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The major characters for Ursidae (bears) include having a large body size, strong forelimbs, omnivorous diet, plantigrade (walking on the soles of the hands and feet, with five toes on each foot), enlarged molars for crushing, carnassial shearing function lost, and some hibernate depending on their environment (Feldhamer et. al. 2007).
Black bear (Ursus americanus)
