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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]
The Syrian brown bear is a moderate- to small-sized subspecies with light claws. This population tends to be a whitish-blond color, with less noticeable black-based hairs than grizzly bears have. [3] †Ursus arctos crowtheri – Atlas bear or North African brown bear, Crowther's bear (extinct)
National colours: Green, white, black and red (Pan-Arab colors) National flower: Jasmine [1]: National tree: Olive tree (Olea europaea) [2]National bird: Northern bald ibis [3]: National animal
The oldest brown bear fossils occur in Asia from about 500,000 to 300,000 years ago. [27] [28] They entered Europe 250,000 years ago and North Africa shortly after. [24] Brown bear remains from the Pleistocene period are common in the British Isles, where, amongst other factors, they may have contributed to the extinction of cave bears (Ursus ...
A Syrian brown bear at a New York wildlife center that specializes in caring for the giant animals enjoyed a dip in the center’s pond while “practicing her ninja moves,” footage shared to ...
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.
The bond between a co-founder of a New York-based wildlife rescue center and the animals he cares for is obvious in footage showing him enjoying some playtime with a Syrian brown bear.The Orphaned ...
Pages in category "Eurasian brown bears" ... Syrian brown bear; U. Ussuri brown bear This page was last edited on 3 May 2023, at 06:44 (UTC). ...