Bear

A giant panda.

A bear is a large furry mammal. 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:

• Polar Bear - lives in the Arctic maritime region and hunts (primarily) seals.
• Brown Bear - also known as the grizzly bear. Subspecies include the Kodiak bear and the European brown bear. Lives in temperate forested regions of North America, Europe, and Asia.
• American Black Bear - smaller than the grizzly, and lives in North America. Subspecies include the Kermode bear which lives in British Columbia.
• Asiatic Black Bear - a brown bear species lives in Asia.
• Giant Panda - lives in China and eats a plant diet of bamboo.
• Spectacled Bear - a small bear which lives in South America.
• Sloth Bear - lives in South Asia and eats termites.
• Sun Bear - a small bear which lives in Southeast Asia.

Bears are frequent mascots for schools and sports teams, including the Chicago Bears (football), the Chicago Cubs (baseball), the UCLA Bruins, and the Brown University Bears.

Bears are often associated with the phrase "Oh My!"