1. Sloth Bears Brief information about Melursus ursinus.Category Science Biology Mammalia Carnivora Ursidae Melursus......Sloth Bears. Photo courtesy of Jackson Zoological Park. Kingdom TheSloth Bears fur ranges in color from reddish brown to black. They http://www.sloth-bears.com/

Sloth Bears Photo courtesy of Jackson Zoological Park Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Subfamily: Ursinae Genus: Melursus Species: Melursus Ursinus Physical Description: The Sloth bear is also called the Indian bear. The bear has a cost of shaggy fur, the fur is long by the neck and shoulder area which causes it to look like the bear has a mane. The Sloth Bears fur ranges in color from reddish brown to black. They have a white "V" marking under their necks and very long claws that look like hooks. The Sloth Bear's nose is white and the head is huge. The male Sloth Bear stands 6 foot tall and weighs up to 300 pounds. The female Sloth Bear is slightly smaller than the male. The Sloth Bear is found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. This bear likes to live in the low country by forests and in low rocky places. Behavior: The Sloth Bear often lives by itself unless it is a mother with cubs. The Sloth Bear uses sounds and facial expressions to communicate with others. They have been known to attack people when scared or startled. They have very poor eye sight and their sense of smell is not that keen either. Sloth Bear cubs will ride on their mother's back, the Sloth Bear is the only bear to do this. The Sloth Bears are very good climbers. The Sloth Bear is generally nocturnal, but can be seen during the day eating or drinking. Sloth Bears are usually seen at dusk or right after dawn.

2. Sloth Bears Sloth Bears by John Seidensticker. Sloth bears are not sloths. We know from ourZoo sloth bears that they can live quite well on a typical bear diet. http://www.fonz.org/zoogoer/zg1999/28(2)jssloth.htm

Sloth Bears by John Seidensticker Sloth bears are not sloths. They are bears that live on the Indian subcontinent including the island of Sri Lanka. The various species of sloths live in South America. So why the name "sloth bear?" Mr. Seba was impressed with his new specimen’s long, curved, ivory-colored claws, similar to those possessed by sloths, so he called this a sloth from Ceylon when he described it in 1734. D. P. Erdbrinek, the taxonomist who ferreted out this story, believed Mr. Seba may have been victim of a seafarer’s prank because the "specimen" turned out to be "…the mutilated parts of an Aswail [sloth bear] from Ceylon together with parts of a [South American] three-toed sloth…." This error was not soon corrected and was even compounded when other early taxonomists, confused about the specimen’s origins, thought it was a creature from Africa. The first valid scientific description, by George Shaw in 1791, called this strange creature Ursine Bradypus. Ursine means bearlike, while Bradypus (literally, slow foot) is the genus name of three of the species of sloths. Shaw thought that the bear was a sloth, primarily based on the shared characteristic of lacking the two first upper incisors. Time, and additional specimens, eventually revealed the true taxonomic relationships, but the confusing common name remains the English tag for this mysterious bear.

3. Sloth Bears Sloth bears. Follow Ups Post Followup WWWBoard Version 2.0 Test FAQ If Sloth bears live in groups,why don't other bears live in groups? http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/wwwboard/messages/1072.html

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4. Sloth Bears Sloth Bears. Click Sloth bears live in the forests and grassland regionsof India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. Sloth http://pandora.elysiumgates.com/bears/sloth.html

Sloth Bears Play background music The Bear Necessities Sloth Bear (Ursus ursinus) The Sloth Bear is an endangered species. The sloth bear is a fairly small bear. It is also called the Indian Bear. Adult males weigh from 175 - 310 lb and adult females weigh 120 - 210 lb. Adults range in length from 60 - 75 in from nose to tail tip. They stand 23 - 35 in at the shoulder. They are covered in long black hair and have a white chevron (V-shape) on their chest, as well as lighter markings on their face. They can completely close their nostrils. They have bare lips which they can protrude to suck termites out of their mound. They also possess very long claws, which look like sloth claws (which gave them their name), they use to dig ants and termites out of their mounds. Sloth bears live in the forests and grassland regions of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. Sloth bear numbers have declined over the years. It is thought to be from forests being removed and humans moving in, poaching, conflicts with farmers, and habitat changes. The Sloth Bear is hunted by humans because their gallbladders are used for medicine in Asia.

5. Sloth Bears sloth bears. She licked herself ready for him. She let the air takeher scent. The concrete cooled the fur of her sunlit back. Her http://whorlpool.indochene.net/site/erotica/slothbears.htm

sloth bears She licked herself ready for him. She let the air take her scent. The concrete cooled the fur of her sunlit back. Her paws spread to the air waiting for him to tomble to her. She swapped at him, claws in, pads full to the throat to take his growl and she let him roll her upright forward take her swift her snout swinging down a low groan howl then down like a pendulum swinging she was away from him. She swung to see him. Her fur pulling at the hollow feel of her bones. Clasp to the concrete seated to cool her there. The wet against her fur she tongued clean. He was at her again she on all fours stiffened swinging down the weight in her well inside their paws entouched along the stysoft fur a separation. She padded away and rolled on the wet rock. Spread to dry in the sunlight. She licked herself for a lost vibration stillborn on the air of her years as a cub. Scent of water flowing with upswung salmon, where she could open her waiting mouth and swallow every flavor of her lust. Appetites she never had as a fullgrown bear. The sloth in her a gift from those she hid from, when there was nowhere to hide. A penetration leaving her with nothing more than leaves, blown through her eyes, instinct sure but bliss ungiven. This secret repetition they could watch, but only a repetition of things no longer filled with fluid she could drink and savor dreaming of life. written 7/20/2001

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Search: (advanced search) Categories show all Art Bargain Basement Children ... Unique Topics Bears Search found 93 results. Displaying 1 - 20: New Search Refine Search picture description price [Bhutan] The giant Panda bear - the REAL Teddy Bear - now an endangered species with only a few thousand in the world - this animal became the logo for the WWF or World Wildlife Fund for nature - a COOL Souvenir Sheet of MINT Topical Postage Stamps from CO [Mozambique] The Gray and Red Parrott Psittacus Erithacus and other song birds of Africa on a great sheet of High Value Mint Postage Stamps of Birds from BirdStamps.com [Belgian congo] The Panda Bear from its early baby days with a mate and just climbing trees - this endangered species is just too cute - Now on a Sheet of 9 MINT Topical Postage Stamps - See them All do a search for PANDA Prehistoric dinosaurs and cave man in an Icy frozen landscape with early Deer Pigs or boars bears Sloth and More GOT FIRE -see all the prehistoric men and dinosaurs on Mint Topical Postage Stamps at DinosaursStamps.com [Liberia] The Howler Monkey Elephants Golden Lion Tamarin ape Malayan Bear and the wide eyed Rye-oye - some of the Endangered Species of the World on a sheet of Mint Topical Postage Stamps from CoolStamps.com - that sloth looks like an animal that is not there

7. Sloth Bears - By "THE BEAR DEN" sloth bears (Melursus ursinus). Launched January 21, 1996 Last update March 27,1996. A sloth or Not a sloth. http//www2.portage.net/~dmiddlet/bears/sloth.html. http://www.excite.sfu.ca/projects/exwork/best/bearden/sloth.htm

Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus) Launched January 21, 1996 Last update March 27, 1996 A Sloth or Not a Sloth In the late 1700's, the first sloth bear pelts were sent from India to Britain. Dr. George Shaw from the British Museum originally classed them as belonging to the family of sloths, calling them bear sloths. It was not until 1810, when a live sloth bear was shipped to Paris, that the classification error was corrected and the name reversed to sloth bear. Population and Distribution It is thought that the sloth bear is in steady decline with somewhere between 7,000 to 10,000 bears still living in the wild. They live in the forests on the island of Sri Lanka, India, Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh. Its preferred habitat includes a wide variety of forests types ranging from the thorn forests of northern India to the wet tropical forests further south. Widespread land clearing and deforestation continue to reduce its available habitat. Vital Statistics The sloth bear is a large mammal whose size and weight show high variability depending on food availability, climatic conditions, etc. Adult sloth bears stand approximately 85 centimeters (2 3/4 feet) tall at the shoulders when on all fours and have a length of about 140 to 170 centimeters (4 1/2 to 5 1/2 feet). Their tail is slightly longer than other bears at 16 to 18 centimeters (6 to 7 inches) long.

8. Sloth Bear Find out why the unusuallooking species is almost extinct and discover some facts regarding its natural history. 75 feet (150 to 190 cm) in length. sloth bears are well-adapted for extracting insects, especially termites, from holes. http://www.bears-bears.org/slothbear

American Black Bear Asiatic Black Bear Grizzly Bear Giant Panda Bear ... Home Sloth Bear Sloth Bear at Jackson Zoological Park Photo credited to ZooNet Common Name : Sloth Bear Scientific Name : Melursus ursinus Physical Description : The Sloth Bear is a medium-sized bear with a very shaggy coat of black fur and a white or cream-colored Y-shaped fur patch on its chest, similar to an Asiatic Black Bear . It is closely related to the Asiatic Black Bear and is about the same size too, males weighing about 175 to 310 pounds (80 to 140 kg) and females weighing about 120 to 210 pounds (55 to 95 kg). Adults are about 60 to 75 feet (150 to 190 cm) in length. Sloth bears are well-adapted for extracting insects, especially termites, from holes. The five claws on each foot are very long, to help in digging, the hair on the face is short, the lips and snout are flexible and the nostrils can close voluntarily to keep the bugs out. : The Sloth Bear is found in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka and northward into the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. The bear prefers grasslands and forested areas. Though it is more often found in drier forests the bear also inhabits a variety of tropical forests in southern Asia.

9. Bear.Org FactsSloth Bear Watching The Sloth Bear Is Relatively Small, With Long Offers a portrait of this unusual mammal in its natural habitat in India, describing its feeding habits and temperament. http://www.bears.org/animals/sloth

Sloth Bear Watching Melursus Ursinus Aswail Baloo (Kipling) Honey bear Jungle joker Lip bear The sloth bear is relatively small, with long hair and shaggy coat. The bear is often black, but reddish animals have been seen. The nostrils of the muzzle can be closed at will, possibly as an adaptation to the defenses of the termites which make up a large portion of their diet. Their dark fur is often interspersed with whitish or greyish strands, and they display a noticable whiteish or cream-colored U shaped patch on their chest. Behind their heads, they have a mane, a ruff of fur that covers their neck and part of their shoulders. Their belly and underlegs are nearly bare. The sloth bear's ears are large and floppy; they have very good hearing. The claws of the sloth bear are sickle-shaped, and deeply curved. The sloth bear is unique among bears as it has only 40 adult teeth. The cubs have 42 while nursing. The two middle, upper incisors do not grow in with the rest of the permanent teeth. The dirt that the bears ingest with their food often leads to bad teeth, as it grinds away the enamel. When feeding, the bears make loud, sucking sounds which can be heard for many miles. Sloth bear adults can weigh anywhere from 120-310 pounds and measure anywhere from 60-75 inches in length. The males are larger than the females.

10. Sloth Bear Links All About bears sloth Bear - Find out why the unusual-looking species isalmost extinct and discover some facts regarding its natural history. http://www.sloth-bears.com/links.htm

Sanctuaries Links Home Sloth Bear Links If you would like to suggest a link to be added, please email me. Photo courtesy of National Zoo All About Bears - Sloth Bear - Find out why the unusual-looking species is almost extinct and discover some facts regarding its natural history. AnimalWeb - Site introduces taxonomy terms and has a definition for each (phylum, sub-phylum, class, order, family and species); under the Ursidea (bear) family a page for each species is provided. The Bear Den A resource site for information on all bear species including the grizzly and brown bear, polar bear, giant panda bear, American black bear, Asiatic black bear, spectacled bear, sloth bear and sun bear. Bear Research, Education, and Conservation Program - Washington State University site on bear research and management. Bear Taxon Advisory Group Educational Site - Official website of the AZA's conservation subcommittee for the conservation of bears, with information about the eight species of bears. Bear Trust International - General information, habitat conservation and education projects

11. "Tropical" Bear's : Sun Sloth, And Spectacled "Tropical" bears. Sun, sloth, and Spectacled. bears are usually thought of as creatures of the Northern Hemisphere but http://members.tripod.com/~JFroilan/tropicalbears.htm

"Tropical" Bear's Sun, Sloth, and Spectacled :CONTENTS: "Tropical" Bears: Sun, Sloth and Spectacled Bears Sun Bears: The Worlds Smallest Bear Poaching Problem of Sun Bear Vital Statistics of Sun Bear ... Distribution of Spectacled Bear "Tropical" Bears Sun, Sloth, and Spectacled Bears are usually thought of as creatures of the Northern Hemisphere but three species range quite close to the equator. In fact, two species, the spectacled bear and the sun bear, actually occur south of the equator. Very little is known about the lives and habits of tropical bears, perhaps wildlife research is not a high priority for the relatively poor countries in which these bears occur. No one doubts the importance of conservation and wildlife study, but the government of many Third World Nations often simply have no mercy for along range resource planning let alone for wildlife research. For this reason, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and its associate, the World Wildlife Fund, have been a major financiers for conservation in the Third World, underwriting recovery programs for such critically endangered species as orangutans, pandas, tigers, elephants, and rhinos. Sun Bears: The Word Smallest Bears In the rush to save other animal superstars, the little 100 pound (45 kg) bear ha been sadly overlooked. It seldom rates even a footnote in most wildlife studies, and all the information published on it would hardly fill two written pages. Yet what little data there is disturbing: In 1978 the IUCN included the Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) on its red list of endangered species.

12. Sloth Bear - Melursus Ursinus (NOT AT SCZ) Relates conservation efforts to save the species. Gives a brief description of its appearance and behaviors. sloth bears face severe habitat loss and heavy poaching mainly for the medicinal market. http://www.scz.org/animals/b/sbear.html

© MCMXCII IMP BV/IMP INC Wildlife Fact File Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus Physical Characteristics The sloth bear is a medium size bear weighing between 175 and 310 pounds with a body length of between 60 and 75 inches. It has a very shaggy coat of black fur, with gray and brown hairs mixed in. On the chest there is a white or cream colored U-shaped or Y-shaped patch of fur. This same lighter color occurs around the muzzle and sometimes extends around the eyes. The snout is very mobile, and the nostrils can be closed voluntarily. Diet A sloth bear's diet is mostly comprised of termites for which this species is specially adapted. Its upper incisors are missing, forming a gap, and its lips can extend to form a tube. With this, the sloth bear is able to suck up the termites, making a sound that can be heard from over 330 feet away. Other items in the sloth bear's diet are fruit and other plant matter, eggs, insects, honeycomb and carrion. Behavior Little is known about this bear in the wild, but it is thought that they maintain small territories and live as solitary individuals except when a female is caring for her young. They do have several specific vocalizations. What little is known about the sloth bear in the wild has often been learned from field studies done from the back of elephants.

13. Whose Toes Are Those? Bears - Sloth From BillyBear4Kids.com Whose Toes are Those? sloth bears Click Here advertisement banner. Mostsloth bears live in forests and tropical rain forests of India. http://www.billybear4kids.com/animal/whose-toes/toes2a-slothbear.html

document.write("") BillyBear4Kids.Com Welcomes YOU! Whose Toes are Those? Sloth Bears advertisement banner HOME Clipart Animal Scoop Holidays ... Screen Savers The Sloth bear has very shaggy hair. Their muzzle is long, much longer than the other seven bears. Using their claws to dig, they can then use their lips to form a tube which can go deep into the ground, or hard to reach areas like dead trees for their food. Their main food is termites. You can hear them suck up their food from several feet away. Most sloth bears live in forests and tropical rain forests of India. Out of all the bears, it seems that the Sloth bear enjoys being around other bears. When we watched the Sloth bears at Toledo zoo they looked like the enjoyed making faces at each other. Sloth Bears at Toledo Zoo Sloth Bear at Cleveland Zoo See our Animal Desktop Wallpaper Photos Check out the PolarBear Desktop Theme Set and the Panda Bear Desktop Theme Set RETURN TO BEAR PAGE TICKLE TOES ANIMAL SCOOP BACK TO THE PAGE YOU WERE ON If your browser does not support JavaScript... To return to the page you where on, click on your browser's BACK button.

14. BBC - Nature - Wildfacts Photographs and fact sheet from BBC Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/wildfacts/bears/fact_files/13.shtml

CATEGORIES TV RADIO COMMUNICATE ... INDEX SEARCH FRIDAY 4th April 2003 Text only BBC Homepage Nature Wildfacts ... Help Like this page? Send it to a friend! Adelies use pebbles to line their nest sites, and will often pinch stones from their neighbours. Asian elephants are more easily tamed than their larger African counterparts, and have been used as beasts of burden for centuries. We've hundreds of animals to choose from. Please enter your keyword below. You can search for animals by their common or scientific name. Or select one or more of the options below to refine your search. Group Aardvarks Amphibians Annelids Anteaters and relatives Bats Bears Birds Camels and relatives Cats Cattle and relatives Chevrotains Chilopoda Civets and relatives Crustaceans Deer Dogs Dugongs and manatees Echinoderms Elephants Elephant shrews Extinct animals Flying lemurs Garden birds Giraffes and okapis Hippopotamuses Horses and relatives Hyenas Hyraxes Insectivores Insects Marsupials Molluscs Mongooses Monotremes Mustelids Pangolins Penguins Pigs Pronghorn Primates Rabbits, hares and pikas Raccoons and relatives Reptiles Rodents Seals and relatives Sharks Tapirs UK birds of prey UK mammals UK reptiles UK spiders Whales and relatives Distribution Africa Antarctica Antarctic ocean Arctic Arctic ocean Asia Atlantic ocean Australia Europe Indian ocean North America Pacific ocean South America UK Habitat Coastal Desert Farmland Forest Gardens Grassland Heathland Hedgerows Ice floes Lakes and ponds Mountains Oceans and seas Polar River Savanna Scrub Steppe Swamp Tundra Urban Diet Carnivore Filter-feeder Herbivore

15. Whose Toes Are Those? Bears - Asiatic - Black - Brown - Panda - Polar - Sun - Sp there are 11 different spicies of Brown Bear), Sun Bear (the smallestbears), Asiatic Black Bear, sloth Bear, and the Giant Panda. http://www.billybear4kids.com/animal/whose-toes/toes2a.html

document.write("") BillyBear4Kids.Com Welcomes YOU! Whose Toes are Those? Bears - Asiatic - Black - Brown - Panda - Polar - Sun - Spectacled - Sloth advertisement banner HOME Clipart Animal Scoop Holidays ... bear.wav Panda Bear shows you the bottom of her foot. Watch the Panda Dance Panda.MPG Movie These are the toes of the Bear You will see that most bears have very thick and long nails (claws). The back feet have 5 toes. There are eight different types of bears ... American Black Bear Spectacled Bear Polar Bear Brown Bear (including Grizzlies and Kodiak ... there are 11 different spicies of Brown Bear), Sun Bear (the smallest bears), Asiatic Black Bear Sloth Bear , and the Giant Panda There are several variations in the color of the American Black Bear ... here are a few we've seen... black brown and white A brown bear my sister found while in Switzerland Hibernate means to sleep for a long period of time. The American Black Bears are known to hibernate about five to seven months each year. Some bears may not hibernate in the true sense, but will become less active during this time, usually during the winter months. It is not known if all bears hibernate in the wild. Two Black Bear "play" fight MPG Movie.

16. THE CUB DEN - Sponsored By "THE BEAR DEN" 3. There are 8 different kinds of bears brown bears, American black bears, polarbears, giant panda bears, Asiatic black bears, sloth bears, spectacled bears http://www.excite.sfu.ca/projects/exwork/best/bearden/cubden.htm

"For bears everywhere, and for those children who are on their side." Launched March 25, 1996 Last update April 29, 1996 ! or if you prefer, a ROARING welcome!! This is a special place for young children. It is brought to you by THE BEAR DEN . The color of this page is green. Forests need to be kept green so that bears can have a home. To learn more about bears, please read Ten Facts About Bears or if you want to learn even more, you can go to Amazing Facts About Bears and Books for Young Readers After, you can also go to THE BEAR DEN and visit the Photo Gallery. Ten Facts About Bears Bears are large animals with thick, strong legs. Bears have big heads, little eyes and small round ears. All bears are covered with heavy fur. Bears can see and hear like us. Bears have a very good sense of smell. Bears can stand on their hind legs to smell and see better. Bears are smart and curious animals. There are 8 different kinds of bears - brown bears, American black bears, polar bears, giant panda bears, Asiatic black bears, sloth bears, spectacled bears and sun bears. Brown bears are also called grizzly bears. Bears live in all parts of the world, except Africa, Australia and Antarctica. Sun bears are the smallest bears. Sun bears live in southeast Asia. They weigh about 45 kilograms (100 pounds). Sun bears are the size of a large dog. Brown bears and polar bears are the biggest bears. They can be over 10 feet long. If a big brown bear or polar bear stands on its hind legs, its head is higher than the ceiling in most houses and classrooms.

17. The Bear Facts: Sloth Bears My favorite bears are the sloth bears. I like the sloth bears because they make loud slurping sounds that can be heard from far away. http://www.fonz.org/zoogoer/zg1999/28%282%29sloth.htm

The Bear Facts by Howard Youth Sloth Bear Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Genus and Species: Melursus ursinus Disheveled in appearance, the sloth bear leads a reclusive life in India's forests, noisily seeking out insects and fruits. Physical Description: Sloth bears have shaggy, dusty-black coats, pale, short-haired muzzles, and long, curved claws used to excavate ants and termites. A cream-colored "V" or "Y" usually marks their chests. Sloth bears' nostrils can close, protecting the animals from dust or insects when raiding termite nests or bee hives. A gap in their teeth enables them to suck up ants, termites, and other insects. Size : Sloth bears grow five to six feet long, stand two to three feet high at the shoulder, and weigh from 120 (in lighter females) to 310 pounds (in heavy males). Geographic Distribution: Most sloth bears live in India and Sri Lanka; others live in southern Nepal, and they have been reported in Bhutan and Bangladesh.

18. Sloth Bears Article depicts the current research into sloth bear populations on the Indian subcontinent. sloth bears. by John Seidensticker. sloth bears are not sloths. http://www.fonz.org/zoogoer/zg1999/28%282%29jssloth.htm

Sloth Bears by John Seidensticker Sloth bears are not sloths. They are bears that live on the Indian subcontinent including the island of Sri Lanka. The various species of sloths live in South America. So why the name "sloth bear?" Mr. Seba was impressed with his new specimen’s long, curved, ivory-colored claws, similar to those possessed by sloths, so he called this a sloth from Ceylon when he described it in 1734. D. P. Erdbrinek, the taxonomist who ferreted out this story, believed Mr. Seba may have been victim of a seafarer’s prank because the "specimen" turned out to be "…the mutilated parts of an Aswail [sloth bear] from Ceylon together with parts of a [South American] three-toed sloth…." This error was not soon corrected and was even compounded when other early taxonomists, confused about the specimen’s origins, thought it was a creature from Africa. The first valid scientific description, by George Shaw in 1791, called this strange creature Ursine Bradypus. Ursine means bearlike, while Bradypus (literally, slow foot) is the genus name of three of the species of sloths. Shaw thought that the bear was a sloth, primarily based on the shared characteristic of lacking the two first upper incisors. Time, and additional specimens, eventually revealed the true taxonomic relationships, but the confusing common name remains the English tag for this mysterious bear.

19. The Bear Facts: Sloth Bears sloth bears have shaggy, dustyblack coats, pale, short-hairedmuzzles, and long, curved claws used to excavate ants and termites....... Physical http://www.fonz.org/zoogoer/zg1999/28(2)sloth.htm

The Bear Facts by Howard Youth Sloth Bear Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae Genus and Species: Melursus ursinus Disheveled in appearance, the sloth bear leads a reclusive life in India's forests, noisily seeking out insects and fruits. Physical Description: Sloth bears have shaggy, dusty-black coats, pale, short-haired muzzles, and long, curved claws used to excavate ants and termites. A cream-colored "V" or "Y" usually marks their chests. Sloth bears' nostrils can close, protecting the animals from dust or insects when raiding termite nests or bee hives. A gap in their teeth enables them to suck up ants, termites, and other insects. Size : Sloth bears grow five to six feet long, stand two to three feet high at the shoulder, and weigh from 120 (in lighter females) to 310 pounds (in heavy males). Geographic Distribution: Most sloth bears live in India and Sri Lanka; others live in southern Nepal, and they have been reported in Bhutan and Bangladesh.

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