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A bear is a large mammal in the family Ursidae of the order Carnivora. The adjective "ursine" is used to describe things of a bear-like nature.
Etymology
Modern English "bear" derives from Old English "bera", which itself derives from Proto-Germanic "*beron" meaning "the brown one" (Compare Old Norse "björn", Dutch "beer" and German "Bär" all meaning "bear")
Both Greek ("arktos") and Latin ("ursus") have retained the Proto-Indo-European root word for "bear" ("*rtko") but it was ritually replaced in the northern branches of the Indo-European languages (The Germanic, Baltic, Celtic and Slavic branches) because of the hunters' taboo on the names of wild animals. For example the Irish word for "bear" translated means "the good calf", in Welsh it translates as "honey-pig" in Lithuanian it means "the licker" and Russian "Медвежьи" literally says "honey-eater".
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bearrape (Jimmy D. Bear) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:21:12 -0000
@rebeccakelley It was me. Swine flu has nothing on the ursidae flu.
AnimalWeb - Site introduces taxonomy terms and has a definition for each (phylum, sub-phylum, class, order, family and species); under the Ursidea (bear) family a page for each species is provided.
Bear Research, Education, and Conservation Program - Washington State University site on bear research and management.
Bear Taxon Advisory Group Educational Site - Official website of the AZA's conservation subcommittee for the conservation of bears, with information about the eight species of bears.
Bear Trust International - General information, habitat conservation and education projects.
Meta Description: [ Bear Trust International is a non-profit conservation organization working to sustain the habitats of wild bears and wildlife. ]
International Association for Bear Research and Management - A non-profit organization of biologists and others working with bears. Site has bear descriptions by species.
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