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a b c d e Servheen, C.; Herrero, S.; Peyton, B. (1999). Bears: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN. pp.5–10. ISBN 978-2-8317-0462-3. They are opportunistic omnivores whose diet varies from plant foliage, roots, and fruits; insect adults, larvae, and eggs; animal matter from carrion; animal matter from predation; and fish. Their dentition and digestive system reflects this varied diet. Bunnell, Fred (1984). Macdonald, D. (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Mammals. Facts on File. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-87196-871-5. Abella, Juan; Alba, David M.; Robles, Josep M.; etal. (2012). "Kretzoiarctos gen. nov., the Oldest Member of the Giant Panda Clade". PLOS ONE. 7 (11): e48985. Bibcode: 2012PLoSO...748985A. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048985. PMC 3498366. PMID 23155439.

a b c d e Mattson, David. "Foraging Behavior of North American Bears" (PDF). Southwest Biological Science Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2007. Vision and Mission". Bear Trust International. 2002–2012. Archived from the original on 2014-02-26 . Retrieved 8 March 2014. If you dream of seeing a polar bear at close range, this could represent something unknown in your life that is coming closer to you – something you’ve been avoiding or postponing, or the fact that there’s some aspect of yourself which you are bringing out into the open now. Of the eight bear species, four live in the Southern Hemisphere and four in the Northern Hemisphere. [3]Polar bears live only north of the Equator, in the Arctic. Penguins live only south of the Equator, in Antarctica. Approximately 21,000 to 28,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. [3] The bear ancestor is an offshoot of the ancient Canidae family of dogs, wolves, foxes, and coyotes. [3] When people dream about a bear, they may be expressing a need to slow down, or perhaps they are feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next. It could also mean that they need to stop being too critical of others or taking themselves so seriously. If a bear appears in your dream as a spirit guide, it might bring you the support and protection that you need to be brave enough to confront your fears. If you are on the lookout for an animal spirit guide — whether it’s in a dream or in real life — keep an eye out for bears, who can guide you through this powerful transition in your life. In fact, shamans believe they are able to harness an animal spirit into their own body – known as an apprentice – which can take over and protect them during their work. In these cases, dreaming of the bear includes both aspects: fearlessness and protectiveness.

Bears have small rounded ears so as to minimize heat loss, but neither their hearing or sight are particularly acute. Unlike many other carnivorans they have color vision, perhaps to help them distinguish ripe nuts and fruits. They are unique among carnivorans in not having touch-sensitive whiskers on the muzzle; however, they have an excellent sense of smell, better than that of the dog, or possibly any other mammal. They use smell for signalling to each other (either to warn off rivals or detect mates) and for finding food. Smell is the principal sense used by bears to locate most of their food, and they have excellent memories which helps them to relocate places where they have found food before. [45] Brown bear skull Sun bears are the smallest with most adults only reaching at 4 ft and 60 lbs. Polar bears are the largest with some becoming positively gigantic at 10 ft and 1,700 lbs. 3. Life Expectancy If you dream of bears hibernating, this could indicate that some aspect of yourself is feeling very shut down or is being protected from something that isn’t beneficial for your health. It could also be a metaphor for something that needs to go away from you. Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding". Archived from the original on 2014-03-15 . Retrieved 2014-03-09. If you dream of watching a bear hibernating, this could represent your own instinctive need to protect yourself from other people or situations in your life. Perhaps it’s an aspect of yourself which is afraid of being criticized or hurt, but which you don’t have the resources to deal with in a healthy way.

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See bring to bear SYNONYMS 1. uphold, sustain. 4. yield. 6. thrust, drive, force. 10. brook, abide, suffer. bear, stand, endure refer to supporting the burden of something distressing, irksome, or painful. bear and stand are close synonyms and have a general sense of withstanding: to bear a disappointment well; to stand a loss. endure implies continued resistance and patience in bearing through a long time: to endure torture. USAGE Since the latter part of the 18th century, a distinction has been made between born and borne as past participles of the verb bear 1. borne is the past participle in all senses that do not refer to physical birth: The wheatfields have borne abundantly this year. Judges have always borne a burden Mallory, J. P.; Adams, Douglas Q. (2006). The Oxford Iintroduction to Proto Indo European and the Proto Indo European World. New York: Oxford University Press. p.333. ISBN 978-1-4294-7104-6. OCLC 139999117.

Clark, Douglas (2003). "Polar Bear–Human Interactions in Canadian National Parks, 1986–2000" (PDF). Ursus. 14 (1): 65–71. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-07-22 . Retrieved 2012-12-22. Dreams of bears chasing you down may be pointing to fear that you’re trying to get away from, or perhaps an underlying feeling of constantly being chased in your waking life — perhaps you feel like society is always pushing you to conform and do things you don’t want to do.Stone-age hunters worshipped and hunted bears at the same time. To show their respect, they sang and danced and prayed that the bear would forgive them for killing it. [5] The bear in the dreams is the part of us that wants to be more assertive, and it’s giving us the chance to practice doing so in a safe environment: our dreams. Perhaps we can find a new strength within ourselves to be more assertive when we need to be. Owen, M. A.; Swaisgood, R. R.; Slocomb, C.; Amstrup, S. C.; Durner, G. M.; Simac, K.; Pessier, A. P. (2014). "An experimental investigation of chemical communication in the polar bear". Journal of Zoology. 295 (1): 36–43. doi: 10.1111/jzo.12181. Silver, Alexandra (10 January 2011). "Hooking Up and Using the John: Why Do We Use So Many Euphemisms?". Time . Retrieved 4 April 2019.