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Tardigrades (/ ˈ t ɑːr d ɪ ɡ r eɪ d z / ⓘ), [1] known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, [2] are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals.They were first described by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773, who called them Kleiner Wasserbär ' little water bear '.
The Hypsibiidae are a family of water bears or moss piglets, tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada. [1] [2] [3] Subfamilies and genera. Subfamily Diphasconinae.
Family Ursidae (bears) is the largest of all the land caniforms. Eight species are recognized, divided into five genera. They range from the large polar bear (350–680 kilograms (770–1,500 lb) in males) to the small sun bear (30–60 kilograms (66–132 lb) in males) and from the endangered giant panda to the very common black bear. Common ...
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Bear habitats are generally forests, though some species can be found in grassland and savana regions, and the polar bear lives in arctic and aquatic habitats. Most bears are 1.2–2 m (4–7 ft) long, plus a 3–20 cm (1–8 in) tail, though the polar bear is 2.2–2.44 m (7–8 ft) long, and some subspecies of brown bear can be up to 2.8 m (9 ...
Female bears, called sows, will hibernate to give birth and nurse their cubs. The family will them emerge from their den in the spring when the cubs are weaned and can survive on solid food.
So as much as we love our East Tennessee bears, let's lead with logic – not TikTok videos – and respect these wild creatures for what they are. Hayden Dunbar is the storyteller reporter. Email ...
Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae (/ ˈ ɜːr s ɪ d iː,-d aɪ /).They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans.Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere.