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    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      The bear is an ancient symbol of the power and mystery of nature and of the interplay of life and death.

      • UlyssesT [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        "Arctic Circle" was named simply for "bears here, and they'll fuck you up."

          • UlyssesT [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            And why was a big bear constellation associated with regions known for bear presence? :thinking-about-it:

              • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                edit-2
                2 years ago

                Yes, that's also where the bears are generally in greater concentration.

                The Antarctic, by contrast, has no bears.

                  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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                    2 years ago

                    No. I'm suggesting that the constellation being seen as and named for a bear likely was because of already-existing bear populations in the north. It was more playful at first but if you're going to be totally :reddit-logo: about it, I'm not interested in going further.

                  • Possum [it/its]
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                    2 years ago

                    Yes that’s what they did

                    Source: I asked them