How many kinds of bear can you list? The brown bear, the black bear, the polar bear, and – if you did not sleep in your biology class – the giant panda who belongs to the bear family, too.
In fact, there are a total of eight species of bears worldwide. Slide the gallery below to meet them all:
Among the eight species of the lovely, attractive bear family, China has four of them: The brown bear, the Asian black bear, the sun bear, and the most famous superstar: The giant panda.
According to the IUCN red list, six of eight bear species are evaluated as "vulnerable" (only the brown bear and the American black bear are classified as "least concern"). The several species that inhabit in Southeast and South Asia are mainly threatened by habitat loss caused by deforestation and hunting. The best thing people can do for them is to stop consuming wildlife products.
(Cover image via VCG)
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