Himalayan brown bear
E191370
The Himalayan brown bear is a large, endangered subspecies of brown bear native to the high-altitude alpine and subalpine regions of the Himalayas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Himalayan brown bear canonical | 5 |
| Himalayan red bear | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1688827 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Himalayan brown bear Context triple: [Great Himalayan National Park, habitatOf, Himalayan brown bear]
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A.
Ussuri brown bear
The Ussuri brown bear is a large subspecies of brown bear native to the forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern Asia, known for its powerful build and significant role in the region’s ecosystems and folklore.
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B.
Eurasian brown bear
The Eurasian brown bear is a large, wide-ranging subspecies of brown bear native to forests and mountains across Europe and northern Asia.
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C.
Ursus thibetanus
Ursus thibetanus, commonly known as the Asiatic black bear or moon bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to forests of Asia and recognizable by the distinctive white crescent-shaped marking on its chest.
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D.
Kodiak bear
The Kodiak bear is a massive subspecies of brown bear native to Alaska’s Kodiak Archipelago, known as one of the largest terrestrial carnivores in the world.
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E.
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear is an American indie rock band known for its intricate harmonies, experimental arrangements, and critically acclaimed albums such as "Veckatimest."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Himalayan brown bear Target entity description: The Himalayan brown bear is a large, endangered subspecies of brown bear native to the high-altitude alpine and subalpine regions of the Himalayas.
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A.
Ussuri brown bear
The Ussuri brown bear is a large subspecies of brown bear native to the forests of the Russian Far East and northeastern Asia, known for its powerful build and significant role in the region’s ecosystems and folklore.
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B.
Eurasian brown bear
The Eurasian brown bear is a large, wide-ranging subspecies of brown bear native to forests and mountains across Europe and northern Asia.
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C.
Ursus thibetanus
Ursus thibetanus, commonly known as the Asiatic black bear or moon bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to forests of Asia and recognizable by the distinctive white crescent-shaped marking on its chest.
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D.
Kodiak bear
The Kodiak bear is a massive subspecies of brown bear native to Alaska’s Kodiak Archipelago, known as one of the largest terrestrial carnivores in the world.
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E.
Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear is an American indie rock band known for its intricate harmonies, experimental arrangements, and critically acclaimed albums such as "Veckatimest."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carnivoran
ⓘ
mammal ⓘ omnivore ⓘ subspecies of brown bear ⓘ |
| behavior |
generally solitary
ⓘ
hibernates in winter dens ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor |
light brown
ⓘ
reddish-brown ⓘ sandy ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | endangered in parts of its range ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | sometimes associated with the yeti legend ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | featured in Himalayan folklore ⓘ |
| diet |
bulbs
ⓘ
carrion ⓘ insects ⓘ roots ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
prominent shoulder hump
ⓘ
relatively long fur ⓘ |
| family | Ursidae ⓘ |
| foundInAltitudeRange | approximately 3,000–5,000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| genus | Ursus ⓘ |
| habitat |
alpine regions
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high-altitude meadows ⓘ mountain slopes ⓘ subalpine regions ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Himalayas
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India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Tibet ⓘ
linked to:
Tibet Autonomous Region
northern Pakistan ⓘ |
| occursInProtectedArea |
Deosai National Park
ⓘ
Hemis National Park ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | brown bear ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction |
gives birth during winter denning period
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typically has 1–3 cubs per litter ⓘ |
| scientificName | Ursus arctos isabellinus ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
habitat loss
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human–wildlife conflict ⓘ poaching ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Himalayan brown bear Description of subject: The Himalayan brown bear is a large, endangered subspecies of brown bear native to the high-altitude alpine and subalpine regions of the Himalayas.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.