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  2. Bearskin - Wikipedia

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    The British Army purchased the caps from a British hatmaker which sources its pelts at an international auction. The hatmakers purchase between 50 and 100 black bear skins each year at a cost of about £650 each. [42] On 3 August 1888, The New York Times reported that

  3. Bearskin (German fairy tale) - Wikipedia

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    "Bearskin" (German: Der Bärenhäuter) is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (KHM 101). [1] A variant from Sicily, "Don Giovanni de la Fortuna", was collected by Laura Gonzenbach in Sicilianische Märchen and included by Andrew Lang in The Pink Fairy Book. [2]

  4. Bear hunting - Wikipedia

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    Bear furs are used to fabricate bearskins, which are tall fur caps worn as part of the full dress uniform for several military units. The Inuit of Greenland use polar bear fur for clothing in areas where reindeer (caribou) and seals are scarce. Polar bear hide is wiry and bulky, making it difficult to turn into comfortable winter garments. [10]

  5. Kodiak bear - Wikipedia

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    Bear hides were considered a "minor fur" and sold for about the same price as river otter pelts. The number of bears harvested increased substantially when sea otter populations declined and after the United States acquired Alaska in 1867, [ 34 ] bear harvests on Kodiak increased, peaking at as many as 250 bears per year.

  6. Endangered Efforts: Andean Bear - AOL

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    The Andean bear is also known as the spectacled bear because of the rings of light or white fur around the eyes, which often look like glasses when set against the bear’s dark fur. While it’s ...

  7. Hide (skin) - Wikipedia

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    A hide or skin is an animal skin treated for human use. The word "hide" is related to the German word Haut, which means skin.The industry defines hides as "skins" of large animals e.g. cow, buffalo; while skins refer to "skins" of smaller animals: goat, sheep, deer, pig, fish, alligator, snake, etc. Common commercial hides include leather from cattle and other livestock animals, buckskin ...

  8. Nanook - Wikipedia

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    Respect was given to Nanook by the hunter hanging the bear's hide in a special section of his igloo, where it would stay for several days. They would also offer the bear's spirit weapons and other hunting tools if it was a male, and needle cases , scrapers (used to scrape the fat off hides) and knives if it was female.

  9. Hidebehind - Wikipedia

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    The hidebehind is a nocturnal [1] fearsome critter from American folklore that preys upon humans that wander the woods, [2] and was blamed for the disappearances of early loggers when they failed to return to camp.

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