All About Bears

They are among the Earth's largest and most powerful land predators. Yet at the same time, some of them survive almost entirely on plants. They can go months without eating, are remarkably intelligent, and have evolved to survive in environments ranging from tropical rainforest to the frozen Arctic. And for thousands of years, these animals have both fascinated and terrified humans. Learn more about the remarkable biology, evolution, and diversity of bears on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is brought to you by Ramp. Benjamin Franklin wrote the phrase time is money in 1748 in a letter advising a young tradesman. Two hundred and seventy eight years later, most of us still spend part of every month typing receipts into a form. Old Ben would be appalled because time spent on things like expense reports is time not spent doing something productive. With Ramp, expenses submit themselves. Just text or email your receipt and Ramp categorizes codes and submits it all for you. And when you book business travel with Ramp, they find the best flights and hotels you're actually allowed to book. So you don't find out a month later that something was only partially covered. More than 70,000 organizations have saved over $12,000,000,000 with Ramp. Time is money. Save both with Ramp. New customers get $250 off at ramp.com/eed. Go to ramp.com/eed. Ramp.com/eed. This episode is sponsored by Noble. I recently had to throw out a bag that I had used to travel around the world with for over a decade. It was dirty and broken and it had served its purpose. But I needed something new that fit my needs today. Something that I could carry on board a plane and easily take through airports. And the solution to my problem was Noble. Noble makes great looking durable hard sided luggage with great functionality. It has a built in charging port that keeps your phone alive at the gate and a front laptop pocket that makes going through security a breeze. They have sold over 500,000 suitcases and are the highest rated luggage brand in the category on Trustpilot. Over 12,000 flight attendants and pilots already swear by Noble. Noble gives you real peace of mind, security, design, and convenience all in one. Head to nobletravel.com for up to 46% off your entire order. That's nobltravel.com for up to 46% off. After you purchase, they'll ask you where you heard about them. Please support the show and tell them that I sent you. If there was a Venn diagram for animals, bears would sit at the intersection of adorable and terrifying. The term bear comes from the old English word bearer. We're not really sure what the original word meant, but there are two theories. The first is that the word relates to the color brown, and it means the brown one. The second theory comes from the Proto Indo European word, which would translate as wild animal. The evolutionary history of bears extends …