Bears of the Pleistocene

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The Great Bear Almanac by Gary Brown. Ursus arctos: The brown bear derived from Etruscus, and along the same line that produced cave bears. They evolved ( recently ) in the open spaces, lived mostly in non-forest or woodland areas and, not being a forest animal, had to stand and fight for their territory, food, and cubs. Spread widely across the Pleistocene landscape, with the earliest bears living in China, the brown bear succeeded Arctodus simus over much of its range. Reply