{"id":5,"date":"2016-10-14T19:24:50","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T19:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/bearguide\/chapter\/chapter-1\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:56:07","slug":"chapter-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/bearguide\/chapter\/chapter-1\/","title":{"raw":"Know Your Bear: An Introduction to Bear Species","rendered":"Know Your Bear: An Introduction to Bear Species"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"attachment_451\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/bearguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/black_bear-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" class=\"wp-image-451 size-medium\" \/> This [pb_glossary id=\"967\"]Black Bear[\/pb_glossary] is very cute. Bee\/Pixlr[\/caption]&nbsp;\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TaCAPBAMiYM\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere. Bears are found on the continents of North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.\r\n\r\nCommon characteristics of modern bears include large bodies with stocky legs, long snouts, shaggy hair, plantigrade paws with five nonretractile claws, and short tails. While the polar bear is mostly [pb_glossary id=\"455\"]carnivorous[\/pb_glossary], and the giant panda feeds almost entirely on bamboo, the remaining six species are omnivorous with varied diets.\r\n<h2>Species of Bear<\/h2>\r\nExtant species of bears (Family Ursidae) include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Giant panda<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Spectacled bear<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sloth bear<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sun bear<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Asian black bear<\/li>\r\n \t<li>American black bear<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Brown bear<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Polar bear<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[h5p id=\"7\"]\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"8\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-451\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/bearguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/black_bear-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" class=\"wp-image-451 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/bearguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/black_bear-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/bearguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/black_bear-768x604.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/bearguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/black_bear-65x51.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/bearguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/black_bear-225x177.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/bearguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/black_bear-350x275.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/bearguide\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/black_bear.jpg 916w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This [pb_glossary id=\"967\"]Black Bear[\/pb_glossary] is very cute. Bee\/Pixlr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Majestic Bears in the Wild\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TaCAPBAMiYM?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere. Bears are found on the continents of North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Common characteristics of modern bears include large bodies with stocky legs, long snouts, shaggy hair, plantigrade paws with five nonretractile claws, and short tails. 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