#macfarlane's bear

[antiqueanimals]

An "Inopinatus" aka Macfarlan's Bear from Animal Ghosts. Edited by Claudia Clow. Illustrated by Walt Disney Productions. 1971.

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Cryptid of the Day: MacFarlane’s Bear

Description: In 1864, amateur naturalist Roderick MacFarlane was given the skin and skull of a massive bear shot and killed by Inuit hunters. MacFarlane shipped the specimens to the Smithsonian, where it was kept in storage until 1918, when it was examined and declared a new species, though it has now been debunked as a regular brown bear.

[lpbestiary]

MacFarlane's bear is the name given to a species of bear thought to have existed in the Northwest Territories of Canada. It was first discovered in 1864, when a large bear with yellow fur was shot and killed by Inuit hunters. They gave the skin and skull to naturalist Roderick MacFarlane, who sent the remains onto the Smithsonian Museum.

The species is often thought to have become extinct sometime around this time. Some have suggested it could be a hybrid of grizzly bear and polar bear, a theory recent discoveries corroborate.

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[cryptids-of-the-world]

MacFarlane's Bear is a large unidentified bear species found in Canada. MacFarlane's Bear is described as a large bear that is bigger than any other bear species. The first sighting of  MacFarlane's Bear was back in 1864 when it was killed by some Inuit hunters and they gave the pelt and the skull to Roderick MacFarlane who then donated them to the Smithsonian where they were eventually stored away and forgotten abut until 1918. People believe that MacFarlane’s Bear could have been an extinct cave bear or a polar bear grizzly hybrid. MacFarlane’s Bear was featured on the T.V. show Monster Quest called Giant Bear Attack where it talked about people’s recent encounters with MacFarlane's Bear 

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MacFarlane's Bear - Did this Giant Yellow Bear Cryptid Really Exist?

In this week's video, we're examining the mystery of MacFarlane's Bear, the giant, ancient bear that was said to have been seen in Canada's Arctic only once.

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On June 24, 1864, Inuit hunters killed a gigantic bear. Eye witnesses described the bear as having whiteish-yellow fur that darkened to a deep red on the stomach, a large head with dog-like ears, a square muzzle, fur on the bottom of its paws, equal size back and front claws, and very broad shoulders. A naturalist by the name of Robert MacFarlane obtained the fur and skull of the bear where he then shipped it to the Smithsonian and it was forgotten for decades. 

The MacFarlane’s Bear was later studied by Clinton Hart Merriam and claimed it to be a new species. He called this new species Ursus inopinauts (the “unexpected bear”).