"direction he heads in toward the film's climax."" Glenn Kenny of ""The New York Times"" was quoted as saying the film has ""beauty"", but noted that it had an ""overheated romanticism"". Liz Braun of the ""Toronto Sun"" said ""There's a surreal quality to Two Lovers and a Bear that gets underlined by the appearance of the ""Ursus maritimus"" of the title; DeHaan has called the movie an adult fairy tale, and that's an apt description."" Simon Houpt from ""The Globe and Mail"" wrote ""Viewers have two choices: Give yourself over to the experience, and you'll be transported; stand back, and"
"to the Tremarctinae which differ considerably in appearance from the ""typical"" bears (Ursinae). In particular, ""Arctodus"" had relatively long and slender legs which does not agree with the ""trousers pulled down"" moniker. Bergman's bear Bergman's bear (""Ursus arctos piscator"") is an alleged and probably extinct subspecies of the brown bear that lived in the Kamchatka Peninsula. The bear was identified and named by French zoologist Pucheran in 1855. Bergman determined that the bear was a separate subspecies after examining a hide (which had fur very different from other local bears) and series of footprints, measuring 14.5 x 10 inches, which"
"The scientific name of the brown bear, ""Ursus arctos"", comes from the Latin ""ursus"", meaning ""bear"", and Άρκτος ""arctos"", from the Greek word for bear. Brown bears are thought to have evolved from ""Ursus etruscus"" in Asia. The brown bear, per Kurten (1976), has been stated as ""clearly derived from the Asian population of ""Ursus savini"" about 800,000 years ago; spread into Europe, to the New World."" A genetic analysis indicated that the brown bear lineage diverged from the cave bear species complex approximately 1.2–1.4 million years ago but did not clarify if ""U. savini"" persisted as a paraspecies for"
"Grizzly bear The grizzly bear (""Ursus arctos"" ssp.) is a large population of the brown bear inhabiting North America. Scientists generally do not use the name grizzly bear but call it the North American brown bear. Multiple morphological forms sometimes recognized as subspecies exist, including the mainland grizzly (""Ursus arctos horribilis""), Kodiak bear (""U. a. middendorffi""), peninsular grizzly (""U. a. gyas""), and the recently extinct California grizzly (""U. a. californicus""†) and Mexican grizzly bear (""U. a. nelsoni""†). On average bears near the coast tend to be larger while inland grizzlies tend to be smaller. The Ussuri brown bear (""U. a."
"Ursus etruscus Ursus etruscus (Etruscan bear) is an extinct species of mammal of the family Ursidae (bears), endemic to Europe, Asia and North Africa during the Pliocene through Pleistocene, living from ~5.3 Mya—100,000 years ago, existing for approximately . ""Ursus etruscus"" appears to have come from ""Ursus minimus"" and gave rise to the brown bear, ""Ursus arctos"", and the cave bear, ""Ursus spelaeus"". The range of ""Ursus etruscus"" is mostly continental Europe with specimens also recovered in the Great steppe region of Eurasia. The latest fossil evidence for ""Ursus etruscus"" was recovered in Israel, Croatia, and Toscana, Italy. Some scientists"
"""Arctodus"" and ""Arctotherium"". A study of the affinities of bears belonging to ""Arctotherium"" indicates that they were more closely related to the spectacled bear than to ""Arctodus"". The following taxonomy of the tremarctine bears follow by Mitchell et al. (2016): Tremarctinae The Tremarctinae or short-faced bears is a subfamily of Ursidae that contains one living representative, the spectacled bear (""Tremarctos ornatus"") of South America, and several extinct species from four genera: the Florida spectacled bear (""Tremarctos floridanus""), the North American short-faced bears of genera ""Plionarctos"" (""P. edensis"" and ""P. harroldorum"") and ""Arctodus"" (""A. pristinus"" and ""A. simus""), and the South"
"Bergman's bear Bergman's bear (""Ursus arctos piscator"") is an alleged and probably extinct subspecies of the brown bear that lived in the Kamchatka Peninsula. The bear was identified and named by French zoologist Pucheran in 1855. Bergman determined that the bear was a separate subspecies after examining a hide (which had fur very different from other local bears) and series of footprints, measuring 14.5 x 10 inches, which he judged to be much larger than other bears on Kamchatka. Some think that the Cold War may have helped the population to recover because the Soviet military blocked access to the"
"Greek word ἄρκτος (""arktos""), meaning bear, as do the names ""arctic"" and ""antarctic"", from the constellation Ursa Major, the ""Great Bear"", prominent in the northern sky. Bear taxon names such as Ursidae and ""Ursus"" come from Latin ""Ursus/Ursa"", he-bear/she-bear. The female first name ""Ursula"", originally derived from a Christian saint's name, means ""little she-bear"" (diminutive of Latin ""ursa""). In Switzerland, the male first name ""Urs"" is especially popular, while the name of the canton and city of Bern is derived from ""Bär"", German for bear. The Germanic name Bernard (including Bernhardt and similar forms) means ""bear-brave"", ""bear-hardy"", or ""bold bear""."
"Tremarctinae The Tremarctinae or short-faced bears is a subfamily of Ursidae that contains one living representative, the spectacled bear (""Tremarctos ornatus"") of South America, and several extinct species from four genera: the Florida spectacled bear (""Tremarctos floridanus""), the North American short-faced bears of genera ""Plionarctos"" (""P. edensis"" and ""P. harroldorum"") and ""Arctodus"" (""A. pristinus"" and ""A. simus""), and the South American giant short-faced bears of ""Arctotherium"" (including ""A. angustidens"", ""A. vetustum"", ""A. bonariense"", ""A. wingei"", and ""A. tarijense""). Traditionally the phylogenetic inner relationships of tremarctines had ""Plionarctos"" and ""Tremarctos"" being basal groups with respect to a short-faced bear clade of"
"Ursus ingressus Ursus ingressus, the Gamssulzen Cave bear is an extinct species of the family Ursidae that lived in Central Europe during the Late Pleistocene. It is named after the Gamssulzen Cave in Austria where the holotype of this species was found. ""Ursus ingressus"" was a large cave bear with massive, bulky limbs. It was larger than ""Ursus spelaeus"", which has been estimated to weigh an average of (male specimen). Some studies have suggested the Gamssulzen Cave bear to have been herbivorous, living of vegetation with little contribution of grass. Other studies proposed ""Ursus ingressus"" to have been an omnivore,"
"have proposed that the early, small variety of ""U. etruscus"" of the middle Villafranchian era survives in the form of the modern Asian black bear. Not unlike the brown bears of Europe in size, it had a full complement of premolars, a trait carried from the genus ""Ursavus"". Sites and specimen ages: Ursus etruscus Ursus etruscus (Etruscan bear) is an extinct species of mammal of the family Ursidae (bears), endemic to Europe, Asia and North Africa during the Pliocene through Pleistocene, living from ~5.3 Mya—100,000 years ago, existing for approximately . ""Ursus etruscus"" appears to have come from ""Ursus minimus"""
"""Ursus maritimus"" found here is a genetically distinct taxon of polar bears associated with the Barents Sea region. The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International. It supports breeding populations of black-legged kittiwakes (40,000 pairs), thick-billed guillemots (150,000 individuals) and black guillemots (1000 pairs). Hopen (Svalbard) Hopen is an island in the southeastern part of the Svalbard archipelago (Norway). Hopen was discovered in 1596 by Jan Cornelisz Rijp during the third expedition by Willem Barentsz, trying to find the Northeast Passage. Later, in 1613, its name was given by Thomas Marmaduke of Hull, who"
"Indarctos Indarctos is a genus of mammals of the bear family, Ursidae, endemic to North America, Europe and Asia during the Miocene. It was present from ~11.1 to 5.3 Ma, existing for approximately . The oldest member is from Arizona (~11.1—7.7 Ma) and youngest is (~9.0—5.3 Ma) from Kazakhstan. In North America this animal was contemporary with ""Plionarctos"" (~10.3—3.3 Ma). ""Indarctos"" was named by Pilgrim (1913) Its type is ""Indarctos salmontanus"". It was assigned to Agriotheriini by Chorn and Hoffman (1978); to Ursavini by Hunt (1998); and to Ursidae by Pilgrim (1913), Carroll (1988) and Salesa et al. (2006). Abell"
"even 600.000 years ago. However some studies still question ""Ursus ingressus"" and ""Ursus spelaeus"" to be separate species, but rather subspecies. The Gamssulzen Cave bear survived ""Ursus spelaeus"" for about 1000 to 2000 years, locally replacing this species, but also became extinct about 30.000 years ago, just prior to the Last Glacial Maximum. Reasons for their extinction are still being discussed, with climate change or human hunting as possible reasons. Ursus ingressus Ursus ingressus, the Gamssulzen Cave bear is an extinct species of the family Ursidae that lived in Central Europe during the Late Pleistocene. It is named after the"
"Short-faced bear The short-faced bears (""Arctodus"" spp.) is an extinct bear genus that inhabited North America during the Pleistocene epoch from about 1.8 Mya until 11,000 years ago. It was the most common early North American bear and was most abundant in California. There are two recognized species: ""Arctodus pristinus"" and ""Arctodus simus"", with the latter considered to be one of the largest known terrestrial mammalian carnivores that has ever existed. It has been hypothesized that their extinction coincides with the Younger Dryas period of global cooling commencing around 10,900 BC. The name short-faced bear derives from the shape of"
"Ursus minimus Ursus minimus (Auvergne bear) is an extinct species of bear, endemic to Europe during the Pliocene and Pleistocene, living from 5.3—1.8 Mya, existing for about . ""U. minimus"" appears to have given rise to ""Ursus etruscus"". The range of ""U. minimus"" was continental Europe and as far east as the Black Sea in Russia. Its southern range was Italy. The skeleton of ""U. minimus"" was very similar to that of the larger Asian black bear. With the exception of the age of the bones, it is often difficult to distinguish the remains of ""U. minimus"" from those of"
"modern Asian black bears. Sites and specimen ages: Ursus minimus Ursus minimus (Auvergne bear) is an extinct species of bear, endemic to Europe during the Pliocene and Pleistocene, living from 5.3—1.8 Mya, existing for about . ""U. minimus"" appears to have given rise to ""Ursus etruscus"". The range of ""U. minimus"" was continental Europe and as far east as the Black Sea in Russia. Its southern range was Italy. The skeleton of ""U. minimus"" was very similar to that of the larger Asian black bear. With the exception of the age of the bones, it is often difficult to distinguish"
"eyeglasses in some individuals, or the ""Andean bear"" for its distribution along the Andes. The root ""trem""- comes from a Greek word meaning ""hole;"" ""arctos"" is the Greek word for ""bear."" ""Tremarctos"" is a reference to an unusual hole on the animal's humerus. ""Ornatus"", Latin for ""decorated"", is a reference to the markings that give the bear its common English name. Spectacled bears are one of four extant bear species that are habitually arboreal, alongside the American black bear (""Ursus americanus"") and Asian black bear (""U. thibetanus""), and the sun bear (""Helarctos malayanus""). In Andean cloud forests, spectacled bears may"
"Glacier bear The glacier bear (""Ursus americanus emmonsii""), sometimes referred to as the blue bear, is a subspecies of American black bear with silver-blue or gray hair endemic to Southeast Alaska. Little scientific knowledge exists of their total extent and the cause of their unique coloration. Most of the other black bears in southeast Alaska are listed under the subspecies ""Ursus americanus pugnax"". The USDA Forest Service lists"" U. a. emmonsii"" as one of several subspecies of black bears, although no evidence supports the subspecies designation other than hair coloration. The chief feature distinguishing the glacier bear from other black"
"Ursus rossicus Ursus rossicus, also known as the Pleistocene small cave bear, is an extinct species of bear that lived in the steppe regions of northern Eurasia and Siberia during the Pleistocene. Vereshchagin discovered the first ""U. rossicus"" remains in the Altai Mountains in 1973. Mandibles of the bear were found in Bachatsk Quarry, Krasni Yar (in Tomsk Province) and Mokhovo Quarry; skull fragmenst were found in Krasni Yar. The small cave bear had a very broad, domed skull with a steep forehead. Its stout body had long thighs, massive shins and in-turning feet, making it similar in skeletal structure"
"around 25–30 years in the wild. Believed to have originated in Asia, the brown bear (""Ursus arctos"", L. 1758) spread across the Northern Hemisphere, colonising much of the Eurasian land mass as well as North America. Ursidae experts are continuing debate on the scientific classification of bears, of which there are currently eight recognised species although some experts recognise more subspecies. In the early 20th century, Cabrera (1914) considered the Cantabrian brown bear to be a distinct subspecies of European brown bear, ""Ursus arctos arctos"", (in itself a classification currently under debate) and named it ""Ursus arctos pyrenaicus"" (Fischer, 1829),"
"to a lesser extent, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, closely monitors the number of bears hunted in the state. Taxonomist C.H. Merriam was first to recognize the Kodiak bear as a unique subspecies of the brown bear, and he named it """"Ursus middendorffi"""" in honor of the celebrated Baltic naturalist, Dr. A. Th. von Middendorff. Subsequent taxonomic work merged all North American brown bears into a single species (""Ursus arctos""). Genetic samples from bears on Kodiak have shown that they are related to brown bears on the Alaska Peninsula and Kamchatka, Russia, and all brown bears roughly north"
"Arctotherium Arctotherium is an extinct genus of Central and South American short-faced bears within Ursidae of the Pleistocene. Their ancestors migrated from North America to South America during the Great American Interchange, following the formation of the Isthmus of Panama during the late Pliocene. The oldest remains are from the Ensenadan epoch within the early-middle Pleistocene 1.2 Mya. Their closest known relative is the spectacled bear (""Tremarctos ornatus""). ""Arctotherium"" was named by Hermann Burmeister in 1879. A specimen of ""A. angustidens"" from Buenos Aires shows an individual estimated, using the humerus, to weigh between , though the authors consider the"
"et al. (2012) designated the genus in a new tribe Indarctini and assigned it to Ailuropodinae. Two specimens were examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass. Sites and specimen ages: Indarctos Indarctos is a genus of mammals of the bear family, Ursidae, endemic to North America, Europe and Asia during the Miocene. It was present from ~11.1 to 5.3 Ma, existing for approximately . The oldest member is from Arizona (~11.1—7.7 Ma) and youngest is (~9.0—5.3 Ma) from Kazakhstan. In North America this animal was contemporary with ""Plionarctos"" (~10.3—3.3 Ma). ""Indarctos"" was named by Pilgrim (1913) Its type is"
"she-bear by Zeus's wife Hera, who was angry at Zeus's infidelity. This is corroborated by the Greek name for Boötes, ""Arctophylax"", which means ""Bear Watcher"". Callisto, in the form of a bear was almost killed by her son, who was out hunting. Zeus rescued her, taking her into the sky where she became Ursa Major, ""the Great Bear"". Arcturus, the name of the constellation's brightest star, comes from the Greek word meaning ""guardian of the bear"". Sometimes Arcturus is depicted as leading the hunting dogs of nearby Canes Venatici and driving the bears of Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Several"
"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"
"major environmental changes; the first members of the genus ""Ursus"" appeared around this time. The sloth bear is a modern survivor of one of the earliest lineages to diverge during this radiation event (5.3 Mya); it took on its peculiar morphology, related to its diet of termites and ants, no later than by the early Pleistocene. By 3–4 Mya, the species ""Ursus minimus"" appears in the fossil record of Europe; apart from its size, it was nearly identical to today's Asian black bear. It is likely ancestral to all bears within Ursinae, perhaps aside from the sloth bear. Two lineages"
"The California Maritime Academy operates a training ship named ""Golden Bear"". California grizzly bear The California grizzly bear (""Ursus arctos californicus"") is an extinct subspecies of the grizzly bear, the very large North American brown bear. ""Grizzly"" could have meant ""grizzled"" (that is, with golden and grey tips of the hair) or ""fear-inspiring"" (this is actually spelled ""grisly""). Nonetheless, after careful study, naturalist George Ord formally classified it in 1815 – not for its hair, but for its character – as ""Ursus horribilis"" (""terrifying bear""). Genetically, North American grizzlies are closely related; in size and coloring, the California grizzly bear"
"sloth bear (""Melursus ursinus"") and the Malayan sun bear (""Helarctos malayanus"") at Tama Zoo in Tokyo, and also between the sloth bear (""Melursus ursinus"") and the Asiatic black bear (""Ursus thibetanus"", or ""Selenarctos thibetanus""). Ursid hybrid An ursid hybrid is an animal with parents from two different species or subspecies of the Ursidae (bear) family. Species and subspecies of bear known to have produced offspring with another bear species or subspecies include brown bears, black bears, grizzly bears and polar bears, all of which are members of the ""Ursus"" genus. Bears not included in ""Ursus"", such as the giant panda,"
"Central and Eastern Europe, while being outcompeted by this species in Western Europe. Around 50.000 years ago the Gamssulzen Cave bear migrated into the Alps and replaced two former populations of ""Ursus spelaeus eremus"" and ""Ursus spelaeus ladinicus"". ""Ursus ingressus"" has been found as far east as the Ural mountains in Russia and as far west as the Swabian Jura in Germany. It has mostly been found medium and high elevated regions and probably was adapted to continental environments with cold and arid climate. ""Ursus ingressus"" and ""Ursus spelaeus"" evolved from ""Ursus deningeri"" and sperarated between 173.000 and 414.000, possibly"
"Asian black bear The Asian black bear (""Ursus thibetanus"", previously known as ""Selenarctos thibetanus""), also known as the moon bear and the white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia and largely adapted to arboreal life. It lives in the Himalayas, in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, Korea, northeastern China, the Russian Far East, the Honshū and Shikoku islands of Japan, and Taiwan. It is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), mostly because of deforestation and hunting for its body parts. The species is morphologically very similar to some prehistoric"
"plants, leaves, and bark. Order: Carnivora, Family: Ursidae Occurrence: Forests, slide areas, alpine meadows E W A The grizzly bear (""Ursus arctos horribilis""), also known as the silvertip bear, is a subspecies of brown bear (""Ursus arctos"") that generally lives in the uplands of western North America. Grizzlies are normally solitary active animals, but in coastal areas the grizzly congregates alongside streams, lakes, rivers, and ponds during the salmon spawn. Order: Carnivora, Family: Felidae Occurrence: Coniferous forests E W The Canadian lynx (Lynx canadensis) is a North American mammal of the cat family, Felidae. It is a close relative of"
"authors also suggest that the giant short-faced bear and the cave bear were omnivores, like most modern bears, and the former may have eaten plants depending on availability. Short-faced bear The short-faced bears (""Arctodus"" spp.) is an extinct bear genus that inhabited North America during the Pleistocene epoch from about 1.8 Mya until 11,000 years ago. It was the most common early North American bear and was most abundant in California. There are two recognized species: ""Arctodus pristinus"" and ""Arctodus simus"", with the latter considered to be one of the largest known terrestrial mammalian carnivores that has ever existed. It"