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The Syrian brown bear is the bear mentioned in the Bible. The protectiveness of a mother bear towards her cubs is cited proverbially three times (2 Sam. 17:8; Prov. 17:12; Hos. 13:8) in the Hebrew Bible. [15] The Syrian brown bear is also mentioned in 2 Kings 2:23-25 mauling 42 young men who were threatening Elisha. [16]
Wojtek (1942 – 2 December 1963; Polish pronunciation:; in English, sometimes phonetically spelled Voytek) was a Syrian brown bear [1] [2] (Ursus arctos syriacus) adopted by soldiers of the 2nd Polish Corps during World War II. As a young cub, his mother was shot by hunters, and he was found in the mountains of Iran by a young boy.
By the early 20th century, the white oryx, Syrian brown bear, Asiatic lion, red deer, Asiatic cheetah, and Syrian wild ass had become extinct in the region. Modern hunting laws prohibit all hunting of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, except those considered pests and specific animals in hunting seasons. However the packs of feral dogs ...
[111] [112] The Syrian brown bear was a common large carnivore in northern Palestine, Lebanon, and the Syrian coast for centuries. [113] It is mentioned in the Torah, where it is recorded that David killed a bear that attacked his sheep, and two bears killed the forty-two boys who mocked Elisha. The last known Syrian brown bear in the Levant is ...
The Cantabrian brown bear population in Spain is considered endangered. The bear population in the Pyrenees stems mostly from bears reintroduced from Slovenia, with one or two remaining original males. [18] [20] [22] [23] [24] Ursus arctos syriacus – Syrian brown bear
The Syrian brown bear (U. a. syriacus) is very rare and it has been extirpated from more than half of its historic range. [67] One of the smallest-bodied subspecies, the Himalayan brown bear (U. a. isabellinus), is critically endangered: it occupies only 2% of its former range and is threatened by uncontrolled poaching for its body parts. [68]
The Syrian Brown Bear [4] National dish: Kibbeh Bil Sanieh [5] National drink: Arak [6] National instrument: Qanun [7] National dance: Dabke: National sport ...
The wildlife of Syria is the flora and fauna of Syria, a country at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea.Besides its coastline, the country has a coastal plain, mountain ranges in the west, a semi-arid steppe area in the centre occupying most of the country, and a desert area in the east.