Bear may refer to:

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• Bear, a mammal
• Bear (ship), a famous exploration ship
• Bear (novel), a novel by Marian Engel
• Bear community, a subculture of the gay community consisting of large, hairy, and usually bearded, men
• Bear market, one of several market trends referring to a cyclical downturn in a stock market
• Microsoft Bear, an unofficial mascot hidden in Windows 3.1 and Windows 95
• A verb meaning "carry" or "endure"
• BEAR, a particle beam weapon developed as part of the Strategic Defense Initiative: see Particle beam weapon#SDI / BEAR project
• BEAR, Battlefield Extraction and Retrieval Robot
• Bear (diesel locomotive), a character from The Railway Series books by Rev.W.Awdry
• Bear (comic book), an alternative comic book by Jamie Smart
• The Bear, a play by Anton Chekhov
• The Bear (movie), also known as L'Ours, a 1988 film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud
• The Bear (opera), an opera by William Walton
• Bear Inn, a popular name for British public houses
  • Bear Inn, Oxford a particularly historic British public house
• CKQB-FM, a radio station in Ottawa whose on-air brand name is The Bear
• Tupolev Tu-95/Tu-20/Tu-142, a series of Soviet bomber aircraft given the NATO reporting name Bear

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• Bear Cut Ear, a chief of the Crow tribe
• Greg Bear, an american science fiction author
• Bear Bryant, an American college football player, who coached at several institutions, most notably his alma mater, the University of Alabama
• Bear Grylls, youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest
• Bear Hunter (d.1863), a Shoshone chief
• Bear's Rib, a Hunkpapa Sioux chief
• Conquering Bear (d.1854), a Brulé Sioux leader
• Crazy Bear (Assiniboine chief), an Assiniboine chief
• Hollow Horn Bear (c.1850–1913), a Brulé Sioux leader
• Mato-tope (c.1795–1837), chief of the Mandan tribe, also known as Four Bears
• George Halas, founder of the Chicago Bears, known as Papa Bear
• Kicking Bear (1846–1904), a Lakota chief
• Lean Bear (1813–1864), a Cheyenne chief
• Satanta (d.1878), a Kiowa war leader who was also known as White Bear
• Sitting Bear (c.1830–1871), a Kiowa warrior and medicine man
• Owsley Stanley, nicknamed Bear, the largest LSD manufacturer of the 1960s and soundman for the Grateful Dead
• Standing Bear (c.1834–1908), a chief of the Ponca tribe
• Ten Bears (1792-1873), a Comanche leader
• Ray Young Bear, a Meskwaki poet
• Yonaguska (d.1839), a Cherokee leader also known as Drowning Bear

Places: Bear Cut Ear Bear Cut Ear was a chief of the Crow tribe at the turn of the century. ... Gregory Dale Bear (born August 20, 1951) is a science fiction author. ... Paul William Bear Bryant (September 11, 1913 – January 26, 1983) was an American college football coach. ... Bear Grylls, full name Edward Michael Bear Grylls, is a best-selling author, mountaineer, TV Presenter, adventurer, and international inspirational speaker motivational speaker. ... Bear Hunter (died January 27, 1863) was a Shoshone chief of the Great Basin who strongly resisted white colonization of the area in the 1860s. ... Bears Rib (Sioux name Mato Chu-Tu-Hu) was a Hunkpapa Lakota chief from the late 19th century. ... Conquering Bear Chief Conquering Bear was a Brulé Lakota leader who signed the Fort Laramie Treaty in 1851. ... Crazy Bear was Assiniboine chief in the 1840s. ... Hollow Horn Bear. ... Mandan Chief Mato-tope by George Catlin Mato-tope (also known as Ma-to-toh-pe or Four Bears) (c. ... George Stanley Halas (February 2, 1895 - October 31, 1983), nicknamed Papa Bear and Mr. ... Kicking Bear (Mato Wanartaka) was a band chief of the Oglala Sioux who fought in several battles during the War for the Black Hills, including the Battle of Little Big Horn. ... Lean Bear Lean Bear (Cheyenne name Awoninahku) was the leader of a group of Cheyenne who were camped near Ash Creek in the territory of Nebraska, and were massacred by the Colorado miltia in 1864. ... Satanta Satanta, also known as White Bear, was a Kiowa war leader. ... Sitting Bear Satank (Set-ankeah, translated as Sitting Bear), was a prestigious Kiowa warrior and medicine man. ... Owsley Stanley (b. ... Standing Bear Standing Bear (1834(?) - 1908) was a Ponca Native American Indian chief who successfully argued in U.S. District Court in 1879 that American Indians are persons within the meaning of the law and have the rights of citizenship. ... Chief Ten Bears. ... Ray Young (born 1950) is a Native American poet (Meskwaki) from Marshalltown. ... Chief Yonaguska, who was also known as Drowning Bear, was a figure of persistence and endurance in the story of the Cherokee. ...

• Bear, Delaware, an unincorporated community in the United States

Sports teams: Bear is an unincorporated, suburban community and census-designated place located in New Castle County, Delaware. ...

• Baylor Bears, sports teams of Baylor University
• California Golden Bears, sports teams of the University of California, Berkeley
• Chicago Bears, an American football team
• Alberta Golden Bears, the men's teams at the University of Alberta

Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated university located in Waco, Texas. ... Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated research university located in Waco, Texas. ... Cal Logo The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 27 varsity athletic programs of the University of California, Berkeley. ... The University of California, Berkeley (also known as UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, and by other names, see below) is the oldest and flagship campus of the ten-campus University of California system. ... City Chicago, Illinois Other nicknames Da Bears, The Monsters of the Midway Team colors Navy Blue, Orange and White Head Coach Lovie Smith Owner McCaskey Family General manager Jerry Angelo Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley Da Bear Local radio Flagship stations: WBBM (780 AM) Announcers: Jeff Joniak... The Alberta Golden Bears are the mens athletic teams that represent the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... The University of Alberta is situated along the south bank of the North Saskatchewan River in the heart of the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ...

See also

• Bear Creek (disambiguation)
• Big Bear (disambiguation)
• Celebrity bears
• List of fictional bears
• List of historical animals
• List of historical bears

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