Is there such a thing as a "gray" bear in nature? If yes, what kind of bear would it be?
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A grizzly can be many shades. Depends on their diet and how much fish or fat they eat. Kodiak grizzlies look a lot different than regular brown bears. \n\nAnother one that looks grey but is not considered that color is the blue bear in the himilayas. \n\nYou also have to remember that Koala bears are primarily grey. \n\nIf you need more info...email me at \n\naarondarling@yahoo.com
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It was BJ and the Bear - Bear was a chimp.\n\nOooh...there's even a fansite - I just found this:\nhttp://groups.msn.com/BJandTheBearFanClub/_homepage.msnw?pgmarket=en-us
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Yes but they do not look like your average panda bear. They more resemble a raccoon.\n\nThe Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens Latin: "fire-colored cat") also known as the Lesser Panda, Wah,Cat Bear, or Firefox, is a mostly herbivorous mammal, slightly larger than a domestic cat (60 cm long). The Red Panda has semi-retractile claws and, like the Giant panda, has a "false thumb" which is really an extension of the wrist bone. Thick fur on the soles of the feet offers protection from cold and hides scent glands. For many decades the taxonomic classification of the panda was under debate as both the red panda and the distantly related giant panda share characteristics of both bears and raccoons At first glance it may have a raccoon-like appearance.
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well here in NH USA our black bears do hibernate.. they start to wake up in the late spring ... but the warm weather here has brought a few out \n\nthe old timers have heard them  so i would say yes for here any how
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Female bears are called sows. Sows usually have 6 functional mammaries.\n\nGood grief, why would anyone believe that a member of the carnivora would have only two?
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i went to sea world last weekend and i saw it. \n\n it's like a grey but very, very dark...  \n\n everybody says is black...  but i saw it and its not tottally black.\n\n:) i also have pix of the polar bears...  lovely !!
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I think there are more than just one Chupacabra, really. I know it sound a little silly, but I think there is just some creature that we just haven't really got the chance to identify and list as a species. There have many accounts of the same in places all over the world. The Chupacabra(s) Live!!
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I believe in the possibility of such an animal existing. There have been reports of similar animals in North America (San Francisco and Lake Champlain).
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Despite what the other people think, the South Pole has no polar bears.  If house is at the North Pole, which it must be if all the sides face south, then the bear will be a polar bear.  So White is its color.
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how about teddy bear?
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Polar bear fur is actually clear and completely colorless.  The reason it appears white is because it scatters light.  If you'd like proof, check the web link below.  \nGood question!
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No. Where would I find such an animal?
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a bear ---- because they get to eat their hearts out, and nobody gives them a hard time about exercise, PLUS the fact that they get to smack their cubs when they are doing something stupid, AND the fact that they get to sleep all winter! ROFLMAO
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Well there is the common misconception that the amount of brown coloration on the wooly bear can be an indication about the length of winter....but that is not at all true. An all black wooly bear is most likely a different species all together. There are many caterpillars thta are similar looking and most likely belong to the same genus as the wooley bear, so I think it might be completley different.\nThis change of coloration can also be due to geographis location, it is not uncommon to see these types of color morphs in different areas of the world, maybe you just have a darker morph in your neck of the woods, than i do.\n\ndont worry it wont be too bad of a winter, hahaha
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This is a myth. Polar bears are observed using either paw, though I would suppose there are " lefties " and " righties ". They do not cover their noses when hunting, either.
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you rang\n------------\ngive a man a fish and you feed him a meal, teach a man to fish and you feed hin for a lifetime"\n\ngoogle search string: [ "louisiana black bear" ]\n\n--------------------\nFAMILY: Ursidae\n\nSTATUS: Threatened, Federal Register, January 7, 1992\n\nDESCRIPTION: The Louisiana black bear is one of sixteen recognized subspecies of the American black bear U. americanus (Hall, 1981). This species was formerly widespread in North America, from northern Alaska, including Newfoundland, south to central northern Mexico (Lowrey, 1981). The Louisiana black bear is distinguished from other black bears by possessing a skull that is longer, more narrow, and flat, and by possessing proportionately large molar teeth (Nowak, 1986). Black bears are huge, bulky mammals with long black hair. Although weight varies considerably, large males may weigh more than 6OO pounds.\n\nBIOLOGICAL INFORMATION: The Louisiana black bear is a habitat generalist and often overwinters in hollow cypress trees either in or along sloughs, lakes, or riverbanks in bottomland habitats of the Tensas and Atchafalaya river basins. These bears are mobile, opportunistic, largely herbivorous omnivores that exploit a variety of foods and closely track phenological development. The distribution and abundance of foods, particularly mast, largely affects their movements. The size of an individual's range or area it traverses annually to secure food and mates and to care for young, is probably directly related to the diversity of vegetative cover, or habitats. Constituent elements of black bear habitat include hard and soft mast, escape cover, denning sites, corridor habitats, and some freedom from disturbance by man.\n\nREPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT: While some females may breed at 3 years of age, it is likely that most don't breed until 4 years of age (Smith, 1983). Based on testicular measurements (Smith, 1983), males probably reach sexual maturity at 3 years of age. Females of breeding age in the nearby St. Francis River bottoms of Arkansas had a mean breeding interval of 2.5 years (Smith, 1983). Parturition in black bears has generally been assumed to occur in late January or early February with the actual birthing often occurring while the female is in hibernation. Litter size ranges from one to three.\n\nHABITAT: The black bear was considered numerous at the time of early colonization, serving as food both for Indians and white settlers (Lowrey, 1981). White man's occupation of the land, hunting, and ultimately habitat destruction through conversion of the virgin forests for farming combined to bring about the decline of the Louisiana black bear. The Louisiana black bear is now restricted primarily to the Tensas and Atchafalaya River Basins in Louisiana. These bears make long range movements and not uncommonly occur in adjacent Mississippi. However, it is unknown whether breeding numbers exist outside of Louisiana. The Louisiana black bear's occupied habitat consists primarily of bottomland hardwood timber found in its river basin habitats.\n\nMANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION: Black bears are featured as priority species for protection and management on the Tensas and Atchafalaya River National Wildlife Refuges, State-owned lands, and on certain important privately-owned tracts, such as Deltic Farms near Tallulah, Louisiana. Additionally, important research on basic life history questions is occurring on the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge and in the lower Atchafalaya River basin. The Louisiana black bear's threatened status warrants protection under sections 7 and 9 of the Endangered Species Act. The State of Louisiana has increased fines for illegal killing of bears. The Black Bear Conservation Committee (BBCC), a coalition of private and public interests formed to insure the necessary private landowner cooperation to restore the bear, promotes numerous private and public initiatives to insure conservation of this s
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A lot, because they have been known to hybridize: \nhttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/05/bear-hybrid-photo.html\n\nIt looks like polar bears are an offshoot of brown (grizzly) bears that have about 99.3% of the same mtDNA. One could make the case that polar bears are not a different species from brown bears, since they are contained within a lineage of brown bears found on certain southern Alaskan islands.