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Sloth bear

The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), also known as the Indian bear, is a myrmecophagous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruits, ants and termites. It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, mainly because of habitat loss and degradation. It is the only species in the genus Melursus.

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Sloth bear

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related to Dietary habits · 28
Sloth bear → April, Aravalli, Artocarpus, Cassia, Cordia, Diospyros, Ficus, Grewia, However, In, In March, In Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, India's, Kerala, Lantana, Mangifera, On, Phoenix, Rajasthan, Rarely
related to Cultural references · 26
Sloth bear → Also, Animals Drawn, Aqua-tinta, Asian, Baloo, Baloo's, Charles Catton, Daniel Karlin, Engraved, Hindustani, In Rudyard Kipling's The, Indian, Jungle, Jungle Book, Karlin, Kipling, Kipling's, Law, Mowgli, Nature
related to Cited sources · 21
Sloth bear → Bears, Brown, Burford, Conservation Action Plan, Garshelis, Gary, Gland, Herrero, In Servheen, ISBN, IUCN/SSC Bear Specialist Group, Joshi, Lyons, Peyton, Plan, Rice, Sloth Bear Conservation Action, Smith, Status Survey, Switzerland
related to Evolution · 15
Sloth bear → Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool Basin, DNA, Early Pleistocene, Early Pliocene, Indian, Melursus, Middle Pliocene, One, Pleistocene, Shivaliks, Sloth, The, Ursidae, Ursinae, Yu
related to Reproduction · 15
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related to Status and conservation · 15
Sloth bear → Appendix, Commercial, Convention, Directly, Endangered Species, Fewer, Indian, Indian Wildlife Protection Act, International Trade, Managing, Schedule, Sloth, Sri Lanka, The, To
related to Characteristics · 14
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related to Tameability · 14
Sloth bear → British, British India, Bruno, Calcutta, Dancing, India, It, Kenneth Anderson, Mughal, Mysore, Officers, The, The Kalandars, They
related to Attacks on humans · 12
Sloth bear → According, Asian, For, Himalayan, In, India, Mammalia, Only, Robert Armitage Sterndale, Sloth, Their, Therefore
related to Behaviour and ecology · 11
Sloth bear → Adult, Although, Chuffing, Females, Given, Howls, Males, Sloth, The, They, To

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sloth bear bears species tigers cubs one india may also black long humans three attacks claws people asian used brown

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Sloth bearis aonly bear with long hair on its ears.Sloth bear fur is completely black0.90text
their baculainstance ofhumans have drastically reduced these bears' habitat and diminished their population by hunting them for food and products0.80text
clawsinstance ofhumans have drastically reduced these bears' habitat and diminished their population by hunting them for food and products0.80text
tigersinstance ofThe cubs can be threatened by predators0.80text
leopardsinstance ofThe cubs can be threatened by predators0.80text
and other bearsinstance ofThe cubs can be threatened by predators0.80text
Megantereon.Bengal tigers occasionally prey on sloth bearsinstance ofas well as prehistoric species0.80text
Asian black bearsinstance ofas are other bears0.80text
Sloth bearrelated to Attacks on humansSloth0.60section
Sloth bearrelated to Attacks on humansIn0.60section
Sloth bearrelated to Attacks on humansOnly0.60section
Sloth bearrelated to Attacks on humansHimalayan0.60section

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