Bears are the largest terrestrial carnivores, thus making them excellent hunter pets. Bears can be found worldwide and will eat meat as well as vegetation, fruit and roots. There are 8 species of bears in three distinct lineages.
Brown Bear
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Brown Bear Ursus arctos
This species includes one of the largest species of bears - the Grizzly (Ursus arctos horribilis.) These guys can weight up to 1200 lbs!
 One of the things I enjoy most is when the animals in-game show natural behaviors. Having an area where the Grizzly Bears are catching fish from the stream plays to images we grew up with on National Geographic specials and, I think, grounds us in the game by playing on the familiar in a world of the fantastical.
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Black Bear
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These guys come in American (U. americanus) and Asian (U. thibetanus) varieties.
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Polar Bears
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These guys are the largest of the bear species. They evolved from brown bears and are still considered closely related. Polar Bears live on the ice-covered waters of the Arctic.
* A note: Those commercials where you see polar bears and penguins sharing a refreshing beverage is a all bunk. Polar bears are found only in the Arctic and Penguins are only found south of the equator. p.s. there's no Tooth Fairy either. |
Druids
Ah, druid forms, technically bears and so, fit for this section.
Bears not in game.
Here are the Bear species not in game (in order left-to-right):
Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus), Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus), Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
These guys are the smaller bear species and generally the lesser known.
Sigh, the druids always have their work cut out for them...though, generally, once an animal has rabies there isn't much you can do for them.
Well, if you're going to create other forms of intelligent life, it makes sense to use the animals we know as a base. Here's what Blizzard thinks you'd get if bears developed sentience and...needed to walk upright all the time. I mean, do you think if another animal form gained the ability to think in some manner as we do, would they grow to be ambulatory in the same manner as we are?
Is that a requirement for tool use and civilization development?
Is that a requirement for tool use and civilization development?
