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

Examples of sloth bear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Unwitting encounters are especially frequent with black bears and sloth bears in South Asia, whereas deliberate attacks by hungry bears are uncommon. —

Daniel Lingenhöhl, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2023 There are also Asian elephants, peacocks, water buffalo, monkeys, and sloth bears. —

Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023 The Philadelphia Zoo just got a bit cuter thanks to two sloth bear cubs that were born last month. —

Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2023 See More

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