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A '''bear''' is a large furry mammal.  All bears are [[omnivores]], even those which eat a mostly meat diet (polar bears) or a mostly plant diet (pandas).  There are eight species of bears:

 

A '''bear''' is a large furry mammal.  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:

* [[Polar Bear]] - lives in the Arctic maritime region and hunts (primarily) seals.

* [[Polar Bear]] - lives in the Arctic maritime region and hunts (primarily) seals.

* [[Brown Bear]] - also known as the grizzly bear.  Subspecies include the [[Kodiak]] bear and the European brown bear.  Lives in temperate forested regions of North America, Europe, and Asia.

* [[Brown Bear]] - also known as the grizzly bear.  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 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.

* [[Asian Black Bear]] - lives in Asia.

* [[Asiatic Black Bear]] - a brown bear species lives in Asia.

* [[Panda Bear]] - lives in China and eats a plant diet of bamboo.

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

* [[Spectacled Bear]] - a small bear which lives in South America.

* [[Spectacled Bear]] - a small bear which lives in South America.

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

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

* [[Sun Bear]] - a small bear which lives in Southeast Asia.

* [[Sun Bear]] - a small bear which lives in Southeast Asia.

According to conservative television host [[Stephen Colbert]], bears are godless killing machines.

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[[Category:Dangerous animals]]

 

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