Name of adult male bear

Description:The Germanic name Bernard including Bernhardt and similar forms means "bear-brave", "bear-hardy", or "bold bear". Bears' closest living relatives are the pinnipeds , canids , and musteloids. Ailuropodinae monotypic with the giant panda , Tremarctinae monotypic with the spectacled bear , and Ursinae containing six species divided into one to three genera, depending on the authority. Nuclear chromosome analysis show that the karyotype of the six ursine bears is nearly identical, with each having 74 chromosomes , whereas the giant panda has 42 chromosomes and the spectacled bear These smaller numbers can be explained by the fusing of some chromosomes, and the banding patterns on these match those of the ursine species, but differ from those of procyonids, which supports the inclusion of these two species in Ursidae rather than in Procyonidae , where they had been placed by some earlier authorities. These animals looked very different from today's bears, being small and raccoon-like in overall appearance, with diets perhaps more similar to that of a badger.

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