Bears accept developed to become actual accepted in boom art afresh due to their ample and affluent use in apologue throughout history and culture. Around 500 BC, the buck was acclimated by the Celts beyond Europe as a attribute to represent war. In the Old Testament, this arresting animal was acclimated to betoken angry access and cruelty. In Christian symbolism, they were beheld as a absolute representation of reform. In Ancient Greek and Egypt, it was believed that the Abundant She-Bear of the Ursa Major Constellation (The Big Dipper) was the apotheosis of the abundant Goddess Diana or Artemis. 
Bears accept additionally been acclimated abundantly in Native American culture. For some tribes, they were acclimated to betoken battle, hunting, and healing. For added tribes, this attribute denoted the cyclone which was acclimated in times of war to abash ones enemies and for medical and healing purposes. Some tribes beheld them as abnormal creatures and some alike as Gods. Their anniversary dawdling was an announcement of the charge for blackout and cocky reflection. The quiet of the cavern was a attribute of the quiet of the heart.
Another acumen why these tattoos accept such assorted meanings and designs is the assortment amidst these creatures themselves. Bears such as the Kodiak and Grizzly can be acclimated to betoken immense strength, power, and danger. Polar bears in boom designs are attenuate and unique. With the accepted crisis this brand is facing, a architecture accumulation this buck ability be acclimated to announce the aftermost of a dying breed, to actualize awareness, or to betoken hope. Added associates of this ancestors accommodate Black bears and Pandas.
For anyone because a architecture with a Koala, aloof bethink that a Koala is not absolutely a buck but absolutely a affiliate of the marsupials. Finally, there are "teddy bear" tattoos which symbolizes "cute" I think.