997) is to classify all the bear species into the superfamily Ursoidea,"
"westward dispersal unlikely. ""Ursavus"" was named by Schlosser (1899). It was assigned to the family Ursidae by Schlosser (1899) and R. L. Carroll (1988); and to Ursavini by R.M. Hunt (1998) and Jin et al. (2007). ""U. elmensis"", also known as the ""dawn bear"" is generally taken to be the earliest undisputed bear species. In life, the various species would have been between cat-sized for the smaller species and wolf-sized for the larger members of the genus and were mainly ground-dwelling omnivores or hypocarnivores. Most other species are known from teeth and skull fragments. A complete skull has been found"
"Formosan black bear The Formosan black bear (臺灣黑熊, ""Ursus thibetanus formosanus""), also known as the white-throated bear, is a subspecies of the Asiatic black bear. Formosan black bears are endemic to Taiwan. In 2001, they were voted the most representative wildlife of Taiwan in a half-year-long countrywide voting campaign. They are also the largest land animals and the only native bears (""Ursidae"") in Taiwan. Because of severe exploitation and habitat degradation in recent decades, populations of wild Formosan black bears have been declining. This species was listed as ""endangered"" under Taiwan's Wildlife Conservation Act (Traditional Chinese: 野生動物保育法) in 1989. Their"
"located in Ely, Minnesota, is home to the world's largest captive male and female American black bears. Ted, the male, weighed in the fall of 2006. Honey, the female, weighed in the fall of 2007. The fur is soft, with dense underfur and long, coarse, thick guard hairs. The fur is not as shaggy or coarse as that of brown bears. American black bear skins can be distinguished from those of Asian black bears by the lack of a white blaze on the chest and hairier footpads. Despite their name, American black bears show a great deal of color variation."
"Giant forest hog The giant forest hog (""Hylochoerus meinertzhageni""), the only member of its genus, is native to wooded habitats in Africa and generally is considered the largest wild member of the pig family, Suidae; a few subspecies of the wild boar can reach an even larger size. Despite its large size and relatively wide distribution, it was first described only in 1904. The specific name honours Richard Meinertzhagen, who shot the type specimen in Kenya and had it shipped to the Natural History Museum in England. The giant forest hog is, on average, the largest living species of suid."
"bear native to South America and is the largest land carnivoran on that part of the continent, although as little as 5% of its diet is composed of meat. South America's largest obligate carnivorous mammal is the jaguar (""Panthera onca""). Among South America's extant, native land animals, only the Baird's tapir (""Tapirus bairdii""), South American tapir (""T. terrestris"") and mountain tapir (""T. pinchaque"") are heavier than this species. The spectacled bear is a mid-sized species of bear. Overall, its fur is blackish in color, though bears may vary from jet black to dark brown and to even a reddish hue."
"Nasua Nasua is a genus of small bears found in Central and Southern America. The two species within the genus are generally referred to as coatis. Two additional species of coatis, commonly known as mountain coatis, are placed in the genus ""Nasuella"", in the common family Procyonidae. ""Nasua"" differs from ""Nasuella"" in being larger and having larger canine teeth, but preliminary genetic evidence (cytochrome b sequences) suggests that ""Nasuella"" should be merged into ""Nasua"". Other genetic studies have shown that the closest relatives of the coatis are the olingos (genus ""Bassaricyon""), from which they diverged about 10.2 million years ago."