dred mong

Dremong, brown bear [RY]

Lat. Ursus isabellinus - Brown or Snow Bear, Dremong [RY]

a brown bear, a dremong; the Brown Bear or Snow Bear (Lat. Ursus isabellinus), of which Tibetans distinguish two kinds: the dangerous steppe dweller (byang dred), and the forest dweller (nags dred), smaller in size, that does not attack humans unless provoked. (MR) (RY)

bear, ursus arctos linnaeus, ursus arctos, a kind of bear [JV]

dred mong - bear [IW]

Ursus arctos isabellinus: Himalayan brown bear, Himalayan red bear, Isabelline bear or Dzu-Teh. A subspecies of the brown bear which is known to live in northern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, northern India, western China, Tibet and Nepal. It is the largest mammal in the region, males reaching up to 2.2 m (7 ft) long while females are a little smaller. These bears are omnivorous and hibernate in a den during the winter. Although present in a number of protected areas, they are becoming increasingly rare because of loss of suitable habitat and hunting by humans, and have become "critically endangered." This species of bear, as the Dzu-Teh, Dred or Dred mong) is thought by some to be the source of the legend of the Yeti or Abominable Snowman; and in Tibet is the source of many frightening and humorous stories. Also see dred mong, another common name for the same animal. [Erick Tsiknopoulos]