sloth bear

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common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia

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In December 2017, a then 19-year-old sloth bear named Rangila was dramatically rescued by Nepalese enforcement authorities, who intercepted a group of wildlife traffickers attempting to smuggle him across the India-Nepal border. Source: Internet

It is likely ancestral to all bears within Ursinae, perhaps aside from the sloth bear. Source: Internet

Some species, such as the polar bear, American black bear, grizzly bear, sloth bear, and brown bear, are dangerous to humans, especially in areas where they have become used to people. Source: Internet

The sloth bear is a modern survivor of one of the earliest lineages to diverge during this radiation event (5.3 Mya); it took on its peculiar morphology, related to its diet of termites and ants, no later than by the early Pleistocene. Source: Internet

The sloth bear of Asia is the most nocturnal of the bears, but this varies by individual, and females with cubs are often diurnal to avoid competition with males and nocturnal predators. Source: Internet

The typical gestation period for a sloth bear is about 6-7 months. Source: Internet

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