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Ursus americanus,

American black bear (scientific name: Ursus americanus) is a large bear with 16 subspecies.American black bears are solitary animals. Their activity time varies depending on where they live and the season. In spring, they often go out to look for food at dawn or dusk, and in summer they spend a lot...

Tremarctos ornatus

Spectacled bear (scientific name: Tremarctos ornatus) is also known as Andean Bear. It is the only bear species in South America and has no subspecies.Spectacled bears migrate by movement, with a range of 7-27 square kilometers. These bears are unlikely to be highly territorial, as they have been ob...

Sun bear

The Latin name of the Sun Bear is Helarctos malayanus. It has two subspecies (the Bornean Sun Bear and the Nominal Sun Bear). It is the smallest bear in the world.Malayan bears have a strange feature, which is their long tongues. Their tongues can be as long as 20-30 cm. As long as it is for the con...

Melursus ursinus

There are 2 subspecies of sloth bears. The tracks of sloth bears are similar to those of humans, but sloth bears can run faster than humans.Early explorers observed "sloth bears" hanging upside down in trees and named this species "ursinus". The sloth bear has a prominent nose an...

Ursus arctos

Brown bears are sometimes called "bruin" from Middle English. The name originates from William Caxton's fable History of Reynard the Fox, from the Middle Dutch word "bruun" or "bruyn", meaning brown (color). In the mid-19th century, brown bears were called "Old...

Polar Bear

Polar bears are such good swimmers that they were once thought to be marine animals. Polar bears spend most of their lives (about 66.6%) in a "stationary" state, such as sleeping, lying down to rest, or waiting for prey. The remaining 29.1% of the time is spent...

giant panda

The giant panda has lived on the earth for at least 8 million years and is a first-level protected animal in China. At the end of 2016, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) downgraded the giant panda's threat level from "endangered" to "vulnerable" . However, due to its low fertility rate, it...

black bear

Black bears, also known as Asiatic black bears, were historically placed in a separate genus <Selenarctos>. A wild hybrid between a black bear and a sun bear has been recorded in Cambodia. Black bears use a variety of forest habitats within their distribution area, including broadleaf forests and coniferous forests. The altitude span of their activities can range from close to sea level to 4000m, and they may occasionally appear in open meadows at high altitudes. Black bears are om...

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