The bear with the goggles/spectacled . The spectacled bear is the only bear species in South America. It has black fur with a beige-coloured marking across its face and upper chest, though not all Andean bears have 'spectacle' markings. They look just like glasses. Each bear's spectacle pattern is different. It is the only remaining short-faced bear. Others species died out thousands of years ago. The spectacled bear is an excellent climber, often makes the platforms in trees to rest and eat. It has been known to raise thorny cactus-eating fruit on top.
Most of the bear have 14 pairs of ribs. The spectacled bear has 13 ribs. Its long, curved claws are great for digging or breaking into insect mounds for food. Longer front than back legs help them to climb. The spectacled bear population is under threat for a number of reasons like , the gall bladders of spectacled bears are also valued in traditional Chinese medicine
7 comments:
at: May 26, 2011 at 10:41 PM said...
This breed of Bear is new for me....
Thanx for sharing.....
at: May 27, 2011 at 6:04 AM said...
Wow! I have never even seen a picture of a bear that looks like this, let alone find out the history! Thank you so much for sharing. He almost reminds me of a Panda :)
at: May 27, 2011 at 8:53 AM said...
This is interesting..didn't know all this also..
at: May 27, 2011 at 10:14 AM said...
andean bears just resemble a panda, looks different.
at: May 27, 2011 at 2:18 PM said...
Cute fastinating animals!! It's a shame that they are being hunted to extinction; mankind is often cruel :(
at: May 29, 2011 at 12:27 PM said...
this one is a classic example of the name given on the looks.. great.. but sad ending.. inn chinese ki toh band bajaa deni chaahiye.. :O
at: May 29, 2011 at 9:57 PM said...
@ Irfan ji thats my pleasure ..even I am learning so much :)
@ Mary thats true :)
@ Alpana hats my pleasure Dear:)
@Sancheeta yes wid different looks ,they r v stylish :D
@David very true :)
@Monu stylish Bear ..u knw.. :D kon bajayega baja ..:))
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