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Gobi Bear
“ How do the bears survive in such a harsh climate? They’re the only bear of any kind that dwells exclusively in desert habitat. By adaptation and learning, they’ve found a way to live in one of the most extreme environments on the planet. ”
– Harry Reynolds
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: Ursus arctos
Subspecies: Ursus arctos gobiensis
Descendant: ???
Described by: Sokolov & Orlov, 1902
Size: 147 and 167 cm, weight between around 50 and 120 kg
Lifespan: 20–30+ years
Activity: Nocturnal 🌃
Thermoregulate: Endotherm
Type(s):
Synapsids
Mammals (Bears)
Title(s):
Desert Bear
The Bear of Gobi Desert
Pantheon(s):
Terran/Gaian 🇺🇳
Mongolian 🇲🇳
Time Period: Pleistocene–Holocene
Alignment: Neutral
Threat Level: ★★★★★
Diet: Omnivorous 🥩🌿
Element(s): Rock 🪨
Inflict(s): Rockblight 🪨
Weakness(es): Water 🌊, Rock 🪨, Leaf 🌿, Ice ❄️, Metal 🔩, Fae 🧚
Casualties: ???
Based On: itself
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered (CR) – IUCN Red List
The Gobi bear (Ursus arctos gobiensis), known in Mongolian as the Mazaalai (Мазаалай), is a subspecies of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) that is found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. It is listed as critically endangered by the Mongolian Redbook of Endangered Species and by IUCN standards.
When mentioning Brown bears or Grizzly bears, they are the same animal living in different areas. Coastal bears tend to be larger because of a diet high in salmon.
A relatively small bear with brown fur and often having lighter patches on the neck or chest. During the winter months grey patches may appear within the pelage. Length is documented as between 147 and 167 cm, weight between around 50 and 120 kg. Unusually among brown bears the claws are blunt.
Gobi bears are the only bears that have evolved and adapted to living in such extreme, hot desert climates because of their bodies and appearances. Bears have that kind of mechanical advantage on all their skeletal muscles. The sheer size of bears' muscles is also a major factor in their strength. Polar bears have a massive rump and big, thick hind legs. Heavy muscles are packed onto these bears. The Gobi bear can withstand extreme temperature changes (+40°C to -30°C). This bear can travel great distances between scarce water sources. This bear has dietary flexibility; it survives primarily on plants, including roots, berries, and wild rhubarb.
Brown bear subspecies are strong swimmers, although Gobi bears seldom meet deep enough water to swim. They are biologically capable of swimming; however, this is rarely observed.
The hard conditions and scarcity of food in the Gobi Desert have greatly adapted Gobi bears. The main foods that Gobi bears consume are the rhizomes of plants that are supported by desert springs, such as Ephedra, wild onion (Allium spp.), berries such as nitre bush (Nitraria spp.), and grass shoots like Phragmites. Small amounts of animal matter are also ingested; these are primarily rodents and are estimated to make up 1% of the total intake. It is commonly known that brown bear subspecies go through a phase in late summer and early autumn when they consume a lot of food (hyperfagia) to store fat for hibernation and to produce young when in winter dens. Gobi bears mainly eat roots, berries, and other plants, sometimes rodents; there is no evidence that they prey on large mammals.
The primary competition for Gobi bears was minimal, with occasional overlap with wolves, camels, gazelles, horses, leopards, humans, and probably death worms.
Breeding season: May–July.
Delayed implantation: Like most brown bears.
Cubs: Usually 1–2 cubs born in the winter den.
Very low reproductive rate: Because food is scarce and females need many years to build adequate body reserves.
The bears are very territorial and frequent small oases within said territory. The slightest change or scare to their ecosystem and to the oasis that they frequent can cause serious repercussions. The Gobi bear was shy and solitary, wild, and non-aggressive until it felt threatened. They are not accustomed to humans and tend to avoid them.
Likes
Desert oases
Fresh water
Wild rhubarb
Roots
Berries
Quiet, undisturbed habitat
Rocky shelters
Dislikes
Human disturbance
Habitat destruction
Drought
Competition for scarce food
Extreme resource shortages
Severe habitat scarcity (water and food)
Climate change drying oases
Very small population → inbreeding
Competition with livestock for water sources
Human encroachment (mining, vehicles)
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered (CR)
Mongolian government protection
Strict anti-poaching laws
Supplemental feeding stations at oases
Genetic and population monitoring
International support (UNDP, wildlife NGOs)
The only bear species adapted to the desert biome was found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia.
Movement Pattern: Nomadic
Movement Pattern: Solo
Population Trend: Increasing
Population:
Earth: 32
Reinachos: ???
Thatrollwa: ???
Sawintir: ???
Locomotion: Amphibious
Habitat: Deserts and Xeric Shrublands; Badlands.
Earth: (we shared same subspecies as Ursus arctos spp.)
Extant (Resident): Mongolia
Possibly Extinct: China (Inner Mongolia)
Berbania: ???
Reinachos: ???
Delphia: ???
Brown bears can be tamed by feeding their babies honey and fish, much like bears do today.
The Gobi Bear is one of the animals that was altered and used as a beast of burden by the First Civilization or the Isu in the Pleistocene. Despite being born naturally, the Isu have proclaimed all remaining purebred animal species to be genetically modified. Members of the Assassin Order, Templar Knights, and Monster Hunter members researched the origins of all animals and discovered that, because they are pure natural breeds, from animals and monsters are actually genetically engineered creatures.
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Abkhaz: Амшә Гоби (Amshe gobi)
Acehnese: Beruang Gobi
Afar: Gobi baddi lubak
Afrikaans: Gobi beer, Woestynbeer
Amharic: ጎቢ ድብ
Arabic: دب جوبي (daeb jubi)
Armenian: Գոբի արջ (Gobi arj)
Arrernte: Bera Kupi
Reinachan Arrernte: Thupu Kupi (ثوپي كوپي)
Assamese: গোবি ভালুক (gobi bhaluk)
Avar: ГӀоби берзул
Awadhi: गोबी भालू (gobee bhaaloo)
Aymara: Gobi oso
Breton: Arzh Gobi
Cheyenne: Gobináhkohe
Western Elvish: Ghubër
Eastern Elvish: Ghuver
Japanese: ゴビ熊 (Gobi kuma)
Maori: Pea Kobi (熊 コビ)
Berbanian Maori: Peara Kobi (熊 コビ)
Reinachan Maori: Kuma Kobi (クマ コビ)
Mongolian: Мазаалай/ᠮᠠᠽᠠᠠᠯᠠᠢ (Mazaalai)
Dine Bizaad: Shashtsoh Gobí
Reinachan Dine Bizaad: Shashtsoh Gobi (شهشظوه عوبي)
Davvisámegiella: Gobi beana
Terran Saurfolk: Ukran Gobi
Sawintiran Saurfolk: Hukrona Gobi
Shqip: Ariu Gobi
Reinachan Shqip: آريو عبي (Ariu Gobi)
Tagalog: Oso sa Ilang ng Gobi (ᜂᜐᜓ ᜐ ᜁᜎᜅ᜔ ᜅ ᜄᜓᜊᜒ)
The Gobi bear is considered to be the rarest brown bear in the world.
It is the only bear that has completely adapted to living in a scorching desert.
In the wild, there are fewer than 40 individuals left.
It is unknown if any of these exist in zoos or captivity.
Among brown bears, their seclusion has resulted in one of the lowest levels of genetic diversity.