Famous types of bears are polar bears, grizzle bears, and black bears. Contrary to popular belief, panda bears are not related to bears. Polar bears are the worst and will basically kill you and hunt you down for sport, while black bears are the nicest and will only kill you if you play with their babies. When hiking, it’s important to not where bear bells because contrary to popular belief, they actually attract bears instead of repel them and it is really just very annoying for all people you are hiking with. Apparently the largest mammalian carnivore that ever lived on land was the giant short-faced bear. It was twice the size of a modern bear and was over six feet tall. Scientists believe it had very long legs and chased antelope on the North American Prairies. It dies around 12,000 years ago however. There are also sloth bears that have shaggy fur. The most accurate way to determine the age of a bear is to count the rings in the cross section of it’s tooth under a microscope. Bears have two layers of fur, a short layer of fur keep the bear warm, while the other protects it from water.Bears live as long as thirty years in the wild, One captive brown bear live to the age of 47. Bears are bowlegged, this gives them better grip and balance. Bears are really cool but none compare to how wonderful the bear mods we have in this game are, and we are so lucky to have bears fairly represented in this game.