Something About a Bear

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Qiu Zhanxiang (2003). "Dispersals of Neogene Carnivorans between Asia and North America" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 279 (279): 18–31. doi: 10.1206/0003-0090(2003)279<0018:C>2.0.CO;2. S2CID 88183435. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2009. I’m learning so much as I watch our young people call politicians to account. Together we can make a change. And we must. While politicians nod and pretend to listen to Greta Thunberg, declare Climate Emergencies, then continue with ‘business as usual’ finding money always for bombs and seldom for books we need to stand beside these children and hold our deceitful leaders to account.” This is where the shamanic idea of the bear as a protector comes in. The bear has the reputation of being a fearless fighter, and yet it appears in dreams to provide protection. Wunn, Ina (2000). "Beginning of Religion". Numen. 47 (4): 417–452. doi: 10.1163/156852700511612. S2CID 53595088.

The earliest members of Ursidae belong to the extinct subfamily Amphicynodontinae, including Parictis (late Eocene to early middle Miocene, 38–18 Mya) and the slightly younger Allocyon (early Oligocene, 34–30Mya), both from North America. These animals looked very different from today's bears, being small and raccoon-like in overall appearance, with diets perhaps more similar to that of a badger. Parictis does not appear in Eurasia and Africa until the Miocene. [15] It is unclear whether late-Eocene ursids were also present in Eurasia, although faunal exchange across the Bering land bridge may have been possible during a major sea level low stand as early as the late Eocene (about 37Mya) and continuing into the early Oligocene. [16] European genera morphologically very similar to Allocyon, and to the much younger American Kolponomos (about 18 Mya), [17] are known from the Oligocene, including Amphicticeps and Amphicynodon. [16] There has been various morphological evidence linking amphicynodontines with pinnipeds, as both groups were semi-aquatic, otter-like mammals. [18] [19] [20] In addition to the support of the pinniped–amphicynodontine clade, other morphological and some molecular evidence supports bears being the closest living relatives to pinnipeds. [21] [22] [23] [19] [24] [20] Life restoration of Arctotherium bonariense a b Hunt, R. M. Jr. (1998). "Ursidae". In Janis, Christine M.; Scott, Kathleen M.; Jacobs, Louis L. (eds.). Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America, volume 1: Terrestrial carnivores, ungulates, and ungulatelike mammals. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. pp.174–195. ISBN 978-0-521-35519-3. Bernhard Family History". ancestry.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02 . Retrieved 11 March 2015. Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding". Archived from the original on 2014-03-15 . Retrieved 2014-03-09. 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.Klinka, D. R.; Reimchen, T. E. (2002). "Nocturnal and diurnal foraging behaviour of brown bears ( Ursus arctos ) on a salmon stream in coastal British Columbia" (PDF). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 80 (8): 1317–1322. doi: 10.1139/Z02-123. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-08-12 . Retrieved 2017-01-07. Bear may also be emerging as your guide showing you how to tap into the resources within yourself that will help you maneuver through uncharted territory. Bear appearing in dreams may also signal that you are ready to stand on your own two feet. Dealing with negative emotions and fears

a b "Keyword search: "Ursidae", Exact phrase, The entire database". IUCN. Archived from the original on 2011-08-05 . Retrieved 16 January 2017. Another way to think about this is to consider what exactly is it about bears that makes them so difficult for us to deal with. Bears live in a world of bravado and danger; that’s why they’re such fierce fighters. And their environment is harsh: there’s no room for weakness among the bears, who face predators and hardship every day on their journey for food and shelter.

Dreaming about bears roaming in the wild can represent something unknown or very instinctual within yourself trying to get out and express itself. It could also represent a fear or danger coming closer to you on some level.A dream about a bear’s roaming in the wild may be a metaphor for something deep within you trying to manifest, but which you don’t know how to handle. Dreaming about bears hibernating Mating occurs in spring, and implantation of the fertilized ovum is delayed. Including the delay, gestation may last 195–265 days, and one to four cubs, usually two, are born during the winter in a den of ice or snow. Cubs weigh less than 1 kg at birth and are not weaned until after they are two years old. Young polar bears may die of starvation or may be killed by adult males, and for this reason female polar bears are extremely defensive of their young when adult males are present. Young remain with their mothers until they reach sexual maturity. Females first reproduce at four to eight years of age and breed every two to four years thereafter. Males mature at about the same age as females but do not breed until a few years later. Adult polar bears have no natural predators, though walruses and wolves can kill them. Longevity in the wild is 25 to 30 years, but in captivity several polar bears have lived to more than 35 years old.