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[[Image:Giant panda.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Giant panda]]

[[Image:Giant panda.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Giant panda]]

'''Bears''' are members of the family '''Ursidae'''.  

'''Bears''' are members of the family '''Ursaring'''.  

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:

The Cinnamon Bear, a subspecies of the American Black Bear, is the smallest North American bear.

The Cinnamon Bear, a subspecies of the American Black Bear, is the smallest North American bear.

==Bears in culture and Bible==

==Bears in culture and the Bible==

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, and the Coel(IN) College Bears.

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, and the Coel(IN) College Bears.