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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:species
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Short-faced_bear
gptkb:family_Ursidae
gptkb:Short-faced_Bear
gptkb:Arctotherium_simus
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gptkbp:adaptation
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keen eyesight
fast running
strong sense of smell
adapted for speed
good climbing
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gptkbp:behavior
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solitary
scavenging
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gptkbp:body_style
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long limbs
robust skeleton
slender and tall
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gptkbp:caused_by
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climate change and human activity
overhunting and habitat loss
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gptkbp:climate
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temperate
adapted to cold climates
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gptkbp:common_name
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gptkb:giant_short-faced_bear
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gptkbp:conservation_status
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extinct
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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1.2 million years ago
11,000 years ago
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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paleontological studies
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gptkbp:diet
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omnivore
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:California
gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:ecological_role
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top predator
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:mythological_figure
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gptkbp:features
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long snout
large skull
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gptkbp:first_described_by
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1848
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gptkbp:foraging_behavior
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scavenger
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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gptkb:North_America
gptkb:La_Brea_Tar_Pits
provides insight into prehistoric life
grassland and forest edges
extensive fossil evidence
megafauna community
studied in relation to early humans
up to 500,000 years
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gptkbp:genus
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gptkb:Arctodus
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gptkbp:geographical_feature
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2.5 million to 11,700 years ago
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gptkbp:habitat
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gptkb:North_America
open grasslands
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gptkbp:has_impact_on
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ecosystem dynamics
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gptkbp:height
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up to 12 feet on hind legs
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gptkbp:historical_period
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Late Pleistocene
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Arctodus simus
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gptkbp:hunting_technique
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gptkb:early_humans
ambush predator
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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daytime
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gptkbp:is_featured_in
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gptkb:documentaries
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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gptkb:giant_short-faced_bear
long legs
fossil records
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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gptkb:galaxy
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gptkbp:is_related_to
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gptkb:Arctodus_pristinus
gptkb:mythological_figure
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gptkbp:is_represented_in
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gptkb:museum
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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paleobiology
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gptkbp:is_surrounded_by
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gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:known_for
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long legs and large size
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gptkbp:length
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up to 3.4 meters
up to 3.4 meters long
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gptkbp:material
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up to 40 cm
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gptkbp:mouth
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carnassial teeth
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gptkbp:movement
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digitigrade
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:product
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gptkbp:origin
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diverged from other bears
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gptkbp:predators
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large herbivores
herbivorous mammals
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gptkbp:related_species
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gptkb:Arctodus_pristinus
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gptkbp:related_to
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modern bears
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gptkbp:reproduction
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viviparous
cubs
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gptkbp:research
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North American continent
important for understanding Pleistocene ecosystems
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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gptkb:Arctodus_simus
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gptkbp:size
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modern bears
largest terrestrial mammalian carnivore
terrestrial mammalian carnivore
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gptkbp:social_structure
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solitary
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gptkbp:species
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short-faced bears
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gptkbp:subject
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paleontological studies
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gptkbp:subspecies
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gptkb:Ursinae
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gptkbp:symbol
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Pleistocene extinction
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gptkbp:weight
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up to 1,000 pounds
up to 900 kg
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gptkbp:wildlife
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gptkb:theorem
Pleistocene
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