Ursus Factory | Nicrophorus americanus | ''Ursus americanus'' | Necator americanus | American angler (''Lophius americanus |
The mascot was provisionally to be called the 'Knights,' however, public opinion led to the decision to name it the 'Black Bears' in honor of the Ursus americanus bears that inhabit the area.
They found a very close match with the ecological parameters of the American black bear, Ursus americanus.