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brown bear
noun
: any of several chiefly brown bears that are usually considered a single species (Ursus arctos), that formerly inhabited western North America from Alaska to northern Mexico and much of Europe and Asia but are now much restricted in range, and that include the grizzly bear and Kodiak bear
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Alaska's Fat Bear Week turns deadly Each year, the Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska puts on Fat Bear Week to highlight brown bears with exemplary survival skills.
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Ayana Archie, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
Compare this with brown bears, like the Fat Bear Week behemoths of Katmai National Park in Alaska.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Investigators know a brown bear was involved because that's the only type of bear in the area, DeSpain said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Despite its close proximity to the urban sprawl, the natural world permeates their forested two-acre lot, where rosemary and lavender grow, wild beehives can be found in old tree branches, and the occasional brown bear wanders past.
—John Wogan, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
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Ayana Archie, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
Compare this with brown bears, like the Fat Bear Week behemoths of Katmai National Park in Alaska.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Investigators know a brown bear was involved because that's the only type of bear in the area, DeSpain said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Despite its close proximity to the urban sprawl, the natural world permeates their forested two-acre lot, where rosemary and lavender grow, wild beehives can be found in old tree branches, and the occasional brown bear wanders past.
—John Wogan, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Brown bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown%20bear. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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