{"id":10274,"date":"2013-07-19T07:08:57","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T11:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/?p=10274"},"modified":"2015-12-03T03:53:27","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T08:53:27","slug":"black-brown-grizzly-bear-crochet-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetjune.com\/blog\/black-brown-grizzly-bear-crochet-patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"Black & Brown (Grizzly) Bear crochet patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are millions of teddy bear designs out there, but what about bear-shaped<\/em> bear patterns? I think real bears deserve some appreciation too! I already have my Polar Bear pattern, but they aren’t shaped like other bears, so I decided it was time for a series of realistic bear designs:<\/p>\n

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\nWhich bear is your favourite: Black, Polar, or Brown?<\/em><\/p>\n

(Ready to buy already? Pick up the 3-for-2 Bears Multipack<\/a>, or the Brown\/Grizzly Bear<\/a>, Black Bear<\/a> and Polar Bear<\/a> individual patterns. Or keep reading to find out more…)<\/p>\n

Spot the Difference?<\/h2>\n

I must confess that I wasn’t much of a bear expert, going into this project. I had no idea of the differences between Black, Brown and Grizzly Bears, apart from the obvious (colour) – and it turns out I didn’t even get that right… For a start, Brown<\/strong> and Grizzly<\/strong> are two names for the same bear – you can use them interchangeably. And here’s where it gets really surprising: despite their names, you can’t reliably tell Black and Brown Bears apart by their coat colouring; both are found in a wide spectrum of colours. <\/p>\n

If Black Bears<\/strong> can be brown<\/strong>, and Brown Bears<\/strong> can be black<\/strong>, how do you actually tell if you’re looking at a Brown Bear or a Black Bear? I took an online course (actually intended for hunters – boo – but I had a much nicer reason for my study!) and here’s the lowdown:<\/p>\n

Bear Identification Tips<\/h2>\n
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1. Ears <\/strong><\/p>\n

Brown bears have short round ears.<\/p>\n

Black bears have taller, pointier ears.<\/p><\/div>\n

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2. Face <\/strong><\/p>\n

Brown bears have a dish (concave) face shape when viewed in profile.<\/p>\n

Black bears have a straight face in profile.<\/p><\/div>\n

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3. Shoulders <\/strong><\/p>\n

Brown bears have a very prominent shoulder hump.<\/p>\n

Black bears have no shoulder hump.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nYou can also tell the two bears apart by claw length (brown bears have much longer claws) and footprint differences, but neither of those features apply to amigurumi bears!<\/div>\n

My Bear Designs<\/h2>\n

Put all that together, and here’s the result:<\/p>\n

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\nRealistically-shaped Brown\/Grizzly Bear (top) and Black Bear (bottom) – mine are coloured the way you’d imagine they should be!<\/em><\/p>\n

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What about Polar Bears?<\/strong>
\nPolar Bears are more closely related to Brown Bears than Black Bears, but their bodies have adapted for their carnivorous diet and lifestyle in the frigic Arctic:<\/p>\n