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Bears, like other animals, may symbolize nations. The Russian Bear has been a common national personification for Russia from the 16th century onward. [158] Smokey Bear has become a part of American culture since his introduction in 1944, with his message "Only you can prevent forest fires". [159]The rest of it slowly came together over the next few months and then I basically shouldered aside every other project and just gave it priority and rattled it out. Bear Head is a sequel, did you already have this story planned or did you have to see where the story/characters took you after completing the first book? Williams, Elizabeth S.; Barker, Ian K. (2008). Infectious Diseases of Wild Mammals. John Wiley & Sons. p.203. ISBN 978-0-470-34481-1. I have read and watched some pure real-world political thrillers, and I do prefer them with genre elements added in (Tim Powers’ Declare is one of my absolute favourites, and my own Doors Of Eden has a lot of that kind of thing too). I think that a lot of the political thriller elements are a really good fit for SF as a general pattern, and then you get to have all sorts of fun thinking through how your magic or tech or alien race’s worldview would change everything. You’re very prolific as a writer, what’s your process? Do you work on multiple books simultaneously or do you work on one at a time? Bears have been popular subjects in art, literature, folklore and mythology. The image of the mother bear was prevalent throughout societies in North America and Eurasia, based on the female's devotion and protection of her cubs. [135] In many Native American cultures, the bear is a symbol of rebirth because of its hibernation and re-emergence. [136] A widespread belief among cultures of North America and northern Asia associated bears with shaman; this may be based on the solitary nature of both. Bears have thus been thought to predict the future and shaman were believed to have been capable of transforming into bears. [137]

The peoples of eastern Asia use bears' body parts and secretions (notably their gallbladders and bile) as part of traditional Chinese medicine. More than 12,000 bears are thought to be kept on farms in China, Vietnam, and South Korea for the production of bile. Trade in bear products is prohibited under CITES, but bear bile has been detected in shampoos, wine and herbal medicines sold in Canada, the United States and Australia. [134] deBonis, L. (2011). "A new species of Adelpharctos (Mammalia, Carnivora, Ursidae) from the late Oligocene of the "Phosphorites du Quercy" (France)". Estudios Geológicos. 67 (2): 179–186. doi: 10.3989/egeol.40553.181. a b Flynn, J.J.; Finarelli, J.A.; Zehr, S.; Hsu, J.; Nedbal, M.A. (2005). "Molecular phylogeny of the Carnivora (Mammalia): Assessing the impact of increased sampling on resolving enigmatic relationships". Systematic Biology. 54 (2): 317–337. doi: 10.1080/10635150590923326. PMID 16012099.Illiger, J. K. W. (1811). Prodromus Systematis Mammalium et Avium (in Latin). Sumptibus C.Salfeld. pp.138–39. a b c d e f g h i j k Anon (2010). Mammal Anatomy: An Illustrated Guide. Marshall Cavendish. pp.104–123. ISBN 978-0-7614-7882-9.

Furnished to a high standard, our rooms are decorated in a traditional style reflective of the building’s history – think classic colour palettes, cosy carpets, and a warm, welcoming ambience. Emergence and Control of Zoonotic Ortho- and Paramyxovirus Diseases. John Libbey Eurotext. 2001. p.167. ISBN 978-2-7420-0392-1. The bearhead does not resemble the Kendal's suit that it is retrieved from. It was not graphically updated when the Kendal was and thus resembles the original version of the Kendal.

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