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The Mexican grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis, formerly Ursus arctos nelsoni) [1] is an extinct population of the grizzly bear in the Southwestern United States and Mexico. The specimen later designated the holotype of U. a. nelsoni was shot by H. A. Cluff at Colonia Garcia, Chihuahua , in 1899. [ 2 ]
This population is now extinct as the last known Mexican grizzly bear was shot in 1976. [31] These bears were smaller and lighter than the Canadian and United States brown bear population. Because of their lighter coloring, they were often referred to as “el oso plateado” (the silver bear). [30]
Bear habitats are generally forests, though some species can be found in grassland and savana regions, and the polar bear lives in arctic and aquatic habitats. Most bears are 1.2–2 m (4–7 ft) long, plus a 3–20 cm (1–8 in) tail, though the polar bear is 2.2–2.44 m (7–8 ft) long, and some subspecies of brown bear can be up to 2.8 m (9 ...
The Atlas bear was the only bear species ever to be native to Africa. The last surviving Atlas bear is thought to have been killed by hunters in 1890. [26] [27] †Ursus arctos priscus – Steppe brown bear (extinct) Eurasia: The steppe brown bear was an extinct prehistoric brown bear subspecies that lived in places like Slovakia.
Category: Extinct bears. ... Mexican grizzly bear; S. Steppe brown bear This page was last edited on 10 November 2021, at 05:11 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
The Louisiana black bear could soon be removed from the list of endangered animals. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is on the verge of formally initiating the process which takes about a year ...
Sep. 20—The mother of the grizzly bear euthanized south of Libby last week had a history of conflicts in the Ferndale area, authorities say. The 2-year-old male grizzly bear was captured by ...
The California grizzly bear (Ursus arctos californicus [3]), also known as the California golden bear, [4] is an extinct population of the brown bear, [5] generally known (together with other North American brown bear populations) as the grizzly bear. "Grizzly" could have meant "grizzled" – that is, with golden and grey tips of the hair ...