Types of Bears The red dot by a link to a web site through the web address, site title, word, or picture, indicates that you are leaving the Portsmouth School District Web Site, and the Portsmouth School District is not responsible for the content of this external site. There are eight types of bears in the world. For many years scientists wondered whether the panda was more like the raccoon family or more like the bear family. In about the last ten years, DNA studies have shown that that giant panda is more closely related to the bear. Books published before that time may still list only seven species of bear, because the giant panda was not included in the list. As you study bears, you might be surprised to find some things you thought were true about bears are not. For instance, most bears are not the fierce predators we are often led to believe. American Black Bear Brown Bear Polar Bear Giant Pandas Image appears courtesy of
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