black bear
noun
: the common North American bear (Ursus americanus) ranging in color from brown or typical black to white
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The current Michigan state-record black bear, according to Boone and Crockett Club, is bear whose skull measured 22 11/16 inches and was killed in Newaygo County in 2009 by Donald R. Corrigan.
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Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
The only wild bears in the San Bernardino Mountains or anywhere else in the state are black bears, according to the Fish and Wildlife Department.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Similar Incidents Earlier this month, a black bear and its three cubs attacked a man inside his home in Lake City, Colorado, after crashing through a sliding-glass door.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
The footage, which was posted on Facebook, shows a black bear sniffing around a garage at night.
—Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Black bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20bear. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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