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	A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on March 22, 2017. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that bears are classified as carnivores, but most are omnivorous and the panda (pictured) is almost entirely vegetarian?
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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,^[1] and a Californian grizzly weighing that much was reportedly killed in 1866, in what is now Valley Center, California.^[2] Leo1pard (talk) 07:56, 7 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page has been nominated for deletion:

• Hemicyon white background.jpg

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 16:26, 8 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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}}

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

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

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

should instead be

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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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

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

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)[reply]

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

"Arkto" is not a possible Germanic form of the original Indo-European "bear" word. The Greek -ar- is the outcome of a syllabic /r/, which in Germanic would become -ur-, not -ar-. It's not clear what the consonant cluster would have been, but -kt- is again not possible for Germanic. This imaginary and impossible Germanic form "arkto" should simply be deleted.

The current image used in the article is not the best in terms of quality, so I have listed image suggestions below (feel free to suggest other images). Sahaib (talk) 15:43, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Pinging some bear editors: @Cwmhiraeth:, @LittleJerry:, @Chiswick Chap: Sahaib (talk) 15:50, 27 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Honey pig and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 July 8#Honey pig until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. TraderCharlotte (talk) 03:09, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Search for stiffed and change to sniffed. If there's more than one, it'll be obvious.

Not sure why this page is protected against vandals . . . 136.57.38.119 (talk) 21:01, 5 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please italicize hatnote for the film title "Bear Cub". 181.65.139.227 (talk) 12:06, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: Template already automatically done it. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 14:36, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Under Behaviour and characteristics -> Feeding, the following sentence does not read well:

” The sloth bear is not as specialized as polar bears and the panda, has lost several front teeth usually seen in bears”

Presumably, what is meant here is that despite not being as specialised as the the panda or polar bear, the sloth bear does have some characteristics pushing it towards a specialised diet. The sentence does not convey that correctly. I suggest the following:

“Whilst not as specialized as the polar bear or the panda, the sloth bear has lost several front teeth usually seen in bears” PerSeAnd (talk) 21:56, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]