What is the rarest bear?

The spirit bear, also known as the Kermode bear, is the rarest bear in the world and a subspecies of the black bear found only in this small part of British Columbia.
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Do Gobi bears still exist?

The current Gobi Bear population consists of less than 40 individuals, with none in captivity anywhere in the world.
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How many Gobi bears are left?

Only around 40 Gobi bears are thought to exist, all of them roaming singly or in small family groups around a desolate stonescape known as the Great Gobi Strictly Protected Area.
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What is the baddest bear in the world?

Grizzly and polar bears are the most dangerous, but Eurasian brown bears and American black bears have also been known to attack humans.
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Are Blue bears real?

The glacier bear (Ursus americanus emmonsii), sometimes referred to as the "blue bear", is a subspecies of American black bear with silver-blue or gray hair endemic from Southeast Alaska, to the extreme northwestern tip of British Columbia, and to the extreme southwest of the Yukon.
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Do Golden bears exist?

The California golden bear or California grizzly (Ursus arctos californicus) is an extinct subspecies of the brown bear. The California golden bear disappeared from the state of California in 1922 when the last one was shot in Tulare County.
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Are Cinnamon Bears rare?

Cinnamon bears are a color morph of the black bear species. Cinnamon-colored black bears – along with black, brown, blue-gray, blond and even white ones – are fairly common in the western U.S. Cinnamon colored ones, though, are rare in the Northeast.
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What is a moon bear?

Asiatic black bears, commonly called moon bears, are one of the world's eight bear species. Moon bears are medium-sized bears averaging 4.5 - 5.4 feet in height, and weighing 198-254 pounds. Males are larger than females, and may weigh up to 400 pounds.
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What is the tallest bear?

Kodiak bears are the largest bears in the world. A large male can stand over 10' tall when on his hind legs, and 5' when on all four legs. They weigh up to 1,500 pounds. Females are about 20% smaller, and 30% lighter than males.
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Who would win grizzly bear or polar bear?

Put more bluntly, when polar bears and grizzly bears are both competing for food, its the polar bears that are more likely to walk away from conflict and leave the prize for grizzly bears. The bottom line: in a fight between a polar bear and grizzly bear, the grizzly bear reigns supreme.
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What is a Kobe bear?

The Gobi bear (Ursus arctos gobiensis), known in Mongolian as the Mazaalai (Мазаалай), is a subspecies of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) that is found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. It is listed as critically endangered by the Mongolian Redbook of Endangered Species and by IUCN standards.
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How many spirit bears are there?

The Spirit Bear is one of the rarest animals in the world. It is truly a transformative experience to spend time in one's presence. Current population estimates are under review and vary from 50 to 150 individuals. This elusive animal is only found in a small portion of the Great Bear Rainforest.
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Why are Gobi bears so rare?

Mongolia prohibited Gobi Bear hunting as far back as 1953, but more recently environmental degradation of its habitat has been cited as a major reason for its decline.
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Can bears feel emotion?

Not unlike people, bears can be empathetic, fearful, joyful, playful, social and even altruistic. They're all individuals and have unique personalities.
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How many types of bears are there?

There are eight species: Asiatic black bears (also called moon bears), brown bears (which include grizzly bears), giant pandas, North American black bears, polar bears, sloth bears, spectacled bears (also called Andean bears), and sun bears. On average, bears can live up to 25 years in the wild and 50 in captivity.
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How big is a Gobi bear?

Description: A relatively small bear with brown fur and often having lighter patches on the neck or chest. During the winter months grey patches may appear within the pelage. Length is documented as between 147 and 167 cm, weight between around 50 and 120 kg. Unusually among brown bears the claws are blunt.
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Are Kodiak bears bigger than grizzlies?

Kodiak bears are larger in size than grizzlies due to their exclusive location, making them the second largest bear in the world, only smaller than the polar bear. Grizzly bears live in a variety of environments like tundras, wetlands, and forests.
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Who would win grizzly or gorilla?

With the bear's massive body, superior muscle, surprising speed and evolutionary armory, there really isn't any way a gorilla wins the fight. Every attempt it makes would be thwarted by at least one of these factors.
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Is the Golden Moon Bear Real?

Description. The moon bear is a recognized species of bear that is native to Asia, also known as the Asiatic black bear. Scientists think that the moon bear is only distantly related to the American black bear (which is itself a close relative of the grizzly bear). The Golden Moon Bear is something else.
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What is the gentlest bear?

I would venture to call the American black bear the friendliest of all bears.
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Are sun bears endangered?

The Malayan Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) is listed as Vulnerable to Extinction by the IUCN, and is threatened by habitat loss and hunting for traditional medicine. Its range once extended across mainland Southeast Asia, to Sumatra and Borneo, but the animal now occurs only patchily throughout.
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Are there any red bears?

The Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus), also known as the Himalayan red bear, isabelline bear or Dzu-Teh, is a subspecies of the brown bear and is known from northern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, northern India, west China and Nepal.
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Can black bears be red?

In some regions, black bears are more commonly various shades of brown. But a black bear can even be red, white or blue.
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What bear taste like?

Bear meat tastes very similar to venison. It's significantly sweeter, though and may differ in taste depending on the age of the bear. For instance, younger bears have a milder flavor. The season also plays a role in how a bear will taste.
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