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  2. Polar bear - Wikipedia

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    The polar bear was given its common name by Thomas Pennant in A Synopsis of Quadrupeds (1771). It was known as the "white bear" in Europe between the 13th and 18th centuries, as well as "ice bear", "sea bear" and "Greenland bear". The Norse referred to it as isbjørn ' ice bear ' and hvitebjørn ' white bear '. The bear is called nanook by the ...

  3. Races and creatures in His Dark Materials - Wikipedia

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    Bears consider death by fire hurler to be dishonourable. The outcast may not participate in a legal duel, and any other bear may kill him without punishment or censure. Duels are ceremonial occasions to bears, and they do not usually end in death. When a bear knows he will be defeated, he is obliged to signal his submission to the victor.

  4. List of fictional bears - Wikipedia

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    A grizzly bear in the book, though the TV series and movies make him a black bear. Harvey A Father's Day Thank You: Janet Nolan A bear cub who gives a thankyou card to his dad. Iorek Byrnison: His Dark Materials: Philip Pullman: A male armored polar bear. An honorable friend to Lyra and the rightful king of Svalbard. Issi Noho Issi Noho: Keith ...

  5. Polar bears are greasier than you think. Here's why

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    Polar bears might be greasier than widely believed.. The bears’ greasy fur is the secret to the popular species’ survival in one of Earth’s most punishing climates. The grease, also known as ...

  6. Ursid hybrid - Wikipedia

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    Possible hybridisation between different species of bear. An ursid hybrid is an animal with parents from two different species or subspecies of the bear family (Ursidae).Species and subspecies of bear known to have produced offspring with another bear species or subspecies include American black bears, grizzly bears, and polar bears, all of which are members of the genus Ursus.

  7. Talking animals in fiction - Wikipedia

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    In the Disney franchises of The Jungle Book and Tarzan, Mowgli along with Shanti and Ranjan can talk to the animals (such as a sloth bear, an elephant, a black panther, a tiger and a python) in the jungles of India, and Tarzan along with Jane and her father can talk to the animals: gorillas and elephants in African jungle.

  8. Category:Fictional polar bears - Wikipedia

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    Coca-Cola polar bears; H. Hidy and Howdy; I. Ice Bear (We Bare Bears) ICEE Polar Bear; P. Polar (Crash Bandicoot) Prince Whitebear (Danish folktale) R. Iofur Raknison ...

  9. List of individual bears - Wikipedia

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    Pipaluk, a male polar bear, was the first male polar bear born in captivity in Britain, and, like Brumas, became a major celebrity at Regent's Park Zoo in London during early 1968. His name came from an Inuit term meaning "little one". Pipaluk was moved from London to Poland in 1985 when the Mappin Terraces, which housed the bears, was closed.