Bear (creature)

Bears are animals from before the Great War.

Background
Several mutated species of bear have come to roam the wastes following the war. Bears typically inhabited forested areas of North America, but occasionally transitioned into grassy plain, alpine and tundra regions. Yao guai are descended from black bears. 

Grizzly bear

 * A brown bear variant. A grizzly bear appears on the official seal of the New California Republic and on the New California Republic Rangers logo.
 * A two-headed bear is seen on the flag of the New California Republic, which is adapted from the pre-War state flag of California.
 * A mounted grizzly bear head can be found in Van Lowe Taxidermy, where they are mentioned on a terminal. There are bear statues found in both Appalachia and Nuka-World.
 * Brown bears were stocked and experimented on in Vault 96. However, there is no trace of them to be found in Appalachia.

Appearances
Grizzly and brown bears are mentioned in Fallout 2, Fallout: New Vegas, and in the Fallout 4 add-on Nuka-World, Fallout 76. Yao guai variants appear in Fallout 3, the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76.

Behind the scenes
Bears were planned for inclusion in the canceled Van Buren.