American black bears

black bear

1. The common North American bear (Euarctos or Ursus americanus) that lives in forests, is omnivorous, and has a glossy black or dark brown coat.

2. Any of several black or dark brown Asiatic bears, especially Selenarctos thibetanus, with a pointed snout, a black coat, and a white, V-shaped mark on the chest.

black bear

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American black bear a bear, Euarctos (or Ursus) americanus, inhabiting forests of North America. It is smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear

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Asiatic black bear a bear, Selenarctos thibetanus, of central and E Asia, whose coat is black with a pale V-shaped mark on the chest

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Noun	1.	black bear - bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia Asiatic black bear, Selenarctos thibetanus, Ursus thibetanus bear - massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws genus Selenarctos, Selenarctos - Asiatic black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus
	2.	black bear - brown to black North American bear; smaller and less ferocious than the brown bear American black bear, Euarctos americanus, Ursus americanus bear - massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws Euarctos, genus Euarctos - American black bears; in some classifications not a separate genus from Ursus cinnamon bear - reddish-brown color phase of the American black bear

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American black bear Asiatic black bear Bear carnivore cinnamon bear Euarctos Euarctos americanus family Ursidae genus Euarctos genus Selenarctos indigenous Musquaw Selenarctos Selenarctos thibetanus Ursidae Ursus americanus Ursus thibetanus	In North America, hunters kill American black bears and sell the gallbladders illegally. A galling business: the inhumane exploitation of bears for ... by Raloff, Janet / Science News The only bears we might see are American black bears," he said. What about bears? by Cole, Stacey L. / U.S. Kids Records of permits obtained for importation of 'trophy parts' back to the UK reveal that in the past six years at least 40 African elephants, 32 leopards, 26 American black bears, 18 polar bears, 16 cougars, 10 grizzly bears, seven cheetahs, six lions and six hippopotamuses have been killed. DAILY MIRROR INVESTIGATES: SAFARI SLAUGHTER; who pay to hunt wild ... by The Mirror (London, England)	Amercer amerciable amerciament America America's Cup Americamania American American agave American alligator American aloe American angelica tree American antelope American arborvitae American arrowroot American aspen American badger American Baptist Convention American barberry American basswood American Beauty American beech American bison American bittern American bittersweet American black bear American black bears American blight American bog asphodel American brooklime American buffalo American bugbane American calumba American capital American centaury American chameleon American cheese American chestnut American Civil War American cloth American cockroach American columbo American coot American copper American cowslip American crab apple American cranberry American cranberry bush American crayfish American creeper American cress American crow	American Bikers Aiming Towards Education American Bikers for Awareness, Training and Education American Bio-Medical Service Corp American Bio-Recovery Association American Bioenergy Association American Biographical Institute American Biological Safety Association American Biology Teacher American Biomedical Group Inc. American Bird Conservancy American Bird Conservancy American Bird Conservation Association American Bird Hunters Association, Inc. American Birding Association American Birkebeiner American Birkebeiner American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation American Birth Control League American bison American bison American Bison Association American bittern American bitterns American bitterns American bittersweet American Black Achievement Awards American Black Agriculturists Association American black bear American black bears American Black Belt Academy American Black Book Writers Association American Black Chamber American Black Chiropractic Association American Black Duck American Black Duck American Black Film Festival American Black Hereford Association American Black Oystercatcher American Black Vulture American Black Vulture American Blackbelly American blackbird American blackbird American blackbird American blackbirds American blackbirds American Blackmouth Cur Breeders Association American Bladesmith Society American Blazer Horse Association American Bleached Shellac Manufacturers Association American blight American Blimp Corporation American Blind and Disabled Golf Association American Blind and Wallpaper Factory American Blind Bowling Association American Blind Lawyers Association American Blind Skiing Foundation American Blonde d'Aquitaine Association

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American black bear
Asiatic black bear
Bear
carnivore
cinnamon bear
Euarctos
Euarctos americanus
family Ursidae
genus Euarctos
genus Selenarctos
indigenous
Musquaw
Selenarctos
Selenarctos thibetanus
Ursidae
Ursus americanus
Ursus thibetanus

In North America, hunters kill American black bears and sell the gallbladders illegally.

A galling business: the inhumane exploitation of bears for ... by Raloff, Janet / Science News

The only bears we might see are American black bears," he said.

What about bears? by Cole, Stacey L. / U.S. Kids

Records of permits obtained for importation of 'trophy parts' back to the UK reveal that in the past six years at least 40 African elephants, 32 leopards, 26 American black bears, 18 polar bears, 16 cougars, 10 grizzly bears, seven cheetahs, six lions and six hippopotamuses have been killed.

DAILY MIRROR INVESTIGATES: SAFARI SLAUGHTER; who pay to hunt wild ... by The Mirror (London, England)

American Bikers Aiming Towards Education
American Bikers for Awareness, Training and Education
American Bio-Medical Service Corp
American Bio-Recovery Association
American Bioenergy Association
American Biographical Institute
American Biological Safety Association
American Biology Teacher
American Biomedical Group Inc.
American Bird Conservancy
American Bird Conservancy
American Bird Conservation Association
American Bird Hunters Association, Inc.
American Birding Association
American Birkebeiner
American Birkebeiner
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation
American Birth Control League
American bison
American bison
American Bison Association
American bittern
American bitterns
American bitterns
American bittersweet
American Black Achievement Awards
American Black Agriculturists Association
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