Hokkaido brown bear
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The Hokkaido brown bear is a large subspecies of brown bear native to Japan’s northernmost island, known as the top terrestrial predator in Hokkaido’s forested and mountainous regions.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hokkaido brown bear canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15582892 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hokkaido brown bear Context triple: [Akan National Park, hasFauna, Hokkaido brown bear]
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A.
Kamchatka brown bear
The Kamchatka brown bear is a large subspecies of brown bear native to Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its impressive size and salmon-based diet.
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B.
Ussuri brown bear
The Ussuri brown bear is a large subspecies of brown bear native to the forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern Asia, known for its powerful build and significant role in the region’s ecosystems and folklore.
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C.
Asiatic black bear
The Asiatic black bear is a medium-sized, largely arboreal bear species native to forests across Asia, recognizable by its black fur and distinctive white chest crescent.
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D.
Himalayan brown bear
The Himalayan brown bear is a large, endangered subspecies of brown bear native to the high-altitude alpine and subalpine regions of the Himalayas.
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E.
Kodiak bear
The Kodiak bear is a massive subspecies of brown bear native to Alaska’s Kodiak Archipelago, known as one of the largest terrestrial carnivores in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hokkaido brown bear Target entity description: The Hokkaido brown bear is a large subspecies of brown bear native to Japan’s northernmost island, known as the top terrestrial predator in Hokkaido’s forested and mountainous regions.
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A.
Kamchatka brown bear
The Kamchatka brown bear is a large subspecies of brown bear native to Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its impressive size and salmon-based diet.
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B.
Ussuri brown bear
The Ussuri brown bear is a large subspecies of brown bear native to the forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern Asia, known for its powerful build and significant role in the region’s ecosystems and folklore.
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C.
Asiatic black bear
The Asiatic black bear is a medium-sized, largely arboreal bear species native to forests across Asia, recognizable by its black fur and distinctive white chest crescent.
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D.
Himalayan brown bear
The Himalayan brown bear is a large, endangered subspecies of brown bear native to the high-altitude alpine and subalpine regions of the Himalayas.
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E.
Kodiak bear
The Kodiak bear is a massive subspecies of brown bear native to Alaska’s Kodiak Archipelago, known as one of the largest terrestrial carnivores in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.