On 26/08/13 09:32, Zach the Mystic wrote:
One of the theories as to why there are no bears to be found on the African continent is that they are omnivores - i.e. generalists - which in a hugely competitive environment such as Africa, there is no niche in which they will not be beat out by a more specifically adapted animal. My understanding of D is that is like a bear, trying to be good at everything. (Maybe that's why bearophile likes it so much!)
There were bears in North Africa at least, but they died out fairly recently due to human hunting and other bloodsports:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Bear
