What is Bear?
{{about|the mammal||Bear (disambiguation)}} {{Automatic taxobox | taxon=Ursidae | name=Bears | fossil_range={{Geological range|38|0}}Late [[Eocene]] – Recent | image=2010-brown-bear.jpg | image_upright=0.9 | image_caption=[[Brown bear]] from [[Kodiak, Alaska]] | authority=[[Johann Fischer von Waldheim|G. Fischer de Waldheim]], 1817 | subdivision_ranks=Subfamilies | subdivision = †[[Amphicynodontinae]]<br> †[[Hemicyonidae|Hemicyoninae]]<br> †[[Ursavini|Ursavinae]]<br> †[[Agriotheriinae]]<br> [[Ailuropodinae]]<br> [[Tremarctinae]]<br> [[Ursinae]] }} [[File:Map of Bear species distribution.png|thumb|Map of Bear species distribution]] '''Bear''' are a group of [[large]] [[mammal]]s found all over the world in many different [[habitat]]s. They form the family '''Ursidae''', in the suborder [[Caniformia]] of the [[Order (biology)|order]] [[Carnivora]]. There are 8 living bear [[species]]. * Family '''Ursidae''': Bears ** [[Giant panda]], ''Ailuropoda melanoleuca'' ** [[Spectacled bear]], ''Tremarctos ornatus'' ** [[Brown bear]], ''Ursus arctos'' ** [[Polar bear]], ''Ursus maritimus'' ** [[American black bear]], ''Ursus americanus'' ** [[Moon bear]], ''Ursus thibetanus'' or ''Selenarctos thibetanus'' ** [[Sloth bear]], ''Melursus ursinus'' ** [[Sun bear]], ''Ursus malayanus'' == Appearance == Bears usually have a big body with short and thick [[leg]]s. They have a broad head and a very short [[tail]]. They have small [[eye]]s and round ears. They usually have longer, shaggy [[fur]]. On each foot they have five [[claw]]s, which they cannot pull back. They use their claws for digging, climbing, and hunting. They can stand up on their back [[leg]]s and their front paws are flexible. Usually bears can climb and swim very well. Males are usually bigger than females. Most bears except the giant panda are only one color. Most bears are russet, brown, or black. Bears do not have good hearing. They have powerful [[Sensory system|senses]] of [[Olfaction|smell]] and [[sight]]. They have good sight and can see colors, which is