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A bear is a large and heavy mammal with thick fur. All bears are [[omnivores]], even those which eat a mostly meat diet (polar bears) or a mostly plant diet (pandas). There are eight generally recognized [[extant]] species of bears: | A bear is a large and heavy mammal with thick fur. All bears are [[omnivores]], even those which eat a mostly meat diet (polar bears) or a mostly plant diet (pandas). There are eight generally recognized [[extant]] species of bears: | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[American Black Bear]] (''Ursus americanus'') |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Asiatic Black Bear]] (''Ursus thibetanus'') |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Brown Bear]] (''Ursus arctos'') |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Giant Panda]] (''Ailuropoda melanoleuca'') |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Polar Bear]] (''Ursus maritimus'') |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Sloth Bear]] (''Melursus ursinus'') |
| − | * [[ | + | * [[Spectacled Bear]] (''Tremarctos ornatus'') |
| − | * [[Sun Bear]] | + | * [[Sun Bear]] (''Helarctos malayanus'') |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://mfile.akamai.com/27176/wmv/nationalpark.download.akamai.com/27176/prod/yell/photosmultimedia/video/insideyell/wmvs/256/0042b_grizzly_or_blackbear_256.asx Yellowstone's Bears], Videos © 2008 Yellowstone Association | *[http://mfile.akamai.com/27176/wmv/nationalpark.download.akamai.com/27176/prod/yell/photosmultimedia/video/insideyell/wmvs/256/0042b_grizzly_or_blackbear_256.asx Yellowstone's Bears], Videos © 2008 Yellowstone Association | ||
Revision as of 13:27, September 21, 2012
| Bear | |
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| Brown bear (Ursus arctos) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class Information | |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Ursidae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genera | Ailuropoda Helarctos Melursus Tremarctos Ursus |
| Population statistics | |
Bears are members of the family Ursidae. A bear is a large and heavy mammal with thick fur. All bears are omnivores, even those which eat a mostly meat diet (polar bears) or a mostly plant diet (pandas). There are eight generally recognized extant species of bears:
- American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
- Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus)
- Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
- Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
- Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
- Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
- Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
- Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus)
External Links
- Yellowstone's Bears, Videos © 2008 Yellowstone Association