Talk:Bear

Polar bear versus brown bear

I have proof that the brown bear can rival the polar bear in weight or size. In Alaska, in the 19th Century, a polar bear weighing about 998 kg (2,200 lb) was shot, and a Californian grizzly weighing that much was reportedly killed in 1866, in what is now Valley Center, California. Leo1pard (talk) 07:56, 7 January 2018 (UTC)

Exceptionally large specimens are irrelevant to this article. The polar bear is considered to be the largest species on average. That all that matters. LittleJerry (talk) 17:36, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

That is, before you say something different. Leo1pard (talk) 13:17, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

References

Which big cats prey on bears?

Please stop adding the same things over and over. There are numerous threats to bear cubs and one jaguar that killed some bears is not relevant to this article. You need to realize this is a general article and not some dumping ground for obscure facts like "this individual jaguar killed some bears" or "the largest Kodiak bear on record was..." LittleJerry (talk) 15:32, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

That was not the only reference about the jaguar preying on the bear ... Leo1pard (talk) 18:15, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

References

Semi-protected edit request on 5 February 2019

On the link for source number 2, 'The word for "bear"', the article has been moved or deleted, because the link doesn't take you to the right page. Bumbleton (talk) 23:46, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

 Done archived version added DannyS712 (talk) 23:58, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

Caniformia? why is it not displayed in the taxbox?

I'm not big on zoology editing, but it is displayed a lot in the article but not in the taxonomy box Snfdfk (talk) 10:45, 17 February 2019 (UTC)

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Sorting?

About the Communications section, which reads in part:

Tongue-clicking, grunting or chuffing many be made in cordial situations, such as between mothers and cubs or courting couples, while moaning, huffing, sorting or blowing air is made when an individual is stressed.

According to common dictionaries, "sorting" is not a type of vocalization — if it is, it's biologist jargon and would need a link to a definition.

History: The word "sorting" was added during the revision of 03:16, 6 Feb 2017, but is not mentioned in the reference added at that time.

Please link to definition or remove. Plan9fromInnerSpace (talk) 07:34, 11 January 2020 (UTC)

Grammatical error(s)

Theres at least one grammatical error in this article. The following is an example:

"offspring may become independent around the next spring, through some may stay until...." Pretty sure /through/ should be changed to /though/. Anonymous Gnostic (talk) 14:05, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

Edit request

bear cub redirects here while Bear Cub is a different topic. Please add a hatnote to handle the issue.

{{redirect|bear cub|the 2004 film|Bear Cub}}

"bear cub" redirects here. For the 2004 film, see Bear Cub.

-- 65.93.183.33 (talk) 19:02, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

 Done 54nd60x (talk) 23:18, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Taxonomic mispelling

The tree for McKenna et al. (1997) includes a typo. Hemicyoninae is listed twice, when the text accompanying the tree states that one of them (the parent of the other) should be Hemicyonidae.

This

Ursida	†Amphicyonidae Phocoidea †Amphicynodontidae Pinnipedia Ursoidea †Hemicyoninae †Hemicyoninae †Agriotheriinae Ursidae †Ursavinae Ailuropodinae Tremarctinae Ursinae

should instead be

Ursida	†Amphicyonidae Phocoidea †Amphicynodontidae Pinnipedia Ursoidea †Hemicyonidae †Hemicyoninae †Agriotheriinae Ursidae †Ursavinae Ailuropodinae Tremarctinae Ursinae

Also, "The second alternative phylogenetic hypothesis was implemented by McKenna et al. (1997) is to classify all the bear species into the superfamily Ursoidea" is not grammatically correct due to an extra 'is'. It should be "The second alternative phylogenetic hypothesis was implemented by McKenna et al. (1997) to classify all the bear species into the superfamily Ursoidea".

2406:5A00:D0AC:6300:FC35:DF8B:BFC2:E55 (talk) 12:12, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

 DoneAnaxial (talk) 12:24, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 May 2021

change In some species, offspring may become independent around the next spring, through some may stay to In some species, offspring may become independent around the next spring, though some may stay 75.141.62.2 (talk) 18:57, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

You'll need to provide a citation from a reliable source for that. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 18:58, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 19:15, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 June 2021

Under Subheading: Reproduction and development, third paragraph: "In some species, offspring..". Change "through some may stay" to "though some may stay." 68.14.72.146 (talk) 01:59, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

 Done RudolfRed (talk) 02:17, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

Add chapter that bears are great

We all know that bears are great, but this article Says nothing about it! It could start, "Bears are toughest, greatest things" KrystopherNystrom (talk) 03:13, 23 August 2021 (UTC)