Bear

Bears are a family of mammals, often predatory in nature and thus extremely dangerous to the races of the realms, they reside on many of Xaekla's continents though they are also found on other inhabitable realms such as Neraida, Swuwal, or Kweg.

## General Information

### Subspecies

* Grizzley
* Black
* Dire
* Cave
* Polar
* Giant

## Sociocultural Information

### Distinction(s)

shoulder hump, rounded and short ears, Front claws are slightly curved and 2-4 inches longs, Toes are close together, and form a farily straight line

## Physical Traits

The most common of all the bears to be seen by the peoples of the realms are Brown bears which seeming reside on almost every livable realm. They have thick brown coats of fur which often become thicker and courser during eruku when they are preparing for the coming cold and lack of food.

## Behavior

The behavior of this species can very depending on subtype; giant bears are often regarded as the most aggressive with grizzly following short after. For the most part bears have a powerful sense of smell and hearing with them being physically much stronger than the average humanoid race with near superhuman strength as well as a great level of durability.

## Diet

All bears are omnivorous eat differing foods based on what they could get like berries, grain, insects, birds, fish, and other large mammals like deer and moose. Though they can and do eat meat the majority of a bears diet consists of something other than meat, although, giant bears tend towards eating meat simply due to their large size it is a more efficient source of food.

## Subspecies

Some of the more commonly encountered bear subspecies are these:

* **Black Bears:** Slightly smaller than the larger Grizzly or brown bear, Black bears are not entirely territorial and are much less aggressive than their brown counterparts though they will fight if they are provoked. Additionally, they are not entirely black in color with some even not being black at all and looking more like their Grizzly brothers.
* **Grizzly Bears:** Grizzlies are territorial and aggressive, prefer to stand their ground and protect their territory since they cannot easily escape via climbing due to their unsuitable claws. Coat color is extremely varied, ranging from grayish white through bluish and brownish shades to almost black.
* **Cave Bear:** Significantly less territorial and aggressive are the Cave bears which, hence their name, largely live in caves. Their head and jaw are flat with distinct teeth used for their herbivorous diet which largely consists of berries, nuts, and more rarely leaves.
* **Dire Bear:** A huge version of the average brown bear, dire bear's stand at 12 feet tall, twice the size of a brown bear and twice as aggressive. They are largely carnivorous in comparison to brown bears with a preference for veal and large rabbits, during more difficult times a dire bear may target humans as a source of food.
* **Giant Bear:** This type of bear is ginormous, larger even still than dire bears, these are the bears that reside on the realm of Ki'mander where the giants live, they come in all the various of brown, dire, polar, etc.
* **Polar Bear:** Talented swimmers and dedicated hunters, polar bears are solely white in color with their body covered in a thick layer of body fat and water-repellent coat that insulates them from the cold air and water.