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Top 10 largest bear species in the world including polar bear, kodiak bear and more

The Times of India 03 Dec 2024
They have a distinctive shaggy mane and specialized lower lip.Biggest bear species in the worldPolar Bears (Ursus maritimus) are the largest bear species on Earth, with males weighing between 770 and ...
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10 animals that eat their own species

The Times of India 02 Dec 2024
This behavior is often directed at newborns, particularly when male chimpanzees are uncertain of their paternity ... Such practices ensure the continuation of their genetic line, even at the cost of their lives.Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) ... .
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Winners of the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 (18 photos)

The Atlantic 12 Nov 2024
To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, sign up here ... With a single vigorous movement, the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) shakes off the powdery snow that has accumulated during the storm ... .
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Circumpolar Study of Perfluoroalkyl Contaminants in Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) (The eRulemaking Program)

Public Technologies 08 Oct 2024
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Polar bears adapted to the Arctic just 70,000 years ago

Popular Science 16 Sep 2024
The Arctic is not the most hospitable place on Earth ... Scientists are piecing together when polar bears (Ursus maritimus) may have evolved some of the genes that separate them from brown bears (Ursus arctos) ... They to help them keep warm and dry ... CREDIT.
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Killer instinct: Polar bear safaris put travelers in touch with a dying breed

New York Post 12 Sep 2024
Polar bears are the only mammal known to actively hunt humans ... Not only do these brave souls get within spitting distance of Ursus maritimus — land’s largest predator — they’re happy to pay top dollar to do it ... 3 ... Erick Rock ... 3 ... Travel Manitoba ... Pro tip ... 3.
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‘Grolar’ hybrid of grizzlies and polar bears remains rare in wild, study finds

The Observer 20 Jun 2024
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) evolved from grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) several hundred thousand years ago and remain so closely genetically related that they are able to cross-breed.
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Which Species Of Bear Is The Largest On Earth?

IFL Science 01 May 2024
Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) ... Females are much smaller than males, sometimes half their size, and weigh between 150-295 kilograms (330-650 pounds).Kodiak bears (Ursus arctos middendorffi).
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Cameras strapped to polar bears reveal dark tragedy

Metro UK 22 Apr 2024
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next ... Getty) ... Getty) ... Polar bears are also epic swimmers, which is why they’re officially known as Ursus maritimus, or ‘sea bear’ ... Getty).
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Scientists strapped cameras to polar bears. They revealed a dark tragedy

Metro UK 22 Apr 2024
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next ... Getty) ... Getty) ... Polar bears are also epic swimmers, which is why they’re officially known as Ursus maritimus, or ‘sea bear’ ... Getty).
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READY, FIRE, AIM: Big Foot… and the Null Hypothesis

Pagosa Daily Post 08 Apr 2024
Image of Big Foot by Steve Baxter. (Not an actual photo.). Who doesn’t love a mystery? ... Two Himalayan samples, one from Ladakh, India, the other from Bhutan, had their closest genetic affinity with a Palaeolithic polar bear, Ursus maritimus.
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Incredible Footage Of Polar Bears In The Sea Hides Much Sadder Truth

IFL Science 13 Feb 2024
While footprints have been used previously, using GPS collars combined with cameras has given researchers the opportunity to  learn more about how polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are using land to ...
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Hybridization: The Potent Evolutionary Process That Shakes Up Species

IFL Science 02 Feb 2024
There are countless examples of hybrids in both the wild and captivity ... As one example, there are pizzly bears, hybrids born as a result of inter-species romping between a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) and a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) ... .

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