The short faced bear, Polar Bear, And the Brown Bear
This is the short faced bear. This bear became exticnt 12,000 years ago. Wow thats a long time ago!! The short faced bear exsited for about 2 to 3 million years.Among the extinct bears was the largest land-living mammalian carnivore, the
giant short-faced bear, almost twice as big as today’s brown bear. Unlike modern
bears, it was lightly built, with long legs and feet that enabled it to run
fast. It was likely a powerful hunter capable of killing large prey. However,
recent research suggests it may also have used its size and strength to chase
other predators away from their kills. The giant short-faced bear lived in North
America during the Pleistocene Epoch, from 1.6 million to 10,000 years ago. The
earliest people to reach North America, perhaps as early as 15,000 years ago,
must have found this animal truly frightening.
The polar bears are among the largest carnivores in the world, rivaled only by the
Kodiak brown bears of southern Alaska. As its scientific name, Ursus maritimus,
suggests, the polar bear is primarily a marine bear.
The awe-inspiring brown bear lives in the forests and mountains of northern
North America, Europe, and Asia. It is the most widely distributed bear in the
world.
giant short-faced bear, almost twice as big as today’s brown bear. Unlike modern
bears, it was lightly built, with long legs and feet that enabled it to run
fast. It was likely a powerful hunter capable of killing large prey. However,
recent research suggests it may also have used its size and strength to chase
other predators away from their kills. The giant short-faced bear lived in North
America during the Pleistocene Epoch, from 1.6 million to 10,000 years ago. The
earliest people to reach North America, perhaps as early as 15,000 years ago,
must have found this animal truly frightening.
The polar bears are among the largest carnivores in the world, rivaled only by the
Kodiak brown bears of southern Alaska. As its scientific name, Ursus maritimus,
suggests, the polar bear is primarily a marine bear.
The awe-inspiring brown bear lives in the forests and mountains of northern
North America, Europe, and Asia. It is the most widely distributed bear in the
world.