brown bear (ursus arctos l.)

  • 71List of fatal bear attacks in North America by decade — This is a list of known fatal bear attacks that occurred in North America by decade in reverse chronological order . In this list three species of bear are recognized: the Brown Bear ( Ursus arctos ), the American Black Bear ( Ursus americanus )… …

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  • 72Asian Black Bear — Taxobox name = Asian Black Bear status = VU trend = unknown status system = iucn2.3 status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=Bear Specialist Group|year=1996|id=22824|title=Ursus thibetanus|downloaded=9 May 2006 Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1cd v2.3)] image… …

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  • 73Syrian bear — noun yellowish grey Syrian brown bear • Syn: ↑Ursus arctos syriacus • Hypernyms: ↑brown bear, ↑bruin, ↑Ursus arctos * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized S : a silvery or yellowish gray Syrian brown bear ( …

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  • 74black bear — a medium sized North American bear, Ursus (Euarctos) americanus, relatively common in uninhabited mountainous areas, ranging from light brown to black with a straight brown muzzle: northern populations may be gray to near white. See illus. under… …

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  • 75Gobi Bear — The Gobi bear (Ursus arctos gobiensis) is a subspecies of the brown bear, Ursus arctos , found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. At present they are listed as very rare in the Mongolian Red Book, and may represent a threatened species, as the small …

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  • 76Grizzly–polar bear hybrid — Polar/brown bear hybrid, Rothschild Museum, Tring Polar/brown bear hybrid, Rothschild Museum, Tring A grizzly–polar bear hybr …

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  • 77Kodiak bear — a large, brown bear, Ursus (arctos) middendorffi, inhabiting coastal areas of Alaska and British Columbia, that grows to a length of 9 ft. (2.7 m). Also called Kodiak. [1895 1900] * * *       (Ursus arctos middendorffi), variety of grizzly bear… …

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  • 78grizzly bear — griz′zly bear n. zool. mam a large North American brown bear, Ursus arctos horribilis, with coarse, gray tipped fur: now restricted to interior Alaska, W Canada, and the N Rocky Mountains in the U.S …

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  • 79Kodiak bear — Ko′diak bear n. mam a large brown bear, Ursus arctos middendorffi, inhabiting coastal areas of Alaska and British Columbia • Etymology: 1895–1900 …

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  • 80grizzly bear — n. [ GRIZZLY + BEAR2: infl. by assoc. with GRISLY] a large, brown bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) of W North America, having long front claws …

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