Who are relatives of the polar bear?

Answer 1

black bear (wrong answer)

Many people think the black bear is the grizzlies closest relative, however this is incorrect. Surprisingly it is the Polar Bear.

Polar bears are the closest relatives of brown bears. They must have diverged from an ancestral population of brown bears that became isolated away from the mainland, and other brown bears, about one million years ago. We can imagine that the ancestral polar bears were brown bears that lived in northern Siberia, perhaps along the coast of the Arctic Ocean or on Wrangell Island. They discovered an abundant source of food in the form of marine mammals; seals, walruses, and even whales, and learned to prey upon them. As they were doing this, the group of bears became isolated.

Answer 2

The brown bear is the closest relative of the polar bear.
The polar bear is related to all bears, most closely to the brown bear.
Other bears, especially the brown bear. The two diverged around 400,000 years ago, and can easily interbreed.

Answer 3

The relatives of wolves can often lead to dogs due to the same sort of body structure such as an Alsation dog. Both the dog and wolf have very similar body structures and look the same, however the way they behave is completely different. So you could possibly get away with saying that dogs are similar to wolves (related).

Answer 4

Scientific classification of the cougar:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Clade: Synapsida

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Felidae

Genus: Puma

Species: P. concolor

Binomial name: Puma concolor

Answer 5

The closest relative of the puma (Puma concolor) and a member of the same genus is the jaguarundi - Puma yagouaroundi. It is similar in appearance but much smaller than the cougar (aka puma).

Answer 6

The cougar is related to the lion, panther, tiger, and other cats.

Answer 7

The cougar belongs to the species of Puma. Another name for a cougar is mountain lion. They like to live in mountainous areas, but will go wherever they can find food.

Answer 8

All domesticated cats are related to cougars (and all other big cats). They're all felines.

Answer 9

Dogs and dingoes are the same species as a wolf.

Answer 10

Other bears, especially the brown bear. The two diverged around 400,000 years ago, and can easily interbreed.