The Atlas bear was Africa’s only native bear species that survived into modern times. Once inhabiting the Atlas Mountains and neighbouring areas, from Morocco to Libya, the animal is now thought to be extinct. The muzzle and claws were shorter than those of the American black bear, though bear meat was stouter and thicker in body. It apparently fed on roots, acorns and nuts.
The Atlas bear’s ecology is presumed to be similar to that of the other brown bears. Sympatric predators included the Barbary leopard and Barbary lion. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e. Great and small game of Africa Rowland Ward Ltd. Ancient DNA evidence for the loss of a highly divergent brown bear clade during historical times”. Wild and Wonderful Life on Planet Earth: The Mystery of the Atlas Bear”. Histoire récente de l’ours brun au Maghreb”.
The Doomsday Book of Animals: A Natural History of Vanished Species. Bears of the Last Frontier, Hour One: City of Bears: Brown Bear Fact Sheet”. Wikispecies has information related to Ursus arctos crowtheri. Why do I have to complete a CAPTCHA?
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