| Wild females have been observed reproducing up to 28 years of age, which is the oldest known age for reproduction of any ursid in the wild. |
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| A comparactive study of an additional member of the Ursid family, the omnivorous American black bear, was used to compare passage rate findings. |
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| The solstice also brings the peak of the Ursid meteor shower, which happens as Earth passes through the stream of debris left by Tuttle's Comet. |
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| The sky was clearing and it was time for the annual Ursid meteor shower. |
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| The Geminid meteor shower provided a dazzling spectacle in the night sky this month, and the Ursid meteor shower is about to put on a pretty good show, as well. |
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| Between December 17 and 25, the Ursid meteors will appear late at night deep in the northeast around the Big Dipper and Little Dipper, the Ursid or Bear Constellations. |
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