In english they’re still part of the bears. We just highlight the bears’ backs with the dippers. But the Romans also highlighted the ‘dipper’ by calling them the “Septentriones” (the seven plow oxen)
One crazy fact is a lot of civilizations dating back to 15000 years ago have called the constellations containing the big dipper and little dipper something bear related through thier own independent mythology. Although other animals have been used also such as elk, sheep, a horse, or a camel.
In english they’re still part of the bears. We just highlight the bears’ backs with the dippers. But the Romans also highlighted the ‘dipper’ by calling them the “Septentriones” (the seven plow oxen)
One crazy fact is a lot of civilizations dating back to 15000 years ago have called the constellations containing the big dipper and little dipper something bear related through thier own independent mythology. Although other animals have been used also such as elk, sheep, a horse, or a camel.