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“So Big Bear dined with the Princess,
"Did you see him? You'd never have guessed!"
His party hat was like her crown,
and they talked until the sun went down.
From the winter poem, The Fairytale Princess”
― Suzy Davies, Celebrate The Seasons

“It's not clear whether, at this point, the Babiarzes fully understood that the libertarians were operating under vampire rules—the invitation to enter, once offered, could not be rescinded.”
― Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling, A Libertarian Walks into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town

“Somehow each of the three bears figured out exactly what was comfortable for them. And yet despite the obvious differences, they did not try to impose their preferences on the rest of the family. And if we can take a lesson from that, maybe that would make our society a bit more bearable.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“This beast, like the greater evil we faced later on, went by many names. When he invaded Everl’aria, the Moarteans christened him Groaza. Others called him The Devourer of the World. And to those on Sviddheim, he was The Bottomless, for his savagery had no end.”
― Melika Dannese Lux, Deadmarsh Fey

“The bear, he says, is many animals in one. Like a lion, he downs mammals much bigger than he; like any ruminant, he pillages crops; he steals grapes and fruit like a monkey; nibbles on berries like a blackbird; plunders anthills and beehives like a woodpecker; digs up tubers and larvae like a pig; and catches fish with the dexterity of an otter. And he eats honey like a man.”
― Paolo Rumiz, The Fault Line: Traveling the Other Europe, From Finland to Ukraine

“He who bears the tears of yesteryears and fears the cares of tomorrow needs comfort today.”
― Vincent Okay Nwachukwu, Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1

“When little Snugs looked out he saw that the roofs of the cottages, that nestled close to the lighthouse, were now completely white. At ground level, sleet was blowing over the garden, and along the paths. It wouldn’t be long before The Isle of Wight would be snow white â€� he was sure about that!”
― Suzy Davies, Snugs The Snow Bear

“... one star appears to stand almost overhead hour after hour, night after night, seemingly never moving even as the others circle perpetually around it.
In recognition thereof, it is dubbed Polaris, the pole star ...”
― Kieran Mulvaney, The Great White Bear: A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear

“It was Plank who gave the defense its name: the 46. Many fans assume it came from the on-field alignment of players, as with the 3-4 defense and the Cover 2. In fact, 46 means nothing more than we're coming hard, in the way of the man who wears that number, Doug Plank.”
― Rich Cohen, Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football

“Booble, the world must know of your ways. I will fight for your survival. One day people will understand and stop destroying your homes and killing your kind. I'll return next year, and protect you, Booble.”
― Timothy Treadwell, Among Grizzlies: Living with Wild Bears in Alaska

“...bears sleep months at a time by design, and everyone just leaves them alone. Can you imagine any other animal spending that much time unconscious and NOT being eaten by something else? Bears rose to the top of the food chain solely so they could dedicate half their lives to sleep. It's the world's most intimidating power nap.”
― James Breakwell, How to Save Your Child from Ostrich Attacks, Accidental Time Travel, and Anything Else that Might Happen on an Average Tuesday

“And there, as promised, was the grizzly bear habitat, dozens of the brown and black bears ambling along grass and tree below. Yet, from my position above, I did not fear—as I might have a snake—the large animals, or concern myself with the notion of a gondola-gone wrong and accidentally tumbling into their home like dinner falling into place on a well-set table. It was as if we were viewing a dozen worlds in a single instant, partaking in the thrill of it all.”
― Gina Marinello-Sweeney, Peter

“Everyone of my readers, who is not a Scotsman, will appreciate the delicate musical taste of the bear, in the matter of bagpipes - Bruin cannot stand the skirling, and, in the illustration, seems to be remonstrating with the piper.”
― John Ashton, Curious Creatures in Zoology

“Can we go to Alum Bay, please?" Snugs asked the moose, his little nose twitching with excitement, and his voice a little faster than usual because he couldn't wait”
― Suzy Davies, Snugs The Snow Bear

“I'm looking for a lighthouse," said Snugs, full of hope, "filled with sand in lots of different colours!"
"Are they expensive?" the two moose chimed together.”
― Suzy Davies, Snugs The Snow Bear

“He extended a giant weathered hand, and hugged Snugs with an iron grip that almost swallowed the little bear up.”
― Suzy Davies, Snugs The Snow Bear

“Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield

"Why do we got names like we do?" I said.
"They come from old Indian names. We had our own way of naming before white people came over and spread all those dad names around in order to keep the power with the dads."
I didn't understand this explanation about dads. And I didn't know if Bear Shield meant shields that bears used to protect themselves, or shields people used to protect themselves against bears, or were the shields themselves made out of bears?”
― Tommy Orange, There There

“Any zoo reflects its country's cultural beliefs about the true value of animals as well as that country's lifestyle and societal trends.”
― Else Poulsen, Smiling Bears: A Zookeeper Explores the Behaviour and Emotional Life of Bears

“It sounds on paper the slightest of shelters for the most powerful of predators. A hole in a snowdrift, sealed by more snow, scarcely seems sufficiently substantial to provide privacy and protection for one of the largest truly carnivorous mammals on Earth. And yet, the hostile environment is an impediment to all but the most curious and determined, and the monochrome surroundings render the dens invisible to all but the keenest, most experienced eyes.”
― Kieran Mulvaney, The Great White Bear: A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear

“the inherent adorableness of furry white bear cubs”
― Kieran Mulvaney, The Great White Bear: A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear

“Tom Smith has found that in Alaska, mothers and cubs tend to tarry at their dens on average two days before heading out for the sea ice, although some do so the same day the emerge ... 'I'm convinced that the only reason mothers tarry at dens is to monitor cubs' growth and development,' he says. 'Once it meets some standard written in her genes, off they go.”
― Kieran Mulvaney, The Great White Bear: A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear

“In time, they will grow up to be among the largest and most fearsome predators on Earth; now, they are vulnerable, largely defenseless, and insecure. Like any youngster taking its first steps in a frightening world, they want and need to stay close to their mother.”
― Kieran Mulvaney, The Great White Bear: A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear

“They noticed that Earth tilted in relation to the sun, offering first one hemisphere and then the other over the course of the year ...”
― Kieran Mulvaney, The Great White Bear: A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear

“Then the bear jumped on the tent.”
― Kieran Mulvaney, The Great White Bear: A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear

“But Churchill lies directly in the path of polar bears that migrate from summer shelter to the coast of Hudson Bay in anticipation of the bay's waters freezing; it was one thing to have experienced, as I had on several occasions, a moose lying in the driveway or walking down the street, but the prospect of a large and hungry carnivore lurking around the corner seeming to me an entirely different proposition.”
― Kieran Mulvaney, The Great White Bear: A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear

“For Churchill residents, particularly those who, like Lance, grew up in the community, bear awareness is. both ingrained and a matter of pride; appropriately safe behaviors are second-nature. The approach is one of neither blustering bravado nor crippling caution; common sense prevails”
― Kieran Mulvaney, The Great White Bear: A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear

“Bobier and colleagues give annual talks on safety to the town's children, lessons that they hope will stay with them through adulthood.”
― Kieran Mulvaney, The Great White Bear: A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear

“Bobier has been known to refer to tourists as "walking snacks”
― Kieran Mulvaney, The Great White Bear: A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear

“Or was it in fact displaying the predatory patience for which polar bears are famed, lying quietly in anticipation of the moment when one of us would lean too far forward and into striking distance?”
― Kieran Mulvaney, The Great White Bear: A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear

“But at the other end of the spectrum, they continued, are four 'ice-obligate' species that depend on sea ice as a platform for hunting, breeding, and resting, and for which future prospects are dim indeed. They listed the walrus as one of those species; bearded and ringed seals were two of the other three ... the fourth member of the afore-mentioned 'ice-obligate' club, is, of course, the polar bear.”
― Kieran Mulvaney, The Great White Bear: A Natural and Unnatural History of the Polar Bear