Who knows why the representative animal of Russia is a bear?

Bear is a noble symbol of the Russian nation and an eternal totem in people's hearts. There are many legends about the origin of bears in Russia. In ancient times, Siberian people mainly fished and hunted. They worship bears and think that bears are the masters of the forest and the ancestors of the whole family in the world. They think that bears have many magical abilities. They will come back to life after death. They can understand people's languages and know each of their relatives, which can bring happiness or disaster. Russians not only believe in bears devoutly, but also have religious legends about them. It is said that the bear once lived with God in a conical tent in the sky. Because of its stubbornness, it was exiled to the ground and became the god of mankind.