Q: What is a Bear?
A: The most common definition of a "bear" is a man who is hairy, has facial hair, and a cuddly body. However, the word "Bear" means many things to different people, even within the bear movement. Many men who do not have one or all of these characteristics define themselves as bears, making the term a very loose one. Suffice it to say, "bear" is often defined as more of an attitude than anything else - a sense of comfort with our natural masculinity and bodies that is not slavish to the vogues of male attractiveness that is so common in gay circles and the culture at large.
Q: What is a Cub? Daddy? Otter? Wolf? A: These are subclasses of "bear". A "cub" is a younger, perhaps smaller, less experienced bear, sometimes interpreted as a bottom sexually. Conversely, a "daddy" is an older, more mature bear, usually a top sexually. "Otters" and "wolves" are thin bears, the "wolf" being more aggressive.
I UNFORTUNATELY found out what a "bear" was while searching for WHAT I THOUGHT was COLLECTIBLE TEDDY BEARS! It is a GAY CLUB!
Wow! Do you mean that Ian Klaus founded Bears and Cubs, a GAY club, at Washington U? If so, did he start an Oxford chapter? Does Chelsea belong? This could get spectacularly interesting!