Atlas Bear
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The Atlas Bear (Ursus crowtheri), also known as the Nandi Bear, was Africa's only native bear. Once inhabiting the Atlas Mountains from Morocco to Libya, the animal is now thought to be extinct. The last known specimen was probably killed by hunters in northern Morocco in the 1840's.
