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American Black Bear

This bear, also known as Ursus americanus, is more closely related to the Asian Black bear than any other species, due to a common ancestor. The American black bear is also one of the smallest, if not the smallest, species of black bear.  The IUCN as listed this bear as lest concern, due to its […]

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Asian Black Bear

The scientific name for the Asian Black bear or Asiatic Black bear is Ursus Thibetanus. Other names include the ‘moon bear’ and ‘white-chested bear’. The Asian Black bear has relatively large round ears and is covered in thick black course hair, with a band of white around its chest.  They are mainly diurnal but if […]

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Alaskan Brown Bear

This bear is a subspecies of the brown bear and is often found in the US.  It is generally hard to classify the different subspecies within any bear species as many only have slight variation. The Alaskan Brown Bear belongs to the group Ursus Arctos, and is said to be the largest member of this […]

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