bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family (biology), family Ursidae (). They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats ...

is a carnivoran mammal of the family ''Ursidae''. Bear or Bears may also refer to:

Places

* Bear (barony), County Cork, Ireland *

Bear, Arkansas Bear, formerly also called Bear City, is an unincorporated community in Garland County, Arkansas, United States. It is close to the shore of Lake Ouachita, which was formed by the construction of the Blakely Mountain Dam across the Ouachita River ...

, United States, an unincorporated place *

Bear, Delaware Bear is a census-designated place (CDP) in New Castle County, Delaware, New Castle County, Delaware, United States. The population was 19,371 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. Originally a small crossroads in a rural area, approxim ...

, United States, a census-designated place * Bear, Idaho, United States, an unincorporated place *

Bear Brook (disambiguation) Bear Brook may refer to: Streams Canada *Bear Brook (Ontario) Englans *Bear Brook, tributary to the River Thame United States *Bear Brook (Suncook River tributary), New Hampshire *Bear Brook (Pascack Brook tributary), New Jersey *Bear Brook (Mill ...

* Bears' Cave, Romania *

Bear Creek (disambiguation) Bear Creek or Bearcreek may refer to: Places United States * Bear Creek, Alabama, a town in Marion County * Bear Creek, Alaska, a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough * Bear Creek, California (disambiguation), multiple locations ** ...

* Bear Island (disambiguation) * Bear Mountain (disambiguation) *

Bear River (disambiguation) Bear River may mean: Populated places * Bear River, Minnesota * Bear River City, Utah * Bear River City, Wyoming * Bear River, Wyoming * Bear River, Nova Scotia * Bear River, Prince Edward Island Rivers Canada ;Alberta * Bear River (Alber ...

Bear Seamount The Bear Seamount is a guyot or flat-topped underwater volcano in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the oldest of the New England Seamounts, which was active more than 100 million years ago. It was formed when the North American Plate moved over the New ...

, an underwater volcano in the Atlantic Ocean * Bears, Friesland, Netherlands, a village

People

* Bear (given name) *

Bear (surname) Bear is a surname which may refer to: * Carter Bear (born 2006), Canadian ice hockey player * Elizabeth Bear, pen name of American author Sarah Bear Elizabeth Wishnevsky (born 1971) * Ethan Bear (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player * Glecia ...

, including a list of people with the name * Bear (nickname), including a list of people with the nickname *

Bear McCreary Bear McCreary (born February 17, 1979) is an American composer of film, television, and video game scores. His work includes the scores of the television series '' Battlestar Galactica'' (2004), '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', '' Black Sails'', '' ...

(born 1979), American musician

Arts, entertainment and media

Characters

* Bear, the main character from the TV series ''

Bear in the Big Blue House ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it a ...

'' * Bear, a character from the TV series ''

WordWorld ''WordWorld'' is an American animated children's television series based on the books and the wooden puzzles of the same name. The series was created by Don Moody, Jacqueline Moody, Peter Schneider and Gary Friedman, it was produced by Word Wo ...

'' * Bear, a major character in ''The Railway Series'' * Bear, a character from the ''.hack'' multimedia franchise * The Bear (''Bo' Selecta!''), a comic character created by Leigh Francis *King Bear, a recurring character in the ''

Tara Duncan Tara Duncan may refer to: * Tara Duncan (media executive), American entertainment industry executive * ''Tara Duncan'' (novel series), a French novel series by Sophie Audouin-Mamikonian * ''Tara Duncan'' (TV series), a French animated televi ...

'' book series * Bear, a character in the ''Adventure Time'' animated series episode "

In Your Footsteps "In Your Footsteps" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series ''Adventure Time''. The episode was written and storyboarded by Tom Herpich and Skyler Page, from a story by Patrick McHale, Kent Osb ...

" * Br'er Bear, a character from the Disney picture film ''

Song of the South ''Song of the South'' is a 1946 American Live-action animated film, live-action/animated musical film, musical comedy-drama film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson, produced by Walt Disney, and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pi ...

Films

* ''Bear'' (2010 film), a US natural horror film * ''Bear'' (2011 film), a black comedy short film by Nash Edgerton * ''Bears'' (film), a 2014 Disneynature film * ''The Bear'' (1938 film), a Soviet drama * ''The Bear'' (1984 film), an American biopic about football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant * ''The Bear'' (1988 film), a French adventure-drama * ''The Bear'' (1998 film), a British animated television short * ''The Bear'' (2012 film), an Iranian film (original release ''Khers'')

Literature

* ''Bear'' (novel), by Marian Engel * ''The Bear'' (fairy tale) * ''The Bear'' (play), by Anton Chekhov * "The Bear", a short story by William Faulkner from ''Go Down, Moses'' * ''The Bear'', a children's book by

Raymond Briggs Raymond Redvers Briggs (18 January 1934 – 9 August 2022) was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story ...

* ''The Bear'', a novel by

Claire Cameron Claire Cameron (born March 1973) is a Canadian novelist and journalist. Personal life Her father Angus Cameron was a prominent academic at the University of Toronto who founded the Dictionary of Old English. Born and raised in Toronto, Canad ...

* ''The Bear'', a novel by Andrew Krivak * ''Bear'', a novel by

Ben Queen Benjamin Queen is an American writer and producer. He was the creator/showrunner for the NBC television show ''A to Z''. He wrote the screenplays for MGM's ''The Addams Family 2'' and the Pixar animated movie ''Cars 2'', and co-wrote the story fo ...

Music

The Bears (band) The Bears are an American power pop band formed in 1985 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It features the distinctive avant-garde guitar playing of Adrian Belew, the band's most prominent member. In addition to guitarist, vocalist and producer Belew, the Bea ...

, an American power pop band formed in 1985 ** ''The Bears'' (album), 1987 *

Symphony No. 82 (Haydn) The Symphony No. 82 in C major, Hoboken 1/82, is the first of the six Paris Symphonies (numbers 82–87) written by Joseph Haydn. It is popularly known as the Bear Symphony. Background The symphony was one of a series of six symphonies commissi ...

, popularly known as the Bear Symphony * ''The Bear'' (album), by Element Eighty

Radio stations

Canada

CFBR-FM CFBR-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting an active rock format at 100.3 FM in Edmonton, Alberta. The station uses its on-air brand name ''100.3 The Bear'' and is owned by Bell Media. History The station was launched in 1951 by Sunwapt ...

, "100.3 The Bear", Edmonton, Alberta *

CKNL-FM CKNL-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a rock format at 101.5 FM in Fort St. John, British Columbia. The station is branded as ''101.5 The GOAT'' and is owned by Vista Radio. History The station originally began broadcasting June ...

, "101.5 The Bear", Fort St. John, British Columbia *

CKQB-FM CKQB-FM (106.9 FM, ''Jump! 106.9'') is a radio station licensed to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Owned by Corus Entertainment, it broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format. CKQB's studios are located at 1504 Merivale Road in Nepean along with ...

(identified as "106.9 The Bear" from 1994–2009 and 2011–2014), in Ottawa, Ontario *

CKRX-FM CKRX-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts a classic hits format at 102.3 FM in Fort Nelson, British Columbia. The station is branded as ''102.3 Summit'' and is owned by Vista Radio. The station originally began broadcasting on Novembe ...

, "102.3 The Bear", Fort Nelson, British Columbia

United States

KQBR KQBR (99.5 FM, "Lonestar 99.5") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Lubbock, Texas, United States, the station is currently under ownership of Townsquare Media Townsquare Media, Inc. (formerly Regent Communic ...

, Texas *

WBRW WBRW (105.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Blacksburg, Virginia, and serving the New River Valley and part of the Roanoke metropolitan area. It broadcasts an active rock radio format known as "The Bear." It is owned by Mont ...

, "105.3 the Bear", Blacksburg, Virginia *

WBYR WBYR (98.9 FM broadcasting, FM), branded as 98.9 The Bear, is a radio station licensed to Woodburn, Indiana with studios in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The station broadcasts an active rock radio format, format. WBYR is owned by Federated Media (bro ...

, "98.9 the Bear", Woodburn, Indiana *

WEKS WEKS (92.5 FM; "The Bear 92.5") is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Zebulon, Georgia, with studios in downtown Fayetteville, Georgia, United States. The station is currently owned by the Georgia Radio Alliance, L ...

, "The Bear 92.5", Zebulon, Georgia * WNBB, "97.9 the Bear", Bayboro, North Carolina * WZGM, "96.1 the Bear", Black Mountain, North Carolina

Elsewhere

Touch FM (Stratford-upon-Avon) 102 Touch FM was an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to the town of Stratford-upon-Avon and much of the counties of Warwickshire, Worcestershire, The Cotswolds and the surrounding area in the south of the English Midlands. History T ...

or The Bear 102, England

Television

* "Bear", a 1984 presidential candidate Ronald Reagan ad, known for its "

bear in the woods "Bear", a television commercial known for and often referred to by its opening line "There is a bear in the woods", was created for the 1984 U.S. presidential campaign of Republican Party candidate Ronald Reagan. The commercial featured a griz ...

" line * "Bears", an episode of the series ''

Zoboomafoo ''Zoboomafoo'' is a live-action/animated children's television series that originally aired on PBS from January 25, 1999, to November 21, 2001. After the original run on public television, reruns were shown on Universal Kids#As PBS Kids Sprout/S ...

'' * "Bears", a 2004 ''QI'' episode * "Bear", an episode of ''

Servant A domestic worker is a person who works within a residence and performs a variety of household services for an individual, from providing cleaning and household maintenance, or cooking, laundry and ironing, or care for children and elderly ...

'' * ''The Bear'' (TV series), a 2022 television series on FX on Hulu

Other arts, entertainment and media

* ''Bear'' (comics), by Jamie Smart * ''The Bear'' (opera), by William Walton

Brands and enterprises

Bear (St. Paul's Churchyard) Paternoster Row is a street in the City of London that was a centre of the London publishing trade, with booksellers operating from the street. Paternoster Row was described as "almost synonymous" with the book trade. It was part of an area call ...

, a historical bookseller in London *

Bear Inn, Cowbridge The Bear Inn, today known as The Bear Hotel, is an inn on Cowbridge High Street in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. The block stone building has a blue plaque on the front, marking its historical significance. It became a Grade II liste ...

, Wales * The Bear, Oxford, England *

Nestlé Bear Brand Bear Brand is a drink and powdered milk brand currently owned by Nestlé. The brand is available in most areas of Southeast Asia, East Asia, and Eastern Africa, as well as in Asian stores in the United States and Canada. It was marketed under t ...

, a powdered milk and sterilized milk brand

Sports teams

Collegiate

Baylor Bears The Baylor Bears are the athletic teams that represent Baylor University. The teams participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as one of only three private school members of the Big 12 Conference. Prior t ...

, United States *

Brown Bears The Brown Bears are the sports teams that represent Brown University, an American university located in Providence, Rhode Island. The Bears are part of the Ivy League conference. Brown's mascot is Bruno. Both the men's and women's teams share th ...

, United States *

California Golden Bears The California Golden Bears are the athletic teams that represent the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition as ''California'' or ''Cal'', the university fields 30 varsity athletic programs and various club te ...

, United States * Central Arkansas Bears, United States *

Mercer Bears The Mercer Bears are the college athletics, athletic teams of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, United States. Mercer is the only private university in Georgia with an NCAA Division I athletic program and fields teams in eight men's and nine wom ...

, United States *

Missouri State Bears The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears are the athletic teams representing Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University). Missouri State's athletics programs date back to 1908. Missouri State competes in the NCAA Divi ...

, United States *

Morgan State Bears The Morgan State Bears are the twelve varsity sports teams representing Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, tennis and track and field; women's-only bow ...

, United States *

Northern Colorado Bears The Northern Colorado Bears are the athletic teams representing the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado in intercollegiate athletics. The university sponsors seventeen teams including men and women's basketball, cross country, go ...

, United States *

NYIT Bears The New York Tech Bears were the athletic teams that represented the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) located in Old Westbury, New York, United States in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing ...

, United States *

Washington University Bears The Washington University Bears are the athletic teams of Washington University in St. Louis, located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Washington University is currently a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA Di ...

, United States

Professional

Brisbane Bears The Brisbane Bears were a professional Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, now known as the Brisbane Lions. Granted a Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL), licence in 1986, ...

, an Australian rules football club *

Bristol Bears Bristol Bears (officially Bristol Rugby Club or Bristol Rugby) are a professional rugby union club based in Bristol, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ...

, an English rugby union team *

Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They are one of two remaining ...

, an American football team *

Coventry Bears The Midlands Hurricanes are a semi-professional rugby league club based in Birmingham, West Midlands, England. They were founded in 2021 and took over the professional franchise owned by Coventry Bears previously entering the third tier of th ...

, an English rugby league football club *

Doosan Bears The Doosan Bears () are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Seoul. Founded in 1982, they are a member of the KBO League. The Bears have won six Korean Series titles (1982, 1995, 2001, 2015, 2016, and 2019) and play their home game ...

, a KBO League Baseball club *

Hershey Bears The Hershey Bears are a professional ice hockey team based in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The Bears have played in the American Hockey League (AHL) since the 1938–39 season, making it the longest continuously operating member club of the league still ...

, an American hockey team *

North Sydney Bears The North Sydney Bears are an Australian rugby league football club based in Cammeray on Sydney's North Shore (Sydney), North Shore. The club currently competes in the NSW Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL s ...

, an Australian rugby league football club *

Oldham R.L.F.C. Oldham Rugby League Football Club, is a professional rugby league football club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The club plays home games at Boundary Park and competes in RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of British ...

or Oldham Bears, an English rugby league football club * Pori Bears, a Finnish-based American football team

Military

* Beam Experiments Aboard a Rocket, a US experimental

particle-beam weapon A particle-beam weapon uses a high-energy beam of atomic or subatomic particles to damage the target by disrupting its atomic and/or molecular structure. A particle-beam weapon is a type of space-based directed-energy weapon, which directs fo ...

Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot The Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot (BEAR) is a remotely controlled robot developed by Vecna Robotics for use in the extraction of wounded soldiers from the battlefield with no risk to human life. The humanoid robot uses a powerful hydraulics ...

, a humanoid military robot *

Tupolev Tu-95 The Tupolev Tu-95 (; NATO reporting name: "Bear") is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. Maiden flight, First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 entered service with the Soviet Long Range Aviation, Long-Range Avia ...

(NATO reporting name: Bear), a Russian bomber aircraft * USCGC ''Bear'' (WMEC-901), a United States Coast Guard cutter * USS ''Bear'' (1874), a United States Navy ship and forerunner of modern icebreakers

Science and technology

* Bear (grape), a wine grape variety *

Bere (grain) Bere, pronounced "bear," is a six-row barley cultivated mainly on 5-15 hectares of land in Orkney, Scotland. It is also grown in Shetland, Caithness and on a very small scale by a few crofters on some of the Western Isles, such as North Uist ...

or bear, a barley cultivar * '' Lycia ursaria'', common name Bear, a species of moth

Computing

Bear (app) Bear is a note-taking application by Shiny Frog. Bear 2 launched for macOS, iOS and iPadOS in July 2023. History After three years of development, the initial version of Bear was released in October 2016 for macOS, iOS and iPadOS. It was re ...

, note-taking software * BEAR and LION ciphers, in cryptography *

Microsoft Bear Some of Microsoft's early products included hidden Easter Eggs. Microsoft formally stopped including Easter Eggs in its programs as part of its Trustworthy Computing Initiative in 2002. Windows Windows 1.0, 2.0 and 2.1 all include an E ...

, the mascot of the Windows 3.1 development team

Other uses

* Bear (Boy Scouts of America), an achievement level *

Bear (gay culture) In gay culture, a bear is a man who is fat, hairy, or both. The bear concept can function as an identity or an affiliation, and there is ongoing debate in bear communities about what constitutes a bear. Some bears place importance on presentin ...

Bear market A market trend is a perceived tendency of the financial markets to move in a particular direction over time. Analysts classify these trends as ''secular'' for long time-frames, ''primary'' for medium time-frames, and ''secondary'' for short time ...

, in economics *

Pedobear Pedobear is an Internet meme that became popular through the imageboard 4chan. As the name suggests ("pedo" being short for " pedophile"), it is portrayed as a pedophilic cartoon bear. It is a concept used to mock child sex offenders or people ...

, an Internet meme *

Russian Bear The Russian Bear () is a widespread symbol (generally of a Eurasian brown bear) for Russia, used in cartoons, articles, and dramatic plays since as early as the 16th century, and relating alike to the Russian Empire, the Russian Provisional Go ...

, a symbol of Russia

Places

People

Arts, entertainment and media

Characters

Films

Literature

Music

Radio stations

Canada

United States

Elsewhere

Television

Other arts, entertainment and media

Brands and enterprises

Sports teams

Collegiate

Professional

Military

Science and technology

Computing

Other uses

See also