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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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Patton had been working on a gravel road with his tractor near Mulberry Mountain when a 70-pound juvenile black bear attacked him, AGFC officials said, per the outlets.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Patton's son, who witnessed the mauling, found his father being attacked by a yearling male black bear weighing about 70 pounds.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Pre-settlement estimates put the statewide black bear population at 50,000, but the species was hunted to near-extinction by the 1930s in what was once known as the Bear State.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Despite how infrequent attacks are, black bears are abundant in the state, with more than 5,000 throughout Arkansas.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Patton's son, who witnessed the mauling, found his father being attacked by a yearling male black bear weighing about 70 pounds.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Pre-settlement estimates put the statewide black bear population at 50,000, but the species was hunted to near-extinction by the 1930s in what was once known as the Bear State.
—Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Despite how infrequent attacks are, black bears are abundant in the state, with more than 5,000 throughout Arkansas.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Black bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20bear. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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