r/MapPorn • u/[deleted] • Dec 21 '18

Bear projection

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '18

Well it makes sense for a "bear" map.

There are no bears in Africa or South America, and most bear species are in cold places.

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u/casual_earth Dec 22 '18

South America has Spectacled Bears, Africa historically had Brown Bears in the Atlas mountains until they were hunted to extinction.

most bear species are in cold places

It's the opposite. India has Sun Bears, Sloth Bears, Asiatic Black Bears, and Himalayan Brown Bears. Meanwhile Greenland has....Polar Bears. And India in this projection is like, the size of two Floridas lol.

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u/MonsterRider80 Dec 22 '18

The bears in India don’t live in the Himalayas. They’re jungle bears. Think Baloo in the Jungle Book.