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Question for Jim and others, “Yes or No, does the bear ever go away?”
Rashad 117:
watched some special on The discovery channel recently about various species of bears and how they evolved. Said something along the lines that Polar bears evolved from the same Bear ancestor as grizzly bears. But both species are related to the weasel family distantly. Thousands of years ago grizzly bears evolved into Polar bears to better adjust to the arctic climate but polar bears are indeed bears. Their snouts became longer and their claws have more of a razor edge for killing walrus and seals. that's what was said on the show anyway.
BjustaB:
I just love this board! No where else does a group of people get off track in such creative or educational ways. You guys are the best! :D
Barbara
Hasufin:
Polar bears are one of the eight species of bears - the other seven being brown bears (grizzlies), black bears, sun bears, moon bears, spectacles bears, sloth bears, and panda bears.
This confusion might arise from the red panda, which is actually not a bear but more closely related to the raccoon - but nonetheless bears both morphological and behavioral similarities to the giant panda.
In response to the original question - I think having the bear go away would be the worst thing for an author. Insecurity is one of the side-effects of concern. The only way I know of the make the bear go away is to not care about the quality of the work.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: Hasufin on September 21, 2007, 07:50:39 PM ---Polar bears are one of the eight species of bears - the other seven being brown bears (grizzlies), black bears, sun bears, moon bears, spectacles bears, sloth bears, and panda bears.
--- End quote ---
So I was also wrong in thinking Kodiak bears are a separate species ? They're just really big grizzlies ?
Yes, I am a working computational biologist, but in a context that does not normally involve multicellular organisms.
RMatthewWare:
TO ANSWER THE QUESTION :)
No, whatever it is you call the destractions and the things that make you think can't write never go away. It can be like "A Beautiful Mind", though. If you pay it no attention it will just lurk on the edge of your senses. It can only consume you if you let it.
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