For those of you who are wondering my Avatar is of a baby Andean Spectacled Bear ( endangered species ). My friend ebear of the ARU board is also a lover of bears and out of deference to his cause myself and other members of the ARU board use bears as our Avatar.

Go here: http://www.andeanbear.org/index.html

and here: http://www.wildlifeprotection.info/b...

for more information on these highly intelligent bears.

ebear