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Sloth bear This one just appeared out of nowhere in front of our Safari vehicle. It was looking for termites. Melursus ursinus,Sloth bear Click/tap to enlarge

Sloth bear

This one just appeared out of nowhere in front of our Safari vehicle. It was looking for termites.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    That's quite a spectacular find, in my understanding they are rarely seen, especially this close. Posted 10 years ago
  2. View tanwirzaman's profile
    tanwirzaman
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    I was really lucky to see this amazing creature. I actually saw it twice in two safari's. Posted 10 years ago

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The Sloth bear

The sloth bear is a nocturnal insectivorous species of bears found wild within the Indian Subcontinent. The sloth bear evolved from ancestral brown bears during the Pleistocene and shares features found in insect-eating mammals through convergent evolution. The population isolated in Sri Lanka is considered as a subspecies.

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Similar species: Carnivorans
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