Bears were once common in Ireland but are now extinct on the island, having died out in the 1st millennium BC. == History == A subspecies of the extant brown bear (Ursus arctos) evolved in, and was thus native to, ancient Ireland. This Irish brown bear likely lived much as bears do today, as a primarily carrion-scavenging, omnivorous grazer and browser, opportunistically consuming invertebrates and insect larvae, as well.
Bears were once common in Ireland but are now extinct on the island, having died out in the 1st millennium BC. == History == A subspecies of the extant brown bear (Ursus arctos) evolved in, and was thus native to, ancient Ireland. This Irish brown bear likely lived much as bears do today, as a primarily carrion-scavenging, omnivorous grazer and browser, opportunistically consuming invertebrates and insect larvae, as well.
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