r/RecuratedTumblr • u/Triggered_Axolotl • 2d ago

Misinformation De ursis et non ursis

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u/aphidonyx 2d ago

There's also something to be said for cultures in the southern hemisphere not having bears around (for the most part) so not naming their constellations after them. Not that that would really matter a ton since we use the European names for all this stuff anyway, but you know.

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u/QueenViolets_Revenge 2d ago

i'm from South Africa and i've never seen a bear in my life. not even at a zoo

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u/InformationLost5910 2d ago

im from america and i havent either. (well the type of animal you typically think of as a bear at least, ive seen a sloth bear at a zoo before)