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The Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus), also known as the Himalayan red bear or isabelline bear, is a subspecies of the brown bear occurring in the western Himalayas. It is the largest mammal in the region, males reaching up to 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) long, while females are a little smaller.
The Himalayan brown bear (U. a. isabellinus) is another rival for the smallest subspecies; in Pakistan, this subtype averages about 70 kg (150 lb) in females and 135 kg (298 lb) in males. [71] Himalayan brown bear females were cited with an average head-and-body length of merely 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in). [72]
The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear native to Eurasia and North America. Of the land carnivorans, it is rivaled in size only by its closest relative, the polar bear, which is much less variable in size and slightly bigger on average. The brown bear is a sexually dimorphic species, as adult males are larger and more compactly built ...
And yetis, as it turns out, are real if you’re willing to accept "yeti" as the nickname of a reclusive population of bears.
Most bears are 1.2–2 m (4–7 ft) long, plus a 3–20 cm (1–8 in) tail, though the polar bear is 2.2–2.44 m (7–8 ft) long, and some subspecies of brown bear can be up to 2.8 m (9 ft). Weights range greatly from the sun bear , which can be as low as 35 kg (77 lb), to the polar bear, which can be as high as 726 kg (1,600 lb).
The Tibetan brown bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus), also known as Tibetan blue bear, [2] is a subspecies of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the eastern Tibetan Plateau.. One of the rarest subspecies of bear in the world, the blue bear is rarely sighted in the wild.
Asian golden cat Leopard cat Tiger Himalayan wolf in Annapurna Conservation Area Golden jackal Asian black bear There are over 260 species of carnivorans; the majority primarily eat meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
Genus: Ursus. Brown bear, U. arctos LC [46] possibly extirpated Himalayan brown bear, U. a. isabellinus CR possibly extirpated; Asiatic black bear, U. thibetanus VU [47]