In prehistoric North America, the short-faced bear (Arctodus simus) ruled the land. It was one of the biggest and most powerful predators the world has seen, weighing an immense 900 kilograms and ...

Grizzlies have inhabited North America for tens of thousands of years, persisting through the end of the last ice age even as many of their competitors—such as the giant short-faced bear and ...

Endemic to South America, the Andean bear is the last remaining short-faced bear in the world. It is usually found in humid forests and páramos high in the Andes, which run along the entire west coast ...