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Arctostaphylos
Manzanita Man`za*ni"ta, n. [Sp., dim. of munzana an apple.] (Bot.) A name given to several species of Arctostaphylos, but mostly to A. glauca and A. pungens, shrubs of California, Oregon, etc., with reddish smooth bark, ovate or oval coriaceous evergreen leaves, and bearing clusters of red berries, which are said to be a favorite food of the grizzly bear.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bearberry Bear"ber*ry, n. (Bot.) A trailing plant of the heath family (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.
Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi
Kinnikinic Kin`ni*ki*nic", n. [Indian, literally, a mixture.] Prepared leaves or bark of certain plants; -- used by the Indians of the Northwest for smoking, either mixed with tobacco or as a substitute for it. Also, a plant so used, as the osier cornel (Cornus stolonijra), and the bearberry (Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi). [Spelled also kinnickinnick and killikinick.]
Phascolarctos cinereus
Koala Ko*a"la, n. A tailless marsupial (Phascolarctos cinereus), found in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her neck. Called also Australian bear, native bear, and native sloth.

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- The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear species found across Eurasia and North America. It is one of the largest living terrestrial members of the...
- (2002). "Nocturnal and diurnal foraging behaviour of brown bears ( Ursus arctos ) on a salmon stream in coastal British Columbia" (PDF). Canadian Journal...
- The Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) is one of the most common subspecies of the brown bear, and is found in much of Eurasia. It is also called...
- ; Michel, S. (2016). "Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) isolated po****tions (Supplemented material to Ursus arctos Redlisting account)". IUCN Red List of Threatened...
- all the same species, Ursus arctos. In 1963, Rausch reduced the number of North American subspecies to one, Ursus arctos middendorffi. Further testing...
- The Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos), also known as the white wolf, polar wolf, and the Arctic grey wolf, is a subspecies of grey wolf native to the High...
- The Syrian brown bear (Ursus arctos syriacus or Ursus arctos arctos) is a medium and endangered subspecies of Eurasian brown bear native to the Middle...
- The California grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis, formerly Ursus arctos californicus) is an extinct po****tion of the brown bear, generally known (together...
- 2020-06-10. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ursus arctos beringi****. Photos of the Kamchatka Brown Bear (Ursus arctos beringi****) by Klaus Nigge...
- "Brown Bear- Ursus Arctos". The National Park Service. www.nps.gov. Web. 23 Oct. 2014. Wikispecies has information related to Ursus arctos crowtheri. "Atlas...