Plithocyon (SciiFii)

The greater dog-bear (Plithocyon magnus) is a dog-like species of hemicyonine bear, which originally lived in Europe and North America during the Miocene epoch (15.97 to 11.61 million years ago), existing for approximately 4 million years, as an extinct species of Hemicyon and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout the wetlands, forests, and open woodlands across Eurasia and North America to help boost biodiversity. Hemicyonid bears, including the greater dog-bears, should not be confused with Amphicyonids (bear-dogs), which are their own separate family of carnivores. The greater dog-bear is about 2.3 metres (7.5 ft) long, and 90 centimetres (35 inches) tall, with somewhat tiger-like proportions and carnassal blades on its teeth for cutting meat. The greater dog-bear is hypercarnivorous and highly predaceous. Unlike most bears, the greater dog-bear walks on its toes; it is not plantigrade, but digitigrade, with long metapodials, which allows the greater dog-bear to be an active hunter and a good runner, and hunts by pursuing prey on open ground. In life, the greater dog-bear resembles a combination of a dog and a bear. The greater dog-bear is either a solitary animal that lives alone or lives in pairs that mate for life. The conservation status of the greater dog-bear is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the greater dog-bear's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
Category:Animals
Category:Species
Category:SciiFii