bear
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A bear is a large, typically omnivorous mammal known for its powerful build, thick fur, and presence in diverse habitats across the Northern Hemisphere and parts of the Southern Hemisphere.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2200793 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: bear Context triple: [Silver Bear for Best Actress, trophyShape, bear]
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A.
Black Bear
"Black Bear" is a traditional Scottish bagpipe march widely associated with military regiments and ceremonial occasions.
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Bears
The Bears are the athletic teams representing Washington University in St. Louis in collegiate sports.
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Bears
The Bears are the athletic teams representing Baylor University in collegiate sports competitions.
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Wolf
Wolf is a common German surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as scholarship, politics, and the arts.
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Melursus ursinus
Melursus ursinus, commonly known as the sloth bear, is an insectivorous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent, recognizable by its shaggy coat, pale muzzle, and long, curved claws adapted for digging.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: bear Target entity description: A bear is a large, typically omnivorous mammal known for its powerful build, thick fur, and presence in diverse habitats across the Northern Hemisphere and parts of the Southern Hemisphere.
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A.
Black Bear
"Black Bear" is a traditional Scottish bagpipe march widely associated with military regiments and ceremonial occasions.
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B.
Bears
The Bears are the athletic teams representing Washington University in St. Louis in collegiate sports.
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C.
Bears
The Bears are the athletic teams representing Baylor University in collegiate sports competitions.
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D.
Wolf
Wolf is a common German surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as scholarship, politics, and the arts.
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E.
Melursus ursinus
Melursus ursinus, commonly known as the sloth bear, is an insectivorous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent, recognizable by its shaggy coat, pale muzzle, and long, curved claws adapted for digging.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal
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carnivoran ⓘ mammal ⓘ omnivore ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ wild animal ⓘ |
| activityPattern | mostly diurnal or crepuscular ⓘ |
| averageLifespanInWild | 20–30 years ⓘ |
| behavior |
hibernation or winter dormancy in some species
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solitary ⓘ territorial ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of strength in many cultures ⓘ |
| diet |
fish
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insects ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ plants ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Arctic region
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surface form:
Arctic regions
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Northern Hemisphere ⓘ parts of South America ⓘ |
| habitat |
forests
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grasslands ⓘ mountains ⓘ tundra ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
climbing
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running at high speed ⓘ swimming ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
large body size
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plantigrade locomotion ⓘ powerful limbs ⓘ short tail ⓘ strong claws ⓘ thick fur ⓘ |
| hasReproductiveTrait |
delayed implantation
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extended maternal care ⓘ small litter size ⓘ |
| hasSense |
acute sense of smell
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good hearing ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
American black bear
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Asiatic black bear ⓘ
surface form:
Asian black bear
brown bear ⓘ polar bear ⓘ sloth bear ⓘ spectacled bear ⓘ sun bear ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| scientificName | Ursidae ⓘ |
| suborder | Caniformia ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| threats |
habitat loss
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human–wildlife conflict ⓘ poaching ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: bear Description of subject: A bear is a large, typically omnivorous mammal known for its powerful build, thick fur, and presence in diverse habitats across the Northern Hemisphere and parts of the Southern Hemisphere.
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