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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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Cheyenne Mountain State Park is home to 100 species of birds, along with occasional deer, black bears, coyotes, and foxes.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Later this year, the zoo is preparing to open a North American exhibit that will feature black bear cubs and sea otters and building a Mexican wolf exhibit, which will open to the public next year.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) website states that black bears are the only bear species found in Arizona.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
In Gatlinburg, Tennessee, a vacationing couple got the surprise of their trip when a black bear wandered into the backyard of their Airbnb and hopped on the swing for a joyride.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Later this year, the zoo is preparing to open a North American exhibit that will feature black bear cubs and sea otters and building a Mexican wolf exhibit, which will open to the public next year.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) website states that black bears are the only bear species found in Arizona.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
In Gatlinburg, Tennessee, a vacationing couple got the surprise of their trip when a black bear wandered into the backyard of their Airbnb and hopped on the swing for a joyride.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Black bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20bear. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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