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Bears are large furry mamamals from the family Ursidae. Most bears are carnivores, meaning that they eat other living animals, such as fish and people. 2005 was a "notably bad year for fatal bear attacks in Canada."[1]

There are eight species of bears:

Polar Bear - lives in the Arctic maritime region and hunts (primarily) seals.
Brown Bear - also known as the grizzly bear, because of its ferocity. Subspecies include the Kodiak bear and the European brown bear. Lives in temperate forested regions of North America, Europe, and Asia.
American Black Bear - smaller than the grizzly, and lives in North America. Subspecies include the Kermode bear, sacred to the Indians, which lives in British Columbia.
Asian Black Bear - an Asian version of the American Black Bear.
Panda Bear - lives in China and eats a plant diet of bamboo.
Spectacled Bear - a small bear which lives in South America.
Sloth Bear - lives in South Asia and eats termites and honey.
Sun Bear - a small bear which lives in Southeast Asia.

The American English word "bear" comes from Old English bera, meaning "brown and furry", which can be traced back to Latin ursa, as in Ursa Majoris, the Big Dipper.

The Chicago Bears is the name of a team in the National Football League.

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+'''Bears''' are large furry mamamals from the family ''Ursidae''. Most bears are [[carnivore]]s, meaning that they eat other living animals, such as [[fish]] and [[people]]. 2005 was a "notably bad year for fatal bear attacks in [[Canada]]."[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_bear_attacks_in_North_America_by_decade]
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+There are eight species of bears:
+* Polar Bear - lives in the Arctic maritime region and hunts (primarily) [[seal]]s.
+* Brown Bear - also known as the [[grizzly bear]], because of its ferocity. Subspecies include the Kodiak bear and the European brown bear. Lives in temperate forested regions of North America, Europe, and Asia.
+* American Black Bear - smaller than the grizzly, and lives in North America. Subspecies include the Kermode bear, sacred to the Indians, which lives in British Columbia.
+* Asian Black Bear - an Asian version of the American Black Bear.
+* [[Panda Bear]] - lives in China and eats a plant diet of [[bamboo]].
+* Spectacled Bear - a small bear which lives in South America.
+* Sloth Bear - lives in South Asia and eats termites and honey.
+* Sun Bear - a small bear which lives in Southeast Asia.
-'''Bears''' are soulless, godless, rampaging killing machines. For years, ravenous bears have had free rein to use our woods as their personal latrine, protected by their "endangered" status. Now the government is wisely considering ending grizzlies' special treatment to protect our [[honey]] jars and Paddington Station.
+The American English word "bear" comes from Old English ''bera'', meaning "brown and furry", which can be traced back to Latin ''ursa'', as in ''Ursa Majoris'', the [[Big Dipper]].
-{{factoid| Stephen Colbert's deep hatred for bears stemmed from children often calling him "Stephen [[Colbear]]" in elementary school. That, and the fact that bears ate everything and everyone he held dear. }}
+The Chicago Bears is the name of a team in the [[National Football League]].
-== Stephen's Words ==
+[[Category:Bears]]
-[[Image:ColbertSportBearBaiting.jpg|thumb|right|250px|It's not cockfighting, it's the lesser sport of [[bear baiting]].]]
-::''"I believe all God's creatures have a soul — except bears." ''
-:::&mdash;Stephen Colbert, on his show, ''[[The Colbert Report]]''
-::''"Last night, we did the Threatdown — God, it’s hard to even talk about this — and for the first time, I didn’t mention bears. It’s winter, they’re asleep, I didn’t think it would be a problem. But today I see this in the Toronto Globe and Mail — apparently a 700-pound polar bear showed up at a children’s hockey game. I’ve said this before, they’re after our kids — they’re tender, juicy, you don’t even have to throw away the bones." ''
-:::&mdash;Stephen Colbert, on his show, ''[[The Colbert Report]]''
-::''"'Dear Stephen, why aren’t you nicer to bears? I like them a lot! They make me laugh my head off. Love, Joshua.' Like a lot of kids, Joshua has been misled about bears. They won’t make you laugh your head off, they'll tear your head off."''
-:::&mdash;Stephen Colbert, reading a fan letter on his show, ''[[The Colbert Report]]''
-==History==
-It is believed that long ago all bear-kind were united in promoting the advancement of honey-loving. By swatting acrobatic fish out of the air and, by the location of their defecation alone, it seemed that they were just solving straightforward problems.[[Image:Theodor_Kittelsen-En_uheldig_bjørnejakt.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Historic bear battle of Sweden]]
-However, bear-kind turned against man when we tried to offer them [[freedom]]: freedom to dance, to fight for money, and to be kept in small cages. It was then that bear-kind fractured: the [[grizzly|grizzlies]] (the militant wing of beardom), spectacled (elitists), and [[black bear]]s (or just "bears", as [[Stephen]] calls them) became godless killing machines bent on wiping out mankind, and the [[polar bear]]s became agnostic killing machines (who ''might'' be godless, but they're not quite sure), in favor of wiping out mankind but setting as their first priority the devouring of human children. (Polar bears have been known to threaten [[Canadian]]s&mdash;but who hasn't been?)
-Ever since, America has stood fast and alone against the tyranny of beariness. Bears are just scary and they reek of anti-Americanism. Bears are just scary.
-===The Bear Flag Revolt===
-The [[Bear Flag Revolt]] was an incident during the American War for Liberating Mexico (from themselves) when bears rampaged through California, participating in [[flag burning]], eating babies, and baring their teeth menacingly at decent Americans. [[Stephen Colbert]] was instrumental in the halting of this insurrection, but alas, California remains hopelessly damaged to this day as evidenced by their altered mental state of liberalism. The [[California]] flag commemorated this Revolt with a bear on the state flag, replacing the original depiction of a [[pussy]].
-==Worldwide Crisis==
-[[Image:Bear2.gif|frame|right|A [[Canadian]] bear attacks a conservative on a CBS talk show.]]
-Bears appear all over the globe. Their major headquarters are located in the [[Middle East]] and Canada. When not "[[hibernation|hibernating]]," or recharging for their next attack, they are out on the loose, threatening men, women, and children of all ages. Many non-renewable resources, such as berries and salmon, are being devoured by the greedy grizzlies. Luckily, with the help of the Colbert Nation, this threat can be put to an end through the use of bear spray, bear traps, and our own bare hands. Bears must be killed because they are part of the Axis of Evil.
-Countries and cities around the world are gripped with the equally pressing problem of [[Koala]] Bears, with the death toll mounting to spectacular levels in the past several years.
-The dreaded [[Colbear]] has been seen slowly moving from [[Antarctica]], where many bears have taken refuge under the Colbear's mighty unamerican claws, to [[South Dakota]], where it can only be assumed that the Colbear wishes to have his final battle with his crafty nemesis, Stephen Colbert, atop the scalps of the [[greatest president]]s in history.
-Bears have gone onto Myspace.com and posed as teenagers. They lure other teens to their caves where the children are never heard from again. Beware of internet predators. They will kill you.
-==Alliances==
-==With The NFL==
-They have a football team named after them. [[Image:Capt.sb12402042204.aptopix_super_bowl_football_sb124.jpg|right|thumb|120px|This appears to be one of the Godless Killing Machines' worshipers.]]
-* Tuesday, October 17, 2006 [[Chicago Bears]]
-[[Image:Chicago_bears.jpg|left|thumb|200px|godless killing machines of the gridiron]]This goes out to all members of the Colbert nation. Just when you thought the world was safe, the bears attack again. The bears were down 20-3 nearing the end of the 3rd quarter. All was not well in Jellystone park. The bears seemed out of their element, they looked like they had been tamed into a harmless pack of cubs. Not quite as pathetic as the Chicago Cubs but thats beside the point. When all of a sudden the bears roared back to a 24-23 victory and these bears continue to be a threat to America's safety and security. These bears have now shown that they posess superhuman recuperative powers and they cannot be stopped. Word has it that the bears have signed a pact with the tigers to take over the american sports landscape and beyond. These bloodthirsty animals are becoming an eminent threat to America and we may need to use pre-emptive action to squash this threat. We must force these bears back into hibernation like in the 1990s or face the repercussions of a full out bear assault. Lets just hope its not too late.
-===With The USSR, Soviet Military===
-{{commie}}
-[[Image:USSRBearlogo1.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Insignia Of the Спроектируйте Айорн Дит (Project Iron Death).]]
-The [[Soviet Union]], sometimes know as the mother land or the Great Bear, has had a disturbingly ursine past. During the [[Cold War]], the Soviet military began experiments on bears. So you ask, what is the problem with caging terrible monsters and performing cruel and dangerous tests on them? Nothing, really, but the Soviets had evil intentions! The Soviets planned on making an elite unit of mutant bears, dubbed Спроектируйте Айорн Дит (Project Iron Death).
-Once these bears were mutated to become even deadlier killing machines, they would be dropped along with paratroopers accompanying an invasion force. Thankfully, the great conservative president [[Ronald Reagan]] single-handedly destroyed the USSR before they had a chance to unleash this scourge against humanity.
-===With the ACLU===
-The [[ACLU]] thinks these abominations are people. [[President Bush]] has been working closely with Stephen Colbert to torture the ACLU leading officials.
-===With the NAACP===
-According to a Colbert interview with [[NAACP]] Chairman [[Julian Bond]], the NAACP is "pro-bear." Since the interview, the NAACP has refused any further questioning about their pro-bear stance.
-===With Disney===
-The [[Disney]] corporation thinks that bears, in general, are not masculine enough for its viewers. Which is why the new [[Winnie The Pooh]] animated series, to be starting on the Disney Channel this Fall 2006, will not star [[Christopher Robin]], but a voluptuous female lead instead. Also, in an effort to spice up the Bear Country Jamboree, they will be serving beer and will now be joined by the burlesque show at the Golden Horseshoe.
-===With PETA===
-The organization known as [[PETA]] promotes the disarming of hunters and would leave us defenseless from the attacks of godless bears.
-===With Hollywood===
-Stanly Kubrick's "Dr. Stangelove" seems at first glance to be a reasoned manifesto on how to deal with a member of the Axis of Evil.  Upon closer inspection it has been revealed to be a coded message to bears everywhere, urging them to join in a conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.  Shame on you, Hollywood for giving aid and comfort to our perpetual enemy!
-===With Sharks===
-{{GKM}}
-It is rumored that [[Bears]] have forged an alliance with their [[Natural]] allies the [[Sharks]] to create [[BearSharks]].
-===With The Montana Grizzly Encounter===
-These bear-lovers actually invited Brutus, a four-and-a-half-year-old grizzly bear, to Thanksgiving dinner. The integration of bears into a godly American holiday is outrageous!
-[[Image:R2559011137.jpg|center|thumb|200px|I can guess what the bear is having for dessert.]]
-==Bear Trivia==
-{{terrorist}}
-[[Image:Boratbear.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Kazakh journalist '''Borat Sagdiyev''' harboring a fugitive bear inside his ice cream truck.]]
-*There is conclusive evidence that toy teddy bears are surveillance devices used by bears to collect strategic information on American households that can later be sold to terrorist organizations.
-*It is a known fact that bears are honey junkies (or honkies), meaning that they are directly correlated to the spread of diabetes and obesity in our great nation. SHAME!
-*They shit in the woods, and wipe their ass with their own paws.
-*'''They are Godless killing machines.'''
-*How many bears does it take to screw in a lightbulb? None, because they hate light, and all other good and holy things.
-*Roosevelt is also responsible for the teddy bear. The toys were named in honor of Roosevelt when, during a hunt, he refused to shoot an old female bear tied to a tree. After that act of appeasement, this bear went on to shoot Archduke Ferdinand, thus igniting World War I.
-*When you’re hiking, you should pin a bell to your clothes. It jingles, and that noise makes the bears think it’s Christmas, which they hate, because when they're not waging war on mankind, they're waging a [[War On Christmas]].
-*If confronted by a bear, never turn your back on one.  Such a gesture may be seen as permission to mate.
-*In the year of 2006, a grizzly and polar bear mated. This is just the first step in their plan to create the ultimate killing machine known as a [[pizzly bear]].
-*Also, in 2006, [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12809975/ a bear consumed a monkey]. This is just another step in their efforts to eat their way up through the evolutionary chain until they get to Man. IF evolution existed, which it does not.
-*Bears love [[honey]] and [[picanic basket]]s.
-*Bears have two favorite [[hockey]] teams.  In the [[NHL]], their favorite team is the Boston Bruins, whose ugly uniforms make [[The Baby Jesus]] cry.  In the [[Ontario Hockey League]], their favorite team is the Owen Sound Attack, whose mascot is a bear, and are the archenemies of the [[Saginaw Spirit]], [[Stephen Colbert]]'s favorite team, with whom they are locked in a neverending battle of good vs. evil.
-*Star eating alien bears reside on a planet named [[Bearpiter]], the home base of the Bearpiter Interstellar Alliance.  They attempted to conquer [[Earth]], but were foiled in their godless plot.  See the [[Bearpiter]] page for more details.
-*Bears tend to attend their own walk of fame ceremonies in nothing but a red T-shirt! That's just despicable. Think of the children! Better yet, hide the children and lock the doors, because i'm not gonna look at a bears schlong!
-*Bears are allied with the [[Democratic Party]], along with the Asses.
-*Bears are the majority shareholders in [[The New York Times]] stock.
-*Osama bin Laden is actually a bear taking human form.
-*Bears use Tabasco sauce for eye drops.
-*Bears superficially watch CBS in droves to create a dishonest market sample of viewership so CBS can propagate more terrible shows.
-*Some people mistakenly think "bear spray" is a bear repellent, so they spray it on their kids.  The bears like this because it makes the kids taste a little spicy. When buying bear spray, only buy the ones specifically marked with the approval of Stephen Colbert on it.
-*Stephen Colbert will never propogate the bear agenda. Congressman hopeful Bryan Coffey who has a complete pro-bear agenda lost the election due to Stephen's heroic opposition.
-*The only time a bear has ever successfully mated with a human was in the winter of 1983 in the wilds of Michigan, resulting in a hideous and unholy man/bear fusion known only as "Jeremy".
-*17.5% of half of the world's bears, or approximately 21,204, exhibit homosexual tendecies by the age of 5. This indicates whether or not they are direct decendants of Satan or just distant cousins.
-*Women should be especially careful when in the woods because "The bears can smell the menstruation, and the masturbation."
-*Bears are known to appear at parks, causing parents to keep their children indoors. Bears are now waging war against Christmas AND swing sets.
-*Bears drink Coca-Cola, a major softdrink conglomerate. Coca-Cola has contained cocaine. Bears are allied with Colombian drug lords. To hide this fact, they tell everyone they are drinking Pepsi, but we know better, don't we?
-*Bears are allied with [[Megatron]]. Megatron is the eternal enemy of the Autobots and arch-enemy of [[Optimus Prime]].
-*Bears bite, they really really bite. Not just a nibble, but a huge bite. Did i fail to mention they bite?
-*Bears like honey, and will stop at nothing to get honey. What animals makes honey? That's right, [[bees]]! Who likes bees, they sting like the dickens. Bears have a mutual alliance with bees.
-*The bear and African elephant population has tripled in the past six months.  This leads for some to believe that bears and African elephants are working together to increase their population, but further investigation is needed before we can reach a full conclusion.
-*The bears own 50% of [[Chicago]]. That's why Chicago has not just one, but ''two'' bear-related teams: their baseball team, the Chicago Cubs; and their football team, the [[Chicago Bears]].
-*It's a common misconception that bears are not Communists. In fact, all bears are Communists.
-*Bears have a secret military institution hidden underneath Chicago; we have not yet found a way to penetrate it.
-*Bear City is the capital of all of beardom.  It's location is unknown, but we suspect that it is being hidden with some sort of cloaking device.
-*It has been reported that bears have been kidnapping our children and brainwashing them so they can send them back to civilization as sleeper cells for the bear army.
-*Bears have been seen loitering around voting booths in Connecticut on Election Day, taking a new step on their war on democracy as they showered anti-war, pro-abortion leaflets from trees within the 75-ft freedom zone. However, the bears were driven from the site by [[Colbert]] and [[Wilford Brimley]] riding giant Lord of the Rings bald eagles in defense of real freedom.
-*Bears are [[Optimus Prime]]'s toilet paper.
-*Bears can be permanently removed from the earth with a spray of Stephen Colbert’s Formula 401
-*It has been alleged that Colbert has had a bearracial man-bear cub named [[Teddy]].
-*There have been unconfirmed reports that "ZOMG BEARS!!!1!!11! run for teh hillZ111".  It is hoped by many that the army of zombie ninja ghost pirate jedi flag-waving Colbert robots will save us all.
-*Polar bears appear on ABC's LOST. Long-haired [[hippe]] Sawyer shot one in the face twice, like a true American.
-*Bears beat out world leader Kobayashi in the world eating championships.
-*[[Bats]] are really just tiny flying bears.
-==Who is Driving?==
-Oh my God, this [[Bear_is_driving|bear is driving]]! How can that be?
-==Do Your Part==
-*Be a threat to bears like this [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/24/AR2005102402024_pf.html eight-year old girl.]
-*[http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/NoBears Stop The Bears Petition]
-==When Confronting Bears in The Wild==
-* pray for rain and the bear will fumble your children
-[[Image:04-12-03.gif|right|thumb|300px]]
-== See also ==
-*[[Bear baiting]]
-*[[Bear is driving]]
-*[[Bear uprising of 2012]]
-*[[Bearism]]
-*[[Bearpiter]]
-*[[Bipolar Bear]]
-*[[Canada]]
-*[[Colbear]]
-*[[The Bear]]
-*[[Great Bear Incident]]
-*[[Koala]]
-*[[Panda Bear]]
-*[[Pizzly]]
-*[[Polar bears]]
-*[[Polar Bars]]
-*[[Polar grizzly]]
-*[[Smokey The Bear]]
-*[[The Left Wing Madness]]
-*[[Truthiness Monkies]]
-*[[Vampbear]]
-*[[Winnie The Pooh]]
-*[[Yogi Bear]]
-*[[Bats]]
-*[[Bearrorist]]
-==External Sources==
-*Proof that bears are working with the homosexuals
-**[http://www.drummerbear.com/art_gallery1.shtml Gays + bears + art = mathematical certainty]
-**[http://www.the-bear-den.com/ Bear den]
-**[http://www.bearguy.com/ Bear guy]
-*[http://static.flickr.com/39/78448408_8a134a8008_b.jpg Proof of an International homo-bear conspiracy - a German gay bar with a bear mascot]
-*[http://www.udap.com/safety.htm How to Defend Yourself against Bear Attacks]
-* [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15332205/ The King of Spain kills drunken bear]
-{{bear}}
-{{zoo}}