sloth bear
noun
: a forest-dwelling bear (Melurus ursinus) of India and adjacent regions that has long black hair, very large claws, and a long snout and that feeds chiefly on insects
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Compared to the sloth bear, tigers have almost nine times more bite force.
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Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
Individuals have also captured video footage of even sloth bears backing down tigers in the jungles of India.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
Although rhinos are the star attraction on park safaris, all sorts of animals live here, including tigers, elephants, gibbons, sloth bears, and a small number of endangered Ganges River dolphins.
—Margot Bigg, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2024
And then there are sloth bears, which mostly eat social insects.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2023
Malu wanted to see sloth bears, the national symbol, and howler monkeys.
—Shoba Narayan, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2023
As if these sloth bear cubs couldn't get any cuter!
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
The sloth bear has a grey/white snout and black shaggy fur.
—Zachary Smith, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
The babies are the first sloth bears born at the zoo in more than 30 years.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
Individuals have also captured video footage of even sloth bears backing down tigers in the jungles of India.
—Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
Although rhinos are the star attraction on park safaris, all sorts of animals live here, including tigers, elephants, gibbons, sloth bears, and a small number of endangered Ganges River dolphins.
—Margot Bigg, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2024
And then there are sloth bears, which mostly eat social insects.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2023
Malu wanted to see sloth bears, the national symbol, and howler monkeys.
—Shoba Narayan, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2023
As if these sloth bear cubs couldn't get any cuter!
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
The sloth bear has a grey/white snout and black shaggy fur.
—Zachary Smith, cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
The babies are the first sloth bears born at the zoo in more than 30 years.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
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“Sloth bear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sloth%20bear. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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