the golden-capped parakeet ( aratinga auricapillus ) is a species of parrot in the family psittacidae .

it is found in brazil and paraguay .

its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests , subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests , dry savanna , and plantations .

it is threatened by habitat loss .

golden - capped parakeet

information on the golden - capped parakeet is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly .
of the sun parakeet , but most recent authorities maintain their status as separate species . alternatively , it has been suggested that the sun parakeet and the sulphur - breasted parakeet represent one species , while the jenday parakeet and golden - capped parakeet represent a second . of these , the sulphur - breasted parakeet only received widespread recognition in 2005 , having gone unnoticed at least partially due to its resemblance to certain pre - adult plumages of the sun parakeet . the sun , jandaya , and golden - capped parakeets will all
the gold - capped conures ( aratinga auricapillus ) - also known as golden - capped parakeets - are endemic to brazil and paraguay .
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however , gold - capped conures are prolific breeders , making them popular birds in aviculture , and hand - fed golden cap babies are generally available .
golden - capped conure also go through nippy stages and they require some training to stop this behavior . fortunately , they are smart and respond well to training .
golden - capped conures breed very well in captivity and reach sexual maturity at about two years of age . golden - cappeds are not sexually dimorphic - only a dna test , or the laying of an egg , will establish an individual ' s sex .
in captivity ( it is likely , but unconfirmed , that the sulphur - breasted also will interbreed with these ) . in the wild , hybrids between the jandaya parakeet and golden - capped parakeet have been reported in their limited area of contact , but it has been speculated that most such individuals could be sub - adults ( which easily could be confused with hybrids ) . as far as known , the remaining
for ' of the summer solstice ' , hence ' sunny ' , and refers to its golden plumage .
species : scientific : aratinga auricapilla aurifrons aka aratinga solstitialis aurifrons . . . english : golden - capped conure . . . dutch : goudkop aratinga . . . german : goldkappensittich . . . french : perruche à front doré
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like other members of the genus aratinga , the sun parakeet is social and typically occurs in groups of up to 30 individuals . it has been reported as nesting in palm cavities . it mainly feeds on fruits , flowers , berries , nuts , and the like . otherwise , relatively little is known about its behavior in the wild , in part due to confusion over what information refers to the sun parakeet and what refers to the sulphur - breasted parakeet . regardless , the behavior of the two is unlikely to differ to any great extent .
collar , n . , boesman , p . , de juana , e . & kirwan , g . m . ( 2018 ) . golden - capped parakeet ( aratinga auricapillus ) . in : del hoyo , j . , elliott , a . , sargatal , j . , christie , d . a . & de juana , e . ( eds . ) . handbook of the birds of the world alive . lynx edicions , barcelona . ( retrieved from urltoken on 9 july 2018 ) .
the golden - capped conures are cheerful , affectionate little birds , who love to cuddle . they need plenty of playtime and one - on - one attention . the gold caps are a little more mellow than some of the other smaller conure birds . they are trainable , and can learn to speak a few words .
immature golden - capped conures are essentially green , with some orange around the eyes , above the beak , and on the breast near the wings . some navy is mixed in with the green of the tail . the bird ' s full coloration is not seen until they are sexually mature at about two years of age .
cites birdlife international internet bird collection parrots : a guide to parrots of the world , juniper and parr , 1998 ml media collection catalogue 114646 , golden - capped parakeet aratinga auricapillus , remold , heinz , minas gerais , brazil , nov . 10 1998 , cornell lab of ornithology . site parrots : status survey and conservation plan 2000 - 2004 , snyder , mcgowan , gilardi and grajal , 2000 . parrots of the world , forshaw and cooper , 1977 . 2010 edition parrots of the world , forshaw , 2006 . parrots in aviculture , low , 1992 . psittacine aviculture , schubot , clubb and clubb , 1992 .
adults have a rich yellow crown , nape , mantle , lesser wing - coverts , tips of the greater wing - coverts , chest , and underwing - coverts . the face and belly are orange with red around the ears . the base of the greater wing - coverts , tertials , and base of the primaries are green , while the secondaries , tips of the primaries , and most of the primary coverts are dark blue . the tail is olive - green with a blue tip . from below , all the flight feathers are dark greyish . the bill is black . the legs and the bare eye - ring are grey , but the latter often fades to white in captivity ( so using amount of grey or white in the eye - ring for determining
purity
of an individual can be misleading ) . it is easily confused with the closely related jandaya parakeet and sulphur - breasted parakeet , but the former has entirely green wing - coverts , mantle and vent , while the latter has green mottling to the mantle and less orange to the underparts . the sun parakeet is also superficially similar to the pale - billed golden parakeet .
gold - capped conures have a loud scream and typically are noisy at dawn and at bedtimes . they will also shriek when they are scared or excited - - when you come home , for example , he or she will enthusiastically greet you .
the sun parakeet occurs only in a relatively small region of north - eastern south america : the north brazilian state of roraima , southern guyana , extreme southern suriname , and southern french guiana . it also occurs as a vagrant to coastal french guiana . its status in venezuela is unclear , but there are recent sightings from the south - east near santa elena de uairén . it may occur in amapá or far northern pará ( regions where the avifauna generally is very poorly documented ) , but this remains to be confirmed . populations found along the amazon river in brazil are now known to belong to the sulphur - breasted parakeet .
species : scientific : aratinga auricapilla auricapilla aka aratinga solstitialis auricapilla . . . english : golden - headed conure . . . dutch : goudkap aratinga . . . german : goldscheitelsittich . . . french : perruche à capuche d ' or . . . cites ii - endangered
30 cm . green parakeet with orange - red belly and facial markings . red frontlet , lores and area around eyes grading to bright orange in forecrown and bright yellow in mid - crown . large , dull orange - red belly patch , mottled yellow . reddish underwing - coverts . bluish primaries with green patch . dull bluish tail with green in base and red on central rectrices . feathers of lower back and rump edged reddish . blackish bill . race
the gold - capped conure grows to about 13 to 14 inches in length and weighs about 150 grams . their bodies are mainly green , with blackish bills , gray feet and brown irises . the forehead , the areas around the eyes and underwing coverts are usually red . the breast feathers are a red and green mix . their tail feathers are olive green with a bluish tip . the primary feathers , wing coverts , and under - wing coverts are blue .
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is deeper green with more extensive red on head , reduced patch on belly and no red on mantle .
this species is thought to have a moderately small population which is suspected to be declining in some areas owing primarily to habitat loss . however , it seems to cope relatively well with the alteration of its habitat . it is consequently classified as near threatened .
. in são paulo and paraná , the species has only been recorded in the humid eastern forests . it has apparently vanished from espirito santo , and has been recently recorded from single sites in rio de janeiro and paraná . despite the loss of habitat and collecting for the pet trade , it is still locally common in goiás , ( where it occurs over most of its former distribution ) , minas gerais and bahia . it is described as very common along the rio grande basin ( v . t . lombardi
. 2011 ) . a recent survey in bahia found it in 18 out of 30 sites surveyed , including eight protected areas , being recorded in large groups and using secondary vegetation ( cordeiro 2002 ) . the discovery that it is still widespread and has not declined over much of its northern range ( bahia , minas gerais , goiás ) , and its ability to cope with habitat fragmentation suggest its status is more secure than formerly thought .
this species ' s population size has not been formally estimated and in the absence of sufficient data it is preliminarily estimated to number more than 10 , 000 individuals , roughly equivalent to 6 , 700 mature individuals ; however , detailed research is required .
the species ' s population is suspected to be in decline owing to continued habitat loss and some trapping for the pet trade .
it is found in both humid atlantic coastal forest and inland transitional forests . it is largely dependent on semi - deciduous forest , but forages and breeds in forest edge , adjacent secondary growth , agricultural areas and even urban areas ( v . t . lombardi
, it seems to adapt well to mosaics of forest fragments , pastures and agriculture , and in goiás and minas gerais it also uses areas of cerrado ( f . olmos
. 2003 ) . pairs have been seen in november and dependent young in march ( l . f . silveira
1999 ) , indicating breeding in the austral summer . it feeds on fruits ( such as mango , papaya and orange ) ( l . f . silveira
1999 ) and seeds ( such as maize ) , and was formerly considered a serious pest .
2000 ) . trapping for trade has probably had a significant impact since it was relatively common in illegal brazilian markets in the mid - 1980s and imported in hundreds into west germany in the early 1980s . however , the precise effect is obfuscated by high numbers of captive - bred birds , which presumably reduce pressure on remaining wild populations ( l . f . silveira
1999 ) . despite its tendency to occasionally nest near human habitation , it is apparently not the most favoured species for the pet trade ( v . t . lombardi
. 2011 ) . there are no records of persecution in response to crop degradation .
( silveira 1998 ) and serra do caparaó national parks , rio doce state park and caratinga reserve .
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sometimes treated as conspecific with a . solstitialis and a . jandaya ( see a . solstitialis ) . races apparently intergrade in bahia ; aurifrons considered by some authors to be undiagnosable # r . two subspecies tentatively recognized .
( kuhl , 1820 ) – n & c bahia , in e brazil .
30 cm ; 130 g . area around eye onto forehead red , shading through orange on forecrown to yellow on mid - crown ; bare orbital skin dark ; head , body and wings fairly deep green , . . .
a high - pitched , shrill , screeching note repeated several times “crree crree crree” , both in flight . . .
fringes of semi - deciduous forests , being less common in second growth and pastureland with . . .
fruits and seeds . in an anthropogenic area in nw of são paulo state , birds were recorded foraging on 28 plant species , 16 of them . . .
almost no information . nest in hole of tree . general evidence suggests breeding around oct . a well - grown chick recorded in early nov . . .
no information available , but some movements in response to food availability seem likely .
not globally threatened . currently considered near threatened . cites ii . in 19th century a common species ; possibly in decline for two hundred years with steady and now . . .
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recent reappraisal of higher taxonomy of parrots # r proposed arrangement into three superfamilies , here treated as families ( strigopidae , cacatuidae , psittacidae ) ; same study split psittacidae , as here defined , into three families , with additional recognition of psittrichasidae ( psittrichas to coracopsis , below ) and psittaculidae ( psephotus to micropsitta , below ) ; in present work , separation of these families considered to require further study and perhaps additional support . in the past , present family was often split into two , with recognition of family loriidae ; at the other extreme , it was sometimes considered to include all psittaciformes .
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) , in neotropical birds online ( t . s . schulenberg , editor ) . cornell lab of ornithology , ithaca , ny , usa . retrieved from neotropical birds online :
classified as near threatened ( nt ) on the iucn red list ( 1 ) and listed on appendix ii of cites ( 2 ) .
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recommended citation birdlife international ( 2018 ) species factsheet : aratinga auricapillus . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 . recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species : birdlife international ( 2018 ) iucn red list for birds . downloaded from urltoken on 09 / 07 / 2018 .
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a . a . auricapillus : both adults forehead and lores to area around eyes orange / red , yellow forecrown , some birds cheeks yellow as well ; abdomen and lower breast red ; rump and low back margined red . bill black . eye ring grey , eye dull yellow . a . a . aurifrons : as in auricapillus , but sides of head , throat and upper breast darker green with no yellow ; also rump and low back red absent .
as in adult but with less evident head markings , in particular the yellow on the forecrown ; cheeks deeper green ; almost no red on rump and low back ; red of underparts on flanks and centre of abdomen only . eye ring pale grey , eye brown .
aviary or suspended enclosure , minimum length 2 or 3m ( 6 . 5 or 9 . 8 ft ) .
fruit such as : apple , pear , orange , cactus fruits , pomegranate , forming about 30 percent of diet ; fresh vegetables if taken , such as : carrot , celery , green beans and peas , corn on the cob , green leaves ; spray millet , small seed , complete pellet .
provide overhead misters or shallow water bowls for bathing ; bird - safe , unsprayed flowering , fir , pine , willow or elder branches , climbing toys ( ladders , ropes , swings ) , puzzle toys , wooden block or vegetable tanned leather chew toys .
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extensive clearance for crops ( coffee , soybean and sugarcane ) and other agriculture ; trapping for trade may have had significant effect in the 1980s .
a . a . auricapillus : restricted to n and c bahia ; birds from s bahia intermediate between this subspecies and a . aurifrons . a . a . aurifrons : se brazil , from minas gerais and southern goias south to santa catarina .
occurs in forest , forest edge and clearings , including coastal moist evergreen atlantic forest and deciduous and cerrado - type woodlands of interior . up to 2180m ( 7150 ft ) .
3 to 5 broadly elliptical eggs , 30 . 5 x 23 . 5mm ( 1 . 2 x 0 . 9 in )
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their natural habitats include subtropical or tropical dry forests , subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests , dry savanna , and plantations .
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genus : scientific : aratinga . . . english : conures . . . dutch : wigstaartparkieten . . . german : keilschwanzsittiche . . . french : aratinga
sub - species / races including nominate : auricappila , aurifrons . . . cites ii - endangered
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on average , sun parakeets weigh approximately 110 g ( 4 oz ) and are around 30 cm ( 12 in ) long .
and resemble similar - aged sulphur - breasted parakeets . the distinctive yellow , orange , and reddish colouration on the back , abdomen , and head is attained with maturity .
its exact ecological requirements remain relatively poorly known . it is widely reported as occurring in savanna and coastal forests , but recent sightings suggest it mainly occurs at the edge of humid forest growing in foothills in the guiana shield , and crosses more open habitats only when traveling between patches of forest .
from the former and rare in the latter . it is very rare in french guiana , but may breed in the southern part of the country ( this remains unconfirmed ) . this species is very popular in captivity , and large numbers have been caught for the pet trade . today it is regularly bred in captivity , but the capture of wild individuals potentially remains a very serious threat . this has fueled recent discussions regarding its status , leading to it being uplisted to
at around 2 years of age , and can live for 25 to 30 years . the hen lays a clutch of three to five eggs , with an
the sun conure is noted for its very loud squawking compared to its relatively small size . it is capable of mimicking humans , but not as well as some larger parrots .
sun conures are popular as pets because of their bright coloration though they have a very limited ability to talk . due to their inquisitive temperaments , they demand a great deal of attention from their owners , and can sometimes be loud . like many parrots , they are determined chewers and require toys and treats to chew on .
hand reared pets can be very friendly towards humans that they are familiar with , but they may be aggressive towards strangers .
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simpson , d . p . ( 1979 ) . cassell ' s latin dictionary ( 5 ed . ) . london : cassell ltd . isbn 0 - 304 - 52257 - 0 .
arndt , t . ( 1997 ) . lexicon of parrots . arndt verlag . isbn 3 - 9805291 - 1 - 8
silverira , l . , de lima , f . , & höfling , e . ( 2005 ) . a new species of aratinga conure ( psittaformes : psittacidae ) from brazil , with taxonomical remarks on the aratinga solstitialis complex . the auk 122 ( 1 ) : 292 - 305 .
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jutglar , á . ( 1997 ) . aratinga solstitialis ( sun conure ) . p . 431 in : del hoyo , j . , elliott , a . , & sargatal , j . eds ( 1997 ) . handbook of birds of the world . vol . 4 . sandgrouse to cuckoos . lynx edicions , barcelona . isbn 84 - 87334 - 22 - 9
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sun conure ( aratinga solstitialis ) : uplist to near threatened ? birdlife international discussion board .
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the ussuri brown bear ( ursus arctos lasiotus ) , also known as the black grizzly is a population of the brown bear .

one of the largest brown bears , ussuri brown bears approach the kodiak brown bear in size .

ussuri brown bear

an alaskan brown bear , a relative of the ussuri brown bears of japan .
ursus arctos lasiotus —amur brown bear ( or
ussuri brown bear ,
black grizzly ,
or
horse bear
) , russia : southern kuril islands , sakhalin , maritime territory , and the ussuri / amur river region south of the stanovoy range . china : northeastern heilongjiang . japan : hokkaidō
a statue of kesagake , the brown bear responsible for the worst bear attacks in japanese history .
image caption : ussuri brown bear ( ursus arctos lasiotus ) in the beijing zoo . credit : jz85 / wikipedia ( cc by - sa 3 . 0 )
giant panda cubs have also been reportedly eaten by brown bears ( brown 1993 ) .
shadow of the bear ( sotb ) . n . d . brown bear reproduction . shadow of the bear . retrieved december 28 , 2008 .
there is only one brown bear species , but there are many subspecies . depending on where they live brown bears are also known as the alaskan , grizzly , european , syrian , and kodiak brown bear .
the ussuri brown bear , sometimes called the black grizzly , can be found in many regions including the korean peninsula , kunashiri islands , northeastern china , sakhalin , and the shantar islands , among other places . it is a subspecies of the brown bear . the usurri brown bear is thought to be an ancestor of the north american brown bear , and may have traveled to its current locations from alaska 13 , 000 years ago .
the brown bear ( ursus arctos ) is a large bear distributed across much of northern eurasia and north america and is the largest terrestrial carnivoran . there are several recognized subspecies within the brown bear species .
reconstruction of a brown bear confronting a wolf pack by adolph murie ( 1944 ) .
the brown bear is a european protected species , given protection throughout the european union .
figure 33 . the den of a large male brown bear (
sidun
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a memorial for the sankebetsu brown bear incident . author : さえぼー . cc by 4 . 0
there has been a recent increase in interactions between brown bears and polar bears . brown bears have been seen moving increasingly northward into territories formerly claimed by polar bears . brown bears tend to dominate polar bears in disputes over carcasses , and dead polar bear cubs have been found in brown bear dens ( dye 2005 ) .
a brown bear cub’s life is dangerous . there are many animals that don’t mind eating bear cubs and male adult bears are one of them !
in north america , two ecotypes of the single species ursus arctos horribilis are generally recognized—the coastal brown bear and the inland grizzly ; these two types broadly define the range of sizes of all brown bear subspecies .
the ussuri brown bear has attacked humans before , and the attacks are well documented . in the sankebetsu brown bear incident , occurring in sankei in the sankebetsu district in december of 1915 , seven people were killed . the eight hundred and thirty - seven pound bear attacked twice , killing the second set of victims during the prefuneral vigil being held for the first victims . this incident is thought to be the cause of the bear’s man eating image . during the first fifty - seven years of the 20th century , the ussuri bear injured three hundred people , and one hundred and forty - one were killed .
and on another a brown bear boldy slept in the same den with a male tiger . your point ?
brown , g . 1996 . great bear almanac . new york : lyons & burford . isbn 1558212108 .
the incident began when kesagake , a huge ussuri brown bear , appeared near the ikeda homestead , in mid november , and spooked the family horse . when the bear reappeared , the ikeda men went after it and managed to wound it with gunfire . thinking the bear would now fear humans , they decided not to track it further .
less than one year before a shark terrorized america , a bear brought down a reign of terror on northern japan . it was december of 1915 , and bear sightings among the rural villages were common at the time . the ussuri brown bear , cousin of the grizzly , typically left humans alone , only occasionally breaking into village food stores .
the brown bear is one of the largest bear species . it ranges in color from dark to reddish brown to cream toned . they resemble but are generally larger than the black bear . they have longer claws for their different feeding habits and a stronger body mass .
brown bears have fur in shades of brown , black , tan or blond , or a combination of those colors . the longer outer guard hairs of the brown bear are often tipped with white or silver , giving a
grizzled
appearance .
when you see a bear , talk to it . let the bear know you are human .
in europe , the brown bear shared its habitat with other predators such as the cave lion , cave hyena , and the larger , closely related cave bear , which the brown bear ultimately outlasted . the cave bear was hunted by neanderthals who may have had a religion relating to this bear , the cave bear cult . however , the neanderthal population was too small for their consumption of cave bear to result in the species ' extinction , and the cave bear outlasted the neanderthals by 18 , 000 years , becoming extinct about 10 , 000 years ago . the cave bear and brown bear diets were similar , and the two species probably lived in the same area at the same time . why the cave bear died out is not known .
i believe that tiger vs brown bear at parity is 50 / 50 , maybe a slight edge to the feline due its jaws . i ' m merely correcting your false assumptions on the historical data of tiger vs brown bear conflicts .
ursus arctos collaris —siberian brown bear ; siberia ( except for the habitat of the kamchatka and amur brown bears . ) also in northern mongolia , far northern xinjiang , and extreme eastern kazakhstan .
there are several recognized subspecies within the brown bear species . in north america , two types of the subspecies ursus arctos horribilis are generally recognized—the coastal brown bear and the inland grizzly bear ; these two types broadly define the range of sizes of all brown bear subspecies . an adult grizzly living inland in yukon may weigh as little as 80 kg ( 180 lb ) , while an adult coastal brown bear in nearby coastal alaska living on a steady , nutritious diet of spawning salmon may weigh as much as 680 kg ( 1 , 500 lb ) . the exact number of overall brown subspecies remains in debate .
on one occasion a brown bear was even observed running from tiger tracks ( which isn ' t even the tiger itself ) .
the brown bear has existed in north america since at least the most recent ice age , though it is thought that the larger , taller , and stronger giant short - faced bear , or bulldog bear , was the dominant carnivore at the time . the giant short - faced bear was a tall , thin animal adapted to eating large mammals , whereas the grizzly or brown bear has teeth appropriate for its omnivorous diet .
brown bears usually dominate other bear species in areas where they coexist . due to their smaller size , american black bears are at a competitive disadvantage over brown bears in open , non - forested areas . although displacement of black bears by brown bears has been documented , actual interspecific killing of black bears by brown bears has only occasionally been reported . the black bear ' s habit of living in heavily forested areas as opposed to the brown bear ' s preference for open spaces usually ensures that the two species avoid confrontations in areas where they are sympatric .
russian hunting agency ( rha ) . 2007 . brown bear hunting in russia . russian hunting agency . retrieved december 28 , 2008 .
as winter approaches the mother brown bear ( a sow ) will prepare her den . she will enter the den while pregnant and begin hibernation . while hibernating she will give birth to brown bear cubs between winter and early spring . in some warmer habitats hibernation may not occur .
there are very few reports of brown bears killing adult male tigers . still , usually brown bears are larger than tigers . hence , brown bears killing tigers isn ' t anywhere near as impressive as the reverse , where the feline is usually smaller .
description : smaller than kamchatka brown bears ( u . a . beringianus ) but larger than eurasian brown bears ( u . a . arctos ) with long and dense fur , usually dark but varies from pale brown through cinnamon to dark brown . some bears ( the upper yenisei river population ) have white collars , hence their latin name .
brown bears can be recognized by their most distinctive feature , their shoulder hump . super strong shoulder muscles help this bear to dig up roots and tear apart logs to find food . these muscles are located in the ‘hump’ of the brown bear . brown bears can move rocks and logs and dig through hard soil and rocky ground using their long sharp claws when making their dens .
reports of ussuri brown bears hunting siberian tigers have been reported . these incidents occur because of disputes over prey or territory . some bears will change their course if they smell a tiger has passed , while others will follow the tiger’s trail and even sleep in its den . it has even been reported that some ussuri bears have followed tigers in order to eat the leftovers from its kills . scientists have dubbed these bears “satellite bears” because of this frequent behavior .
in canada , the brown bear is listed as vulnerable in alberta , british columbia , northwest territories , and yukon territory . prairie populations of grizzly bear are listed as extirpated in alberta , manitoba , and saskatchewan .
their fur can be brown or black , but also yellowish . they are extremely powerful .
the forearms of brown bears end in massive paws with claws up to 15 centimeters ( 6 inches ) in length , which are mainly used for digging . brown bear claws are not retractable , and have relatively blunt points . like all bears , brown bears are plantigrades and can stand up on their hind legs for extended periods of time .
a re - creation of a pioneer cottage in hokkaido , located at the sankebetsu brown bear incident reconstruction location . author : タクナワン . cc by 3 . 0
this bear has many similarities to the kamchatka brown bear , but its differences include a slightly darker color , a longer skull , cheekbones that are not as separated , and a lower forehead . the skulls of adult males can reach a width of 9 . 2 inches and a length of up to 15 . 2 inches . the ussuri brown bear can differ in size depending on its location ; bears in the southern regions of injeba’k mountain can weigh up to five hundred and fifty - one pounds , while the bears found north of the mountain can weigh up to 1 , 322 pounds .
there are many methods used by scientists to define bear species and subspecies as no one method is always effective . genetic testing is now perhaps the most important way to scientifically define brown bear relationships and names . generally genetic testing uses the word clade rather than species because a genetic test alone cannot define a biological species . most genetic studies report on how closely related the bears are ( or their genetic distance ) . there are hundreds of obsolete brown bear subspecies , each with its own name , and this can become confusing ; hall ( 1981 ) lists 86 different types . the exact number of overall brown subspecies and its precise relationship to the polar bear remains in debate . the polar bear is a recent offshoot of the brown bear , having diverged approximately 400 , 000 years ago .
bear facts ( bf ) . n . d . types of bears in the yukon . bear facts . retrieved december 28 , 2008 .
when attempting to steal a kill , one tigress was able to severely injure an adult brown bear ( who was probably close to twice her weight ) before going down .
it all began on a mid - november morning when the brown bear appeared on the doorstep of the ikeda family . this first encounter with the bear was scary but essentially harmless , as the bear took some corn and left shortly afterward . although it was too early for a bear to wake up , meetings with wild animals weren’t uncommon in the area since it was a freshly settled community .
range : eastern siberia from the river yenisei to the altai mountains . also found in northern mongolia , far northern xinjiang in china , and in extreme eastern kazakhstan . not present in the habitat areas of the kamchatka ( u . a . beringianus ) and ussuri or amur ( u . a . lasiotus ) brown bears .
the recent killings have revived memories of japan’s deadliest bear attacks – known collectively as the sankebetsu incident - in which an 8 . 85 ft brown bear weighing 749 lb killed seven villagers and injured three others on the northern island of hokkaido in 1915 .
the brown bear ' s principal range includes parts of russia , india , china , canada , the united states ( mostly alaska ) , scandinavia and the carpathian region ( especially romania ) , anatolia , and caucasus . the brown bear is recognized as a national and state animal in several european countries . it is the most widely distributed of all bears .
grizzly bear has brown fur , but hairs on the shoulders and back have white tops which give them
grizzled
look . that is why they are known as grizzly bears .
brown bears live in north america , asia , and europe . in north america their appearance and fur color varies depending on facts such as habitat , diet , season , etc . the state of alaska contains 70 percent of the brown bear population in north america according to conservation records .
hibernation : duration depends on habitat . generally october through march . hibernating brown bears can awaken if necessary .
the brown bear is a massive animal , weighing between 100 and 700 kilograms ( 220 - 1 , 500 pounds ) and its larger populations , such as the kodiak bear , match the polar bear as the largest extant land carnivores . while the brown bear ' s range has shrunk , and it has faced local extinctions , it remains listed as a least concern species with a total population of approximately 200 , 000 . its principal range countries are russia , the united states ( especially alaska ) , canada , and finland .
relocation has been used to separate the bear from the human environment , but it does not address the problem bear ' s newly learned humans - as - food - source behavior . nor does it address the environmental situations which created the human habituated bear . and attracting multiple bears to an area can lead to competition , social conflict , and bear - on - bear injuries and death .
black ice , ursus never disproved my argument in regards to the tigress vs large brown bear , the fact remains the bear got severe wounds as a result of the tussle with the tigress , what was being shown by ursus is that felines can defend themselves quite well , even when faced with larger opponents ; the leopard vs lionesses being his counter example . the fight that the tigress put up against the large brown bear was quite impressive , nonetheless .
brown bears generally avoid alpha siberian tigers at all costs . even when in conflict with females , bears need to be careful . when attempting to steal a kill , one tigress was able to severely injure an adult brown bear ( who was probably close to twice her weight ) before going down .
brown bears engage in infanticide ( bellemain et al . 2006 ) . an adult male bear may kill the cubs of another bear either to make the female sexually receptive or simply for consumption . cubs will flee up a tree when they sight a strange male bear and the mother will defend them even though the male may be twice her size .
one such event occurred in sankebetsu , japan , between december 9 and 14 , 1915 , when a brown bear awoke early from hibernation and proceeded to terrorize the local population for five days .
even if bicep strength is the same . the bear is still stronger .
the videos are split into bear species to further encourage independent reading and learning .
about 130 species of land mammal occur in japan . the largest are the ussuri brown bear of hokkaidō and the asian black bear in the mountainous areas of honshū , kyūshū and shikoku . smaller carnivores include the red fox , raccoon dog and japanese marten . the leopard cat occurs on tsushima island while the iriomote cat is unique to the eponymous island . grazing mammals include the sika deer , japanese serow and wild boar . among japan ' s most famous mammals is the japanese macaque , the world ' s most northerly monkey .
yet on the shiretoko peninsula of hokkaido , japan – an area recognised for having one of the planet’s most densely packed brown bear populations – bears are no longer feared by the people living there .
brown bears have powerful arms and legs with sharp claws . they will fight any animal that tries to attack them .
there is little agreement on the classification of brown bears because there are so many ways to name and group them .
both the cave bear and the brown bear are thought to be descended from the plio - pleistocene etruscan bear ( ursus etruscus ) that lived about 5 . 3 mya to 10 , 000 years ago . the last common ancestor of cave bears and brown bears lived between 1 . 2 and 1 . 4 mya . the immediate precursor of the cave bear was probably ursus deningeri ( deninger ' s bear ) , a species restricted to pleistocene europe about 1 . 8 mya to 100 , 000 years ago . the transition between deninger ' s bear and the cave bear is given as the last interglacial , although the boundary between these forms is arbitrary , and intermediate or transitional taxa have been proposed , e . g . ursus spelaeus deningeroides , while other authorities consider both taxa to be chronological variants of the same species .
the topic is
ussuri brown bear vs siberian tiger
, right ? so , evidence , real evidence from the siberian tiger project ( monograph of 2005 , in russian ) prove that tigers win most of the fights , so 2 + 2 = 4 , no ? the tiger will normally win in those encounters , even better , the only fight recorded among two full grow adult males resulted in the victory of the tiger ( mazák , 1983 ) .
there is not a single case of a bear killing a full grow male tiger .
but few people have heard the unsettling tale of the sankebetsu bear attack of japan .
while the black bear is found only throughout north and central america , the brown bear family is spread all over the world . they live in dense forests in mountains , valleys and meadows and can be found in canada , in central regions of the u . s . and throughout europe and asia .
please cut the childish crap . i ncan read . your source didn ' t prove anything except tigers kill brown bears through hunts , even then 2 lone accounts don ' t help your general case . i posted a couple accounts of brown bear killing male tigers on cf and i ' ll post them again soon as i find them .
figure 31 . an above - ground den of a female himalayan bear with her cub .
the mexican grizzly bear is listed as an endangered species , but it may be extinct .
this bear book for kids mixes facts , photos and even includes a video clip section .
the cave bear ( ursus spelaeus ) was a species of bear that lived in europe during the pleistocene and became extinct about 24 , 000 years ago during the last glacial maximum .
it was a cold winter in sankebetsu rokusen sawa , which is some 18 miles inland from the west coast of hokkaido island . the year was 1915 , and the world was at war . but in japan , besides fighting imperial germany , the inhabitants of sankebetsu rokusen sawa had a different kind of enemy : a huge ussuri brown bear . the bear had woken early from its hibernation . hungry and looking for food , it began a killing spree that would devastate many lives . due to the meticulous japanese records kept since that time , almost all the details of the events are known today .
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north american brown bears seem to prefer open landscapes , whereas in eurasia they inhabit mostly dense forests . it is thought that the eurasian bears that colonized america were tundra adapted , something indicated by brown bears in the chukotka peninsula on the asian side of bering strait , which are the only asian brown bears to live year - round in lowland tundra like their american cousins ( rha 2007 ) .
if the bear makes contact , surrender ! now you know what that white piece of cloth is for . take it out , wave it , and hope that the bear acknowledges your surrender .
source on bear attacks in japan : the associated press tokyo dated 21 . 10 . 2010 .
people in northern japan have been warned to stay away from mountain forests after four people were killed in a spate of bear attacks , amid a dramatic rise in the number of bear sightings .
but in the end , hunting threatens to have its way with the population of ussuri bears . russian authorities estimate that there are between 15 , 000 and 30 , 000 specimens left . note the precision of the number . cruel practices are often used by hunters . wealthy people looking for thrills pay others to take them near a bear ' s winter lair . the trackers force the bear out of its lethargy by filling its lair with smoke . furious and disoriented , the bear leaves its den to escape , and then it is shot with bullets usually used to kill elephants !
the brown bear’s diet is quite similar to all other bears . they eat grass , fruit , insects , roots and bulbs of plants along with carrion and , when hungry enough , they will hunt small animals . brown bears that live near the coast feed on fish , particularly salmon . these bears will grow much larger than others because of their protein rich diet .
there are about 200 , 000 brown bears in the world . the largest populations are in russia , with 120 , 000 , the united states with 32 , 500 , and canada with 21 , 750 . ninety - five percent of the brown bear population in the united states is in alaska , though in the western united states they are repopulating slowly but steadily along the rockies and plains . in europe , there are 14 , 000 brown bears in ten separate fragmented populations , from spain in the west , to russia in the east , and from scandinavia in the north to romania , bulgaria , and greece ( with about 200 animals ) in the south . they are extinct in the british isles , extremely threatened in france and spain , and in trouble over most of central europe . the brown bear is finland ' s national animal . the carpathian brown bear population is the largest in europe outside russia , estimated at 4 , 500 to 5 , 000 bears .
2013 ) . nearly all european countries have some form of bear management plan , action plan or bear management strategy . however , in a number of countries these documents have not been adequately implemented .
in arctic areas , the potential habitat of the brown bear is increasing . the seeming warming of that region has allowed the species to move farther and farther north into what was once exclusively the domain of the polar bear . in non - arctic areas , habitat loss is blamed as the leading cause of endangerment , followed by hunting .
once during tracking we also noted the following fact : a tiger retreated , not attempting to hunt a large male brown bear in its den . the bear had set himself up for the winter in a small depression that he had dug near a fallen , broken - off shrub ( fig . 33 ) , and the bear was quite visible . the tiger , having encountered the bear by chance , abruptly turned around at a distance of more than 25 m from this place and walked in the opposite direction by following his own old tracks .
the grizzly bear , sometimes called the silvertip bear , is listed as threatened in the continental united states . it is slowly repopulating in areas where it was previously extirpated , though it is still vulnerable .
their teeth were very large . cave bear teeth show greater wear than most modern bear species , suggesting a diet of tough materials . however , tubers and other gritty food , which cause distinctive tooth wear in modern brown bears , do not appear to have constituted a major part of cave bears ' diets on the basis of dental microwear analysis .
brown bears love fish and are fond of salmon . they are excellent at fishing . in fact each bear has its favorite spot and will try to “reserve” it from other bears . mother bears bring their cubs to give them a teaching lesson .
cameron , w . 2005 . learn to identify black bears and grizzly ( brown ) bears . mountain nature . retrieved december 28 , 2008 .
s have furry coats in shades of blonde , brown , black , or a combination of those colors . the longer outer guard hairs of the
there are an average of two fatal bear attacks a year in north america ( herrero 2002 ) . in scandinavia , there are only four known cases since 1902 of bear encounters that have resulted in death . the two most common causes for bear attack are surprise and curiosity ( smith and herrero 2007 ) .
the entrance of a brown bear ' s den is a tunnel that goes down to a small ‘bedroom’ . the female bear will hibernate all winter long , not even waking up to give birth ! the baby cubs will find their way to their mother’s chest and nurse and sleep until the mother bear wakes up . by the time she does wake up her teeny little cubs are much larger and quite playful ! the den will probably be used only once .
bellemain , e . , j . e . swenson , and p . taberlet . 2006 . mating strategies in relation to sexually selected infanticide in a non - social carnivore : the brown bear . ethology 112 ( 3 ) : 238 - 246 .
however , some evidence points toward the occasional inclusion of animal protein in cave bear diets . for example , toothmarks on cave bear remains in areas where cave bears are the only recorded potential carnivores suggests occasional cannibalistic scavenging , possibly on individuals that died during hibernation , and dental microwear analysis indicates the cave bear may have fed on a greater quantity of bone than its contemporary , the smaller eurasian brown bear additionally , cave bear remains from peștera cu oase in the southwestern tip of the romanian part of the carpathian mountains had elevated levels of nitrogen - 15 in their bones , indicative of omnivorous diets , although the values are within the range of those found for the strictly herbivorous mammoth .
and biceps
when the bear has a large hump on its . these bears have more impressive biceps .
dye , l . 2005 . grizzlies encroaching on polar bear country . abc news march 16 , 2005 .
skull of ursus spelaeus : cave bears lacked the usual two or three premolars present in other bear species .
if you haven’t been able to attract a bear yet , invite him to dinner . set up a bear - feeding station as mentioned above and install a sidewalk with footlights to guide the bear at night . it seems to me that it would be a whole lot safer to not even take any food into the forest .
grizzly bear is subspecies of the brown bear . these huge animals originate from europe and asia , but today they can be found only in north america and canada . they live in woodlands , forests and valleys near rivers . during 1970s number of grizzly bears dropped significantly because of the mass hunt . since that time , hunting of bears is prevented by law , and their number gradually increased in time . today , grizzly bear is
threatened
species which means almost endangered .
as the largest living land predators in the world and capable of running at speeds of around 30mph ( 48kmph ) , brown bears can be extremely dangerous .
the size of a bear somewhat flatters their actual physique , felines of equal size are at least equally impressive .
have you ever seen the shoulders and loose fur of a bear ? there ' s no way a tiger could kill a bear with one throat bite . most hunts , even if including ambush , eventually turn into fights .
the time of the arctodus extinction is about the same as the extinction of the long - horned bison and other megafauna . both of these animals were replaced by eurasian immigrants , specifically the brown bear and american bison . since this was also about the same time as the clovis tool kit hunting culture appeared in north america , with culturally advanced humans entering the americas from asia , the implication is that the brown bear was better adapted to human competition than the megafauna , presumably due to a long term coexistence in the old world with people .
this bear is solitary , crepuscular and nocturnal . it spends its days roaming the taiga and looking for food . the siberian summer is short and the bear only has a few months to reproduce and build up its fat reserves .
the morphological features of the cave bear chewing apparatus , including loss of premolars , have long been suggested to indicate their diets displayed a higher degree of herbivory than the eurasian brown bear . indeed , a solely vegetarian diet has been inferred on the basis of tooth morphology . results obtained on the stable isotopes of cave bear bones also point to a largely vegetarian diet in having low levels of nitrogen - 15 and carbon - 13 , which are accumulated at a faster rate by carnivores as opposed to herbivores .
brown bears have a bulky muscle mass located above the shoulders . this hump is designed to power the forelimbs and makes them exceptionally powerful diggers . this is one of the features that distinguishes them from the more common north american black bear which lacks such a shoulder hump
stay calm and do not run . c’mon , it’s just a bear attack , what are you worried about ? !
don’t try to outrun the bear . bears can run up to 50 kph , which is much faster than you .
the brown bear also shared north america with the american lion and smilodon , carnivorous competitors . the modern grizzly can eat plants , insects , carrion , and small and large animals . the american lion , smilodon , and giant short - faced bear had a more limited range of food , making them vulnerable to starvation as the supply of available large mammals decreased , possibly due to hunting by humans .
first , you’ll need three things to be safe from bears : a bell , a white piece of cloth and a ferrari . these correspond to the three stages of a bear attack : the bear sighting , the attack and the escape .
fun fact : brown bears can climb trees to eat or escape predators , but only when they are cubs ! as they become adults they become too heavy for climbing .
the genetic diversity of present - day brown bears ( ursus arctos ) has been extensively studied over the years and appears to be geographically structured into five main clades .
today , in rokusen sawa , there is a forest shrine called the sankebetsu brown bear incident reconstruction location . here , in memory of those who died , the story is presented authentically , with an original house from that period having been reconstructed and full explanations given of the events that occurred .
there is no shortage of safety tips telling what to do if you do see a bear when hiking in the mountains .
every single time any bear has ever stolen the kill off a tiger , the tiger was either a female or juvenile .
the caledonian bear was said to be so fierce that it was favored by the romans who used them in their amphitheatres .
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there is little agreement on classification of brown bears . some systems have proposed as many as 90 subspecies , while recent dna analysis has identified as few as five clades ( fws 2005 ) . dna analysis has recently revealed that the identified subspecies of brown bears , both eurasian and north american , are genetically quite homogeneous , and that their genetic phylogeography does not correspond to their traditional taxonomy ( waits et al . 1998 ) . the subspecies of brown bears have been listed as follows ( one of which , called clade i by waits et al . ( 1998 ) , part of the subspecies identified as u . a . sitkensis , by hall and u . a . dalli by kurtén , appears to be more closely related to the polar bear than to other brown bears ( waits et al . 1998 ) ) :
brown bears are one of the more familiar bears since they are widely distributed compared to other species . their preferred living areas vary from meadows and valleys to forests and mountains .
nearby , news of the attack reached the miyouke family . there , the women and children of the miyouke and saito families had gathered , while the men hunted for the bear . though the bear returned to the ōta home in search of more prey , it was chased off by several of the hunting party . the bear turned it’s sights on the now unprotected miyouke farm .
bears become attracted to human created food sources such as garbage dumps , litter bins , and dumpsters ; and venture into human dwellings or barns in search of food as humans encroach into bear habitat . in the united states , bears sometimes kill and eat farm animals . when bears come to associate human activity with a
food reward ,
a bear is likely to continue to become emboldened and the likeliness of human - bear encounters increases , as they may return to the same location despite relocation . the saying ,
a fed bear is a dead bear ,
has come into use to popularize the idea that allowing bears to scavenge human garbage , such as trash cans and campers ' backpacks , pet food , or other food sources that draw the bear into contact with humans can result in a bear being put into a situation where it has to be killed for safety reasons .
in spite of being classified as carnivores , about 75 % to 85 % of a bear’s diet is made up of plants .
several men from the village found expert bear hunter yamamoto heikichi , who told them the bear’s name was “kesagake” and that it had killed at least three other women in it’s life . yamamoto refused to help them however , having sold his gun for alcohol .
now , i have not seen any such detailed info on the muscles of pantherines or ursids , however , joints suggest that overall brown bears have a significant flexibility advantage over pantherines .
with a local guide , yamamoto managed to track the bear and killed it with two shots , one to the heart and one to the head . the bear weighed in at 340 kg ( 749lbs ) and measured 2 . 7 meters ( almost 9 feet ) in length . a necropsy performed later found human remains in the bear’s stomach , confirming that this was indeed the infamous kesagake .
waits , l . p . , s . l . talbot , r . h . ward , and g . f . shields . 1998 . mitochondrial dna phylogeography of the north american brown bear and implications for conservation . conservation biology 12 ( 2 ) : 408 - 417 . retrieved december 28 , 2008 .
for a bear , there is too much risk is involved in trying to challenge a tiger of near equal size for a carcass .
attacks on humans can be fatal and are more likely if bears are surprised or someone comes between a mother bear and her cubs .
grizzly bear is huge animal . most bears weigh between 300 and 800 pounds , but some captured animals weighed up to 1400 pounds .
takeshi komatsu , a local vet , said it was possible that the four were killed by the same bear . “after tasting human flesh ( for the first time ) , the bear may have realised that it can eat them , ” komatsu told kyodo news agency .
size of tigers and bears in the sikhote alin region : this is an actualization of the morphological data on the ussuri bears captured in the sikhote alin mountains by dr kucherenko ( 2003 ) ; the data on tigers is from my last document on them sizes , actualized at 2013 , which include all available scientific data about amur tigers captured by scientists . amur tigers : amur bears : greetings to all .
if available brown bears will hunt for animal prey . they will eat rodents , squirrels , foxes , and other small animals . they have also been known to attack young deer and sheep .
often it ' s not easy to distinguish which animal is more flexible or stronger going by visuals alone . for instance , you might think that a brown bear is exponentially more robust than any tiger of equal weight , when in reality , they there is very little to split the two animals in chest girth and bicep girth .
soon after these tragic events , rokusen sawa became a ghost town , as many of the villagers left in fear of more bear attacks .
i remember 221extra bringing that same argument up against ursus on cf . ursus disproved the whole thing . i ' ll find it and post it probably in an hour . then again , a female brown bear once killed a 500lb male tiger and a emaciated and severely underweight and heat exhausted polar bear managed to wreck a healthy male lion before finally dying . says a lot doesn ' t it ? now i know these are circus accounts but the general point still stands .
the chest girth of a lion and grizzly bear was measured as being only 1 . 8 inches apart , and the lion population was a few kg lighter than the bear population . there is no sufficient evidence to suggest that bears have more powerful upper bodies than lions or tigers .
sources on bear hunting in siberia : vsd no . 1647 - 18 dated 24 march 2009 andreï rudakov ( warning , some photos are violent )
i never denied it . it ' s usually bear fans who try to deny the fact that brownies avoid adult male tigers at all costs .
herrero , s . 2002 . bear attacks : their causes and avoidance , revised edition . guilford , ct : lyons press . isbn 158574557x .
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the bear , whose rampage inspired novels , radio and stage productions , and a film , was tracked down and shot dead by a hunter .
yayo meanwhile had escaped into the night and ran to find help . the men made it back to the village and hurried to the home , where the bear was still on a rampage inside . though they tried to corner and shoot it , once again the bear managed to escape .
food : more carnivorous than european brown bears , will take mammals ranging in size from hares up to caribou ( reindeer ) and elk . known to raid hunters’ food stores and huts for food . data on diet is sparse but , in common with other brown bears , will eat a wide variety of vegetation , seeds , nuts , fruit , roots and tubers , small mammals , carrion and fish .
a search party mobilized to find and kill the bear , and recover any of mayu’s remains . they soon found the massive animal , and though they shot it the bear managed to escape . mayu’s remains with found cached in the snow nearby ; all that remained was her head and legs .
having once again successfully shot the bear without killing it , the party followed the animals bloody tracks into the woods the following morning . this time they were accompanied by no - longer - retired - yamamoto , who found the bear and finally shot it to death , once in the heart , once in the head . the bear was nearly 9 feet tall and 750 pounds , and the remains of its victims were found in its stomach .
status : russia has the largest black bear population in the world . the brown bears of east siberia are populous but , nonetheless , are considered to be endangered as they are still largely treated as a game animal . around 5 , 000 bears in the altai mountains and over 16 , 000 in the east siberian taiga . other population figures not known .
brown bears are omnivores and feed on a variety of plant products , including berries , roots , and sprouts , as well as fungi and meat products such as fish , insects , and small mammals . despite their reputation , most brown bears are not particularly carnivorous as they typically derive up to 90 percent of their dietary food energy from vegetable matter ( dced ) . their jaw structure has evolved to fit their dietary habits .
the animal is found in the siberian ussuri taiga , as its name indicates , on sakhalin island , along the banks of the amour river , on the korean peninsula , and in northeast china and in japan . in fact , five sub - populations have been identified on hokkaido island . it inhabits mixed forests in mountainous areas , where asian black bears also live . but encounters between the species are rare , as they do not live at the same altitudes .
both the name
cave
and the scientific name spelaeus are because fossils of this species were mostly found in caves , showing that cave bears may have spent more time in caves than the brown bear , which uses caves only for hibernation . consequently , in the course of time , whole layers of bones , almost entire skeletons , were found in many caves .
the bear reappeared on the morning of december 9 , this time at the home of the ota family . inside the house , abe mayu , the wife of the head of the ota household , was babysitting a baby ( which was not related to her ) called hasumi mikio . the bear entered the house , attacked the baby , and killed it . a few seconds later , the bear took mayu and dragged her out of the house . the scene was terrible ; mayu was later found by a search party and her remains were buried under a tree in the snow . the search party finally located the bear 150 meters into the forest . five of the men shot at it , but only one bullet hit and the wounded bear managed to escape again .
the giant short - faced bear existed up until 11 , 000 years ago . it is believed to be the largest carnivorous mammal to have ever lived .
aside from akita , there have been sightings of mother with their cubs in several other prefectures , as well as reports of injuries due to bear attacks .
brown bears have heads that are large and round with a concave facial profile , a characteristic used to distinguish them from other bears . their snout protrudes from this concave or
hollow
face ( grzimek et al . 2004 ) . they also have a large hump of muscle over their shoulders ( grzimek et al . 2004 ) , which helps to distinguish them from such species as the black bear ( ursus americanus ) , which lacks this characteristic hump ( cameron 2005 ) . their tail is short , 10 to 13 centimeters ( 4 to 5 inches ) long ( brown 1993 ) .
the brown bear is primarily solitary animals , although they may gather in large numbers at major food sources and form social hierarchies based on age and size ( dewey and ballenger 2002 ; grzimek et al . 2004 ) . they may be active at any time , but primarily forage in the morning and at dusk , and rest during the day ( dewey and ballenger 2002 ) .
the cave bear had a very broad , domed skull with a steep forehead . its stout body had long thighs , massive shins and in - turning feet , making it similar in skeletal structure to the brown bear . cave bears were comparable in size to the largest modern - day bears . the average weight for males was 400 to 500 kilograms ( 880 to 1 , 100 lb ) , while females weighed 225 to 250 kg ( 495 to 550 lb ) . of cave bear skeletons in museums , 90 % are male due to a misconception that the female skeletons were merely
dwarfs
. cave bears grew larger during glaciations and smaller during interglacials , probably to adjust heat loss rate .
brown bears were once native to the atlas mountains in africa , and may have existed as late as the mid - 1800s in algeria and morocco and as late as 1500s in the sinai of egypt , but are not extinct in these areas ( mclellan et al . 2008 ) . they also were once in mexico , but were extirpated there and in a large portion of the southwestern united states during the twentieth century ( mclellan et al . 2008 ) . although many hold on to the belief that some brown bears still may be present in mexico and the atlas mountains of morocco , both are almost certainly extinct . the last known mexican brown bear was shot in 1960 . very small numbers remain in iraq and nepal , but they have apparently been eliminated from syria and possibly bhutan ( mclellan et al . 2008 ) .
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it is found in the united states in western texas , from the big bend region through southern new mexico to south-eastern arizona and the verde valley of central arizona .

the wingspan is 21 – 28 mm .

the forewings are white and the hindwings are white with an area of light to medium gray near the apex .

the larvae feed on yucca verdiensis .

they feed on developing seeds .

tegeticula elatella

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tegeticula elatella pellmyr , 1999 , n . sp . , systematic entomology , v . 24 , no . 3 , p . 243 - 271 .
tegeticula elatella is a moth of the prodoxidae family . it is found in western texas , from the big bend region through southern new mexico to south - eastern arizona and the verde valley of central arizona . the habitat consists of grassland and shrub desert .
pellmyr , o . 1999 . systematic revision of the tegeticula yuccasella complex ( lepidoptera : prodoxidae ) north of mexico . systematic entomology 24 : 243 - 271 .
holotype for tegeticula elatella pellmyr , 1999 catalog number : usnm collection : smithsonian institution , national museum of natural history , department of entomology sex / stage : male ; preparation : pinned collector ( s ) : o . pellmyr & e . augenstien year collected : 1995 locality : big bend national park , s persimmon gap nr nine pt . draw , brewster , texas , united states elevation ( m ) : 700 to 800
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wing expanse 21 - 28 mm . forewing white ; hindwing white with light to medium grey near apex , occasionally with rusty tinge . male genitalia with aedeagus 1 . 5 - 1 . 7 mm long , 0 . 08 - 0 . 10 mm in cross section ; female genitalia with posterior apophyses 4 . 4 - 5 . 1 mm long , large corpus bursae with signa 1 . 25 - 1 . 30 mm in diameter .
similar especially to the allopatric sister species superficiella , but generally lighter and with broader wings . genitalia are highly characteristic for identification ; a diagnostic key is provided .
the species is known from the capsular - fruited yucca elata ( y . verdiensis ) . eggs are laid just below the ovary surface . the larva feeds on developing seeds . pupation occurs in a cocoon in the soil .
western texas from the big bend region , extending across southern new mexico to southeastern arizona and the verde valley of central arizona .
typical habitat includes grassland and shrub desert . altitudinal range 700 - 1800 m .
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holotype : pellmyr , o . 1999 . systematic entomology . 24 ( 3 ) : 261 .
is 21–28 mm . the forewings are white and the hindwings are white with an area of light to medium grey near the apex .
the larvae feed on yucca verdiensis . they feed on developing seeds . pupation takes place in a cocoon in the soil .
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the spined dwarf mantis ( ameles fasciipennis ) is a species of praying mantis that is endemic to italy .

spined dwarf mantis

i ' ve already debunked one common mistake in the title , which in my opinion puts me way ahead of the game already . the name of the insect is often incorrectly spelled
preying mantis ,
and that ' s understandable , since mantises are famed for their ability to eat other bugs and even each other . ( the female mantis will often devour her mate after sex , a dream come true if the male mantis is a
vore
fetishist , but a pretty raw deal otherwise . ) but no , the name refers to the posture of the insect ' s bent forearms , which look a little like hands clasped in prayer .
the human - like ( and religious ! ) posture of the mantis may be what led to a tradition in many ancient cultures , from greece to egypt to china , that this insect is a noble and perhaps even magical creature . that tradition is probably the source for the modern belief that mantises are protected by law , an urban legend i remember from my childhood . or maybe that ' s common - sense advice due to the insects ' value to modern gardeners . a single mantis will eat its own weight in garden pests , from aphids to yellow jackets , ever single day !
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this species is endemic to italy , the type ( and only ) specimen being collected from
tolentino
.
only one specimen of a . fasciipennis is known which is also the holotype .
the only known specimen is labelled as being collected from
tolentino
, a town in central italy which now has intensive land cultivation over most of its territory . it is possible that , when this specimen was collected at the end of the 19th century , tolentino was less intensively cultivated and a more suitable vegetation for this genus of mantids was present , such as mediterranean vegetation and natural grassland and shrubland , but we have no detailed data on this .
the main threat to this species is habitat reduction since tolentino is now located in an intensively cultivated area unsuitable for large populations of other species of mantids which can now only be found in the peripheries . however , no real information exists on the effect this has had on a . fasciipennis due to only one specimen being known .
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it has only been collected once , probably in 1871 in the tolentino area , and has not been seen since , despite extensive entomological surveys of the region .
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