**Bears** are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere. Bears are found on the continents of North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Common characteristics of modern bears include large bodies with stocky legs, long snouts, small rounded ears, shaggy hair, plantigrade paws with five nonretractile claws, and short tails.

Family

Bear

The **grizzly bear** (*Ursus arctos horribilis*), also known as the "North American brown bear" or simply "grizzly", is a population or subspecies of the brown bear found in North America.

Grizzly bear

**Mammals** (from Latin *mamma*) are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia, characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or hair, and three middle ear bones.

Mammal

Class

Species

Specifies the class that this family belongs to.

Note

Some species that are found in this family.

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Description	Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern Hemisphere and partially in the Southern Hemisphere. Bears are found on the continents of North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Common characteristics of modern bears include large bodies with stocky legs, long snouts, small rounded ears, shaggy hair, plantigrade paws with five nonretractile claws, and short tails.
Class	CMammal
Species	SPGrizzly bear
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