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Bears of the World


There are 8 bear species in the world, click a photograph below to learn more about that species.

Sloth Bear

Brown Bear

Andean Bear

Giant Panda

Polar Bear

American Black Bear

Sun Bear

Asiatic Black Bear

 

To view distribution maps of each species, click on the links below:

Ailuropoda melanoleuca – Giant Panda
Helarctos malayanus – Sun Bear
Melursus ursinus – Sloth bear
Tremarctos ornatus – Andean bear
Ursus americanus – American black bear
Ursus arctos – brown bear
Ursus maritimus – polar bear
Ursus thibetanus – Asiatic black bear

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