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The Tibetan brown bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus), also known as Tibetan blue bear, [2] is a subspecies of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the eastern Tibetan Plateau.. One of the rarest subspecies of bear in the world, the blue bear is rarely sighted in the wild.
The bear is identified by the lighter yellow-brown “scarf-like collar” around its neck. Tibetan brown bears are believed to be the “basis of the yeti legend ,” according to a 2017 study.
An extremely rare bear found in the Gobi Desert, this bear is adapted to desert life, dwelling in oases and rocky outcrops. It is rather small and pale and it appears to lack the whitish collar characteristic of Tibetan blue bears. [7] [8] Phylogenetic analysis suggests they represent a relict population of the Himalayan brown bear.
Tibetan blue bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus) Blyth, 1854 Himalayan brown bear ( Ursus arctos isabellinus ) Linnaeus, 1758 Himalayan black bear ( Ursus thibetanus laniger ) G. Cuvier, 1823
Sub-species of the brown bear include the Himalayan brown bear and the Tibetan blue bear in Tibet, and the Ussuri brown bear in Northeast China. The sun bear is found in Yunnan. Bears, especially black bears, are also raised in captivity to harvest their bile for use in traditional Chinese medicine.
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources confirmed to USA TODAY that a treed bear fell and struck the hunter about 9:50 a.m. on Dec. 9 in Lunenburg County.
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A grainy mobile phone photo of one of the world’s most iconic cats prowling in the snow is offering conservationists hope that an endangered species may be making a comeback.