Showing posts with label Interesting facts. Show all posts
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13 October 2013
12 October 2013
Interesting Facts and Information about Bear
Interesting Facts about Bear
- The English word "bear" comes from Old English bera and belongs to a family of names for the bear in Germanic languages that originate from an adjective meaning "brown".
- Parictis is the earliest genus of bear known. It was a very small and graceful ursid with a skull only 7 cm long. Parictis first appeared in North America in 38 million years ago.
- Some polar bears and Kodiak bears have been weighed at over 750 kg.
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