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Arctodus is an extinct genus of short-faced bear that inhabited North America during the Pleistocene (~2.5 Mya until 12,800 years ago). There are two recognized species: the lesser short-faced bear (Arctodus pristinus) and the giant short-faced bear (Arctodus simus).
Tremarctinae appear to have a disproportionately shorter snouts compared with most modern bears, giving them the name "short-faced." This apparent shortness is an illusion caused by the deep snouts and short nasal bones of tremarctine bears compared with ursine bears; Tremarctinae had a deeper but not a shorter face than most living bears. [13]
The last short-faced bear, and the ecological successor of A. wingei, is the spectacled bear. Arctotherium was named by Hermann Burmeister in 1879. Tremarctinae (and therefore Arctotherium ) appeared to have disproportionately shorter snouts compared to most modern bears, hence the name "short-faced" was given to them.
Polar bears rely on raw power when trying to kill their prey, and will employ bites and paw swipes. [96] They have the strength to pull a mid-sized seal out of the water or haul a beluga carcass for quite some distance. [114] Polar bears only occasionally store food for later—burying it under snow—and only in the short term. [115]
The spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), also known as the South American bear, Andean bear, Andean short-faced bear or mountain bear and locally as jukumari (Aymara and Quechua [3]), ukumari or ukuku, is a species of bear native to the Andes Mountains in northern and western South America.
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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 ...
It had a short run — it was introduced on June 3, 1995, and retired on Oct. 2, 1995, because its color was a production error, according to Beaniepedia. 9. Chilly the Polar Bear — $1,825