https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5 Bears en-us 2017-06-06 00:32:17 UTC 2026-02-07 04:49:47 UTC hello@padlet.com fb292 https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175302480 Kingdom: Animilia
Phylum:  Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivoiria
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Ursidae
Genus:  Ailuropoda
Species:  A. melanoleuca

The Giant Panda is mostly found in Asia, most commonly found in  Modern-Day China. Its most distinctive features are the white and black fur of the Panda.  

They are most commonly known for their black and white fur colors and one of their favorite foods, bamboo. ]]> 2017-06-06 00:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175302480 fb292 https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175302657 Kingdom: Animilia
Phylum:  Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivoiria
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Ursidae
Sub-family: Ursinae
Genus: Melursus
Species: M. ursinus

The sloth bear is found in India but are found all around southern Asia and parts of North America. They are one of the few insectivorous bears still around. They get their name from George Shaw who named them sloth bears do to their long, thick claws, and its unusual teeth.]]> 2017-06-06 00:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175302657 fb292 https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175302681 Kingdom: Animilia
Phylum:  Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivoiria
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: U. maritimus

The polar bear is found in the Arctic Circle. This includes Canada, Russia, Alaska, Greenland, and Norway. The polar bear's fur is translucent. This means that the fur is almost straw-like, it is hollow in the center and the usual color of white is just the sunlight reflecting off of the fur.]]> 2017-06-06 00:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175302681 fb292 https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175303164 The bears within this family all are five-toed animals and are omnivores. All of the bears have fur, claws and teeth. All bears shed their fur almost every spring or all year round.

Hibernation is when a bear lowers its body temperature and cuts its metabolism in half in order to conserve large amounts of energy. Many people believe that all bears hibernate every single winter, yet, not all bears hibernate, these include the black bear and the brown bear.  Since the weather has been getting warmer, most of the bears who usually hibernate no longer do.]]> 2017-06-06 00:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175303164 fb292 https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175304420 This is of a Ursus spelaeus (Cave Bear). It went extinct between 24,000 and 42,000 years ago. This bear is one of the most profound bears and has interacted with humans while it was alive. This bear was found across Europe and the Americas.]]> 2017-06-06 00:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175304420 fb292 https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175305130 This is a skull of the Ursus Etruscan (Etruscan bear). It existed about 5.2 Mya - 100,000 years ago. This bear is one of the closest relative between the brown bear and the cave bear. This bear was mostly seen throughout  Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa.]]> 2017-06-06 01:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175305130 fb292 https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175305629 This is a skull of the Kretzoiarctos bear. This is the oldest ancestral link to the Giant Panda. It was only recently discovered in Spain. Scientists believe that the bear might have lived throughout the humid forests of Europe during the Middle Miocene Era.]]> 2017-06-06 01:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175305629 fb292 https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175305734 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursus_etruscus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_bear
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/science/link-to-oldest-ancestor-of-panda-bear-found-in-spain.html]]> 2017-06-06 01:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175305734 fb292 https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175306466 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear]]> 2017-06-06 01:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175306466 fb292 https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175306489 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth_bear#Evolution]]> 2017-06-06 01:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175306489 fb292 https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175306516 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_panda]]> 2017-06-06 01:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175306516 fb292 https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175307463 In Science, taxonomy is something that encompasses the description, identification, nomenclature, and classification of organisms.

Bears are relatively similar to all other Carnivores under the Order of Carnivora. They all start at a common ancestry and then split off into different species depending on their environment, if the prey migrates or goes extinct. Each bear gets their own Genus or Species due to an evolution they receive over a long period of time.

 This is a picture of a simple Taxonomic tree for bears.]]> 2017-06-06 01:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175307463 fb292 https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175308625 This is an image about the general bear skin. Most carnivores have a thick layer of blubber and thick/light fur. 

The blubber act like insulin to the bears. The light fur is able to absorb warm1th and it helps keep the bear warm. The thick and dense fur, usually found on polar bears is used to prevent heat from escaping the body temperatures and to keep freezing water off of the skin.]]> 2017-06-06 01:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175308625 fb292 https://padlet.com/fb292/8oy2djwyuiz5/wish/175310975 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy

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