page_title: Tame bear
hierarchical_section_title: Tame bear
caption_attribution_description: English: The dancing bear by William Frederick Witherington. Oil on panel. Русский: Уильям Фредерик Уйтрингтон. Танцующий медведь.
context_page_description: A tame bear, often called a dancing bear, is a wild bear captured when young, or born and bred in captivity, and used to entertain people in streets or taverns. Dancing bears were commonplace throughout Europe and Asia from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, and can still be found in the 21st century in some countries.
context_section_description: A tame bear, often called a dancing bear, is a wild bear captured when young, or born and bred in captivity, and used to entertain people in streets or taverns. Dancing bears were commonplace throughout Europe and Asia from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, and can still be found in the 21st century in some countries.
caption: The dancing bear by William Frederick Witherington, England, 1822
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