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black bear
noun
: the common North American bear (Ursus americanus) ranging in color from brown or typical black to white
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Yosemite is home to plenty of animal species, including showstoppers like the black bear, Sierra Nevada red fox, mountain lion, and deer.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2025
Yes, there is actually a giant sign that flashes BEAR ALERT as one black bear just kind of moseys right by one of the contestant shelters.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
The zoo has added 26 animal lanterns, including a giant peacock, black bear, poison dart frogs, cheetahs, a snow leopard and more.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
In 1942, rangers had killed 28 grizzlies, as well as 54 black bears, which had gone into campgrounds and hotels when the typically abundant food supply at the dumps disappeared.
—JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2025
Yes, there is actually a giant sign that flashes BEAR ALERT as one black bear just kind of moseys right by one of the contestant shelters.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Nov. 2025
The zoo has added 26 animal lanterns, including a giant peacock, black bear, poison dart frogs, cheetahs, a snow leopard and more.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2025
In 1942, rangers had killed 28 grizzlies, as well as 54 black bears, which had gone into campgrounds and hotels when the typically abundant food supply at the dumps disappeared.
—JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Black bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20bear. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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