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Bile bear

Bile bears, sometimes called battery bears, are bears kept in captivity to harvest their bile, a digestive fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder, which is used by some traditional Asian medicine practitioners. It is estimated that 12,000 bears are farmed for bile in China, South Korea, Laos, Vietnam, and Myanmar.

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Methods of bile extraction

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Bile products

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Bile bear

Nodes80
Edges79
Triples63
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.025
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Bile bear

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related to history · 16
Bile bear → Bear, Bile, CE, China, Chinese, In, Initially, Its, Newly Revised Materia Medica, North Korea, Tang, Tang Ban Cao, TCM, The, This, UDCA
related to External links · 10
Bile bear → Animals Asia Foundation, Archived, Asian, Bear Sanctuary Ninh Binh, ESDAW, Four-paws, MoonBears, New, Retrieved, Wayback Machine
related to Further reading · 8
Bile bear → April, Bears, Ending, Freeing China's Caged Bile, Kathleen, McLaughlin, San Francisco Chronicle, World Animal Protection
related to Physiological indicators · 4
Bile bear → Asiatic, Corticosteroid, Elevated, Other
related to Welfare concerns · 3
Bile bear → In, International, Many
related to Behavioural indicators · 1
Bile bear → Academic
related to Longevity and mortality · 1
Bile bear → Farmed

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meatinstance ofthey are often slaughtered and harvested for their other body parts0.80text
furinstance ofthey are often slaughtered and harvested for their other body parts0.80text
pawsinstance ofthey are often slaughtered and harvested for their other body parts0.80text
gallbladdersinstance ofthey are often slaughtered and harvested for their other body parts0.80text
stereotypiesinstance ofMany of the bears had a combination of these conditions.Behavioural indicatorsAcademic sources have reported that bile bears exhibit abnormal behaviours0.80text
lethargyinstance ofMany of the bears had a combination of these conditions.Behavioural indicatorsAcademic sources have reported that bile bears exhibit abnormal behaviours0.80text
anxietyinstance ofMany of the bears had a combination of these conditions.Behavioural indicatorsAcademic sources have reported that bile bears exhibit abnormal behaviours0.80text
and self-mutilation.Longevityinstance ofMany of the bears had a combination of these conditions.Behavioural indicatorsAcademic sources have reported that bile bears exhibit abnormal behaviours0.80text
mortalityFarmed bile bears live to an average age of five years old whereas healthy captive bears can live up to 35 years of ageinstance ofMany of the bears had a combination of these conditions.Behavioural indicatorsAcademic sources have reported that bile bears exhibit abnormal behaviours0.80text
wild bears for between 25instance ofMany of the bears had a combination of these conditions.Behavioural indicatorsAcademic sources have reported that bile bears exhibit abnormal behaviours0.80text
30 yearsinstance ofMany of the bears had a combination of these conditions.Behavioural indicatorsAcademic sources have reported that bile bears exhibit abnormal behaviours0.80text
stereotypiesinstance ofBehavioural indicatorsAcademic sources have reported that bile bears exhibit abnormal behaviours0.80text

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