sloth bear
Shaggy subcontinental ursid
A sloth bear is a shaggy-coated bear native to the Indian subcontinent, with a long snout adapted for feeding on insects, especially termites.
Unlike most bears, it carries young on its back.
The name comes from early naturalists who mistook it for a type of sloth due to its long claws and slow movements.
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- endemicNative to one area
- South AsianFrom the subcontinent
- Indian subcontinentPeninsula below the Himalayas
- Sri LankanIsland nation citizen
Active during darkness
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- denningRetiring to lair
- climbingAscending by physical effort
digging · territorial · aggressive · maternal · cubs · nursing · foraging · defensive
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
protected · sanctuary · wildlife trade · extinction · biodiversity · preservation · reintroduction · survival
mammal
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- endemicNative to one area
- South AsianFrom the subcontinent
- Indian subcontinentPeninsula below the Himalayas
nocturnal
Active during darkness
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
- solitaryExisting alone, apart
- denningRetiring to lair
climbing · digging · territorial · aggressive · maternal · cubs · nursing · foraging · defensive · charging
endangered
At risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
deforestation · protected · sanctuary · wildlife trade · extinction · biodiversity · preservation · reintroduction · survival · illegal trade
termite
Wood-devouring social insect
grub · beetle · foraging · insectivore · honeycomb · fruit · mango · jackfruit · sugarcane · figs
shaggy
Long, coarse, untidy
snout · floppy ears · nostrils · black fur · stocky
- Asian wildlifesnow leopard, giant panda, Asiatic lion, Siberian tiger, red panda
- Bearspolar, giant panda, grizzly, cub, cubs
- jungle predatorsjaguar, leopard, panther, tiger, python
- omnivoresraccoon, pig, chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan
- Indian WildlifeBengal tiger, Indian elephant, peacock, elephants, cobra
- South Asian WildlifeAsian elephant, Bengal tiger, elephant, tiger, rhino
sloth bearpolar bear
Large white arctic mammal
grizzly bear · brown bear · Kodiak bear · cheetah · wolf
sloth bearthree-toed sloth
Slow arboreal mammal
two-toed sloth · koala · orangutan · spider monkey · howler monkey
bear, bearing, sloth, bears, bearable, unbearable, bearings, bearer, slothful