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• n  type genus of Ursidae: brown bears; in some classifications genus Ursus includes all bears

• Ursus
• genus Ursus

News & Articles

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• Outdoors: Black bears are coming out of hiding in Central Pa.
  Ursus americanus rise out of their slumber and forage each spring, and human encounters with bears are more common in this part of Pennsylvania, depending on where there is suitable habitat.
  June 8, 2013 - The Sentinel
• Outdoors: Local black bears are coming out of hiding
  Ursus americanus rise out of their slumber and forage each spring, and human encounters with bears are more common in this part of Pennsylvania, depending on where there is suitable habitat.
  June 8, 2013 - The Sentinel