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Arctos Collection

Background imageArctos Collection: Himalayan black bear, Ursus thibetanus laniger

Himalayan black bear, Ursus thibetanus laniger
The Thibet bear or Himalayan black bear, Ursus thibetanus laniger, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by W. Symns after an illustration by Horace S

Background imageArctos Collection: Brown bear and cubs, Ursus arctos

Brown bear and cubs, Ursus arctos. Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1842

Background imageArctos Collection: East Siberian brown bear and brown bear

East Siberian brown bear and brown bear
East Siberian brown bear, Ursus arctos collaris 1, and brown bear, Ursus arctos 2. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals, 1836

Background imageArctos Collection: Brown bear, Ursus arctos

Brown bear, Ursus arctos. Handcolored engraving by Manceau after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Dictionary of Natural History)

Background imageArctos Collection: Common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus, and brown

Common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus, and brown
Common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus 1, and brown bear, Ursus arctos, with bees 2. Ouistiti, Ours brun. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by Adolph Fries from Felix-Edouard

Background imageArctos Collection: Grizzly bear, Ursus arctos. Endangered

Grizzly bear, Ursus arctos. Endangered. North American bear, Ursus ferox or Ursus candescens. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Background imageArctos Collection: American black bear and brown bear

American black bear and brown bear
American black bear, Ursus americanus 1, and brown bear, Ursus arctos 2. Copied from illustrations by Louis Chloris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by A

Background imageArctos Collection: Grizzly bear

Grizzly bear
The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos ssp), a large subspecies of brown bear inhabiting North America. Scientists generally do not use the name grizzly bear but call it the North American brown bear

Background imageArctos Collection: European brown bear, Ursus arctos, and polar

European brown bear, Ursus arctos, and polar bear, Ursus maritimus (vulnerable).. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris

Background imageArctos Collection: Yellow bear of Norway, Ursus arctos

Yellow bear of Norway, Ursus arctos.. Copied from a specimen in Dresden Museum that appears to be a distinct variety of the brown bear

Background imageArctos Collection: Bear believed responsible for 1937yeti footprints on Everest

Bear believed responsible for 1937yeti footprints on Everest
A page from the Illustrated London News in 1937, entitled The abominable snowman unmasked, reporting on confirmation that suspected yeti footprints discovered in the Himalayas were in fact those of

Background imageArctos Collection: Bears / Cuthbert Swan

Bears / Cuthbert Swan
A couple of brown bears (ursus arctos)


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