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

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

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:

* [[American Black Bear]] - Smaller than the grizzly, and lives in North America.  Subspecies include the Kermode bear which lives in British Columbia.

* [[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 bear species that lives in Asia.

* [[Asiatic Black Bear]] - A bear species that lives in Asia.

* [[Giant Panda]] - Lives in China and eats a plant diet of bamboo. They know Kung Fu.

* [[Giant Panda]] - Lives in China and eats a plant diet of bamboo.

* [[Spectacled Bear]] - A small bear that lives in South America.

* [[Spectacled Bear]] - A small bear that lives in South America.

* [[Sloth Bear]] - Lives in South Asia and eats termites.

* [[Sloth Bear]] - Lives in South Asia and eats termites.