All 8 Species of Bears and How They're Related

Bears have got to be some of the most incredible animals alive today. From giants like the polar bear and the Kodiak brown bear, to the tiny sun bear, and is the panda even a bear? Let's dive into the family Ursidae to discover every species of bear alive today.

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Clint is a professional biologist and educator, but above all, Clint LOVES reptiles and he loves to share that love with everyone he meets. Whether you're lover or a hater of reptiles, you can't help but get excited with Clint!
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[ClintsReptiles]

No doubt many of you have heard of the tragedy that occurred in Florida earlier this month. I haven't spoken out publicly just yet as I have been doing my best to understand what happened from all perspectives. It absolutely breaks my heart, but I didn't want to misrepresent the facts or respond too emotionally. I am now ready to talk about what happened, and what I think we should do. I will be discussing it live this coming Wednesday, April 26th at the time scheduled in the link below. I hope to see you there. This is a critical moment for the reptile hobby. Please be the best representatives of our community that you can be.

[cangaroojack]

"if you want me to talk about mustelidae let me know!"

Clint, you could talk to me about all the kinds of toenail clippings and you'll still have us listening all captivated

[craigstephenson]

“The easiest way to distinguish between an American Black Bear and an Asian Black Bear is by knowing which continent you’re on.”
Never change, Clint. Never change.

[PaleoAnalysis]

Fun fact: my mentor is actually the first person credited with discoving remains from the North American Giant Short-faced Bear (Arctodus simus) in the state of Florida. Extending their known range 1, 100 miles and showing they probably lived all across the continent. He turned the fossils over to the University of Florida but they allowed him to make casts of the fossils for his personal collection! ❤

[sarahbeaulieu]

I found you as a reptile channel but I'm really loving that you are just doing biology in general now. Honestly love it

[michaeltittel]

Actually, Sloth bears do not directly fear Chuckwallas, they just suffer from petrathanosphobia, the irrational fear of having their skull crushed by a rock, so what can they do but tremble at the sight of the shadow of the chuckwalla...

[NPC]

Note with the word "panda": rather than of French origin, it was originally taken from a local Nepalese language, where the word 'ponya' means bamboo-eater. So basically what 'panda' means is just an animal that eats bamboo, so Giant Panda would be the 'giant bamboo-eater'.

[TheJeanpl]

If anyone is curious about why the Panda genus is called Ailuropoda, I think it is because the genus that red pandas belong to is called Ailurus. Yes, Ailuropoda translates to "cat foot", but my guess is that the Ailuro- in Ailuropoda is more of a reference to the similarities between the feet of giant pandas and red pandas (i.e. them both having a false thumb to aid in the handling of bamboo).

[RuthlessPumpkin]

Hey Clint, you will probably never see this but thank you for this video. Bears are my absolute favorite animal on this entire planet. They are incredibly strong, intellectual and capable of living anywhere. They are the Swiss Army tool of the animal kingdom. This video is one of my favorite ways to de-stress after a long day! Thank you again from the worlds biggest bear fan!

[melissahunt]

Clint. Of COURSE we want a video about musteloids!! CLEARLY we’re into that kind of thing 😁

[kat]

I definitely want to learn more about red pandas and all of its relatives

[rycolligan]

Totally here for a future Musteloid video.

Also, that clip of a cow eating a little bird was not something I was prepared for

[anothersquid]

I remember thinking how huge polar bears were... then I saw Steller's sea lions coming in to breed, so you'll get so many of these things all the size of the biggest polar bears (and a lot more agile on land than you might think)... Then I saw an elephant seal, and suddenly, polar bears seemed so small :)

[jamesshelton]

Fun fact: For those wondering, in common identification, a Brown bear found in inland United States is referred to as a Grizzly. Coastal brown bears are typically just called Brown bears.

[theBeasman]

The fact that asian bears all have collars despite relation, is one of the most interesting facts I've learned in a long time.

[azurehanyo]

My kids and I love these videos. The other day they gave me a good laugh when I overheard one say to the other (in the most insulting way they could): "Well, YOU'RE the hagfish of humans!"

[teresaellis]

Yes to a video about musteloiddae! Just looking at their tree of life, I didn't realize that racoons were in that family. For some reason, I thought they were a little more closely related to bears than they are. I guess their ears and the rolling gait of their walk put it into my head.

[mastergecko]

As a native speaker of Chinese I can confirm that panda in Chinese is indeed “big bear cat (大熊猫）”

[SockyNoob]

I'll never get old of your phylogeny videos, Clint.

[nerodia]

My favorite bear taxonomy fact is that arctos meant bear before the arctic was called the arctic. The arcitic region got its name because it's where the bears are, not the other way around.