
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.
Similar species: Carnivorans
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Uploaded Nov 8, 2015. Captured Nov 6, 2015 15:36 in Daroji-Kamlapura Rd, Devalapura, Karnataka 583129, India.
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