A Bear Family Book Collection by Jill Murphy 3 Books Set Ages 25

Any of a family of large heavy mammals that have long shaggy hair and small tails and feed largely on fruit, plants, and insects as well as on flesh. These species are further classified into 45 recognized subspecies, although not every species has subspecies.

While several bear species of today are vulnerable to extinction, only a few bear species or subspecies have become extinct in recent history.. It is the continent's smallest and most widely distributed bear.