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brown bear
noun
: any of several chiefly brown bears that are usually considered a single species (Ursus arctos), that formerly inhabited western North America from Alaska to northern Mexico and much of Europe and Asia but are now much restricted in range, and that include the grizzly bear and Kodiak bear
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While both black and brown bears can be found in abundance during a visit, the park made waves in 1995 with the reintroduction of gray wolves, an iconic species that was extirpated from the region in the early 20th century.
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska Famous for its brown bears and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Katmai National Park is a remote wilderness accessible mainly by plane.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Two brown bears, a lion, a couple of yaks, five cockatoos, 25 pheasants and 40 mandarin ducks.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Bear 402, a female bear that was supposed to be a contestant in this year's contest, was killed by a male brown bear the day the brackets were expected to be released.
—CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska Famous for its brown bears and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Katmai National Park is a remote wilderness accessible mainly by plane.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Two brown bears, a lion, a couple of yaks, five cockatoos, 25 pheasants and 40 mandarin ducks.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Bear 402, a female bear that was supposed to be a contestant in this year's contest, was killed by a male brown bear the day the brackets were expected to be released.
—CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Brown bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown%20bear. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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