Eurasian brown bears

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As mentioned here, Eram Zoo in Tehran, Iran, was founded in the 19th century by the Qajari Shah Naser Ad-Din, who had a collection of 5 bears from Damavand, judging by this Farsi website of Animal Rights Watch. Since the Asiatic black bear ranges from southeast Iran to East Asia, and the Syrian brown bear is present in northern and western Iran, particularly the area of Damavand Mountain or Damavand County in the north, these bears appear to be brown bears rather than black bears:

Brown bears in the vicinity of Mount Damavand in northern Iran: https://www.irandestination.com/hiking-i...d-volcano/

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A captive bear which shocked pedestrians in Basrah, southern Iraq, in early 2018: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/...ld-rescue/

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