''The brown bear has a distinctive hump on the shoulders, and long deadly claws on the front paws.''
'''Brown bear''' is a dangerous [[animal]] to new players, but less so than its cousin [[black bear]]. It can be killed by a well-equipped player without much [[fighting]] skill. Do not try to run away from it into the water, because this bear can swim. It can be [[taming|tamed]] with meat or fish (15+ taming skill recommended). Since brown bears can swim, one in the water is sometimes referred to as a Bearshark.
==Notes==
* '''Brown bear''' is a dangerous [[animal]] to new players, but less so than its cousin [[black bear]]. It can be killed by a well-equipped player without much [[fighting]] skill.
* Do not try to run away from it into the water, because this bear can swim.
* It can be [[taming|tamed]] with meat or fish (15+ taming skill recommended).
* Since brown bears can swim, one in the water is sometimes referred to as a Bearshark.
* Brown bears can only be hitched up to the [[age|last Aged stage]]. However, they can only be hitched if they are tamed. But if they age and become unruly while hitched they will unhitch themselves.