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  Microsoft Encarta E. Hanumantha Rao/Photo Researchers, Inc. Where do sloth bears live? Sloth bears live in the grasslands and forests of Asia. They live in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. What do they look like? They have shaggy black fur with some gray and brown hair. You can tell sloth bears apart from other animals because they have some white hair on their chest. The white hair usually looks like the letter U or Y. They also have some white hair on their muzzle and sometimes it goes all the way to their eyes. How big are they? Sloth bears are not very big for bears, but they are much bigger than me! They are not very tall. They are about 60 - 75 inches tall, but they are heavy. They weigh 175 - 310 pounds.  Even the smallest sloth bear weighs almost four times as much as me. What do they eat? You don't need to be afraid of a sloth bear if you see one, because it does not eat the meat of other animals. Sloth bears like to eat termites by sucking them up with their mouth. They can do this because they are missing two of their top teeth. This hole helps them make a tube with their lips and they suck them up. They also like to eat fruit, plants, eggs, honey, and carrion. I like to eat fruit, plants, honey, and eggs too. But I definitely don't eat termites!!! Conclusion I think sloth bears are cute and not scary. I hope I can travel to Asia one day to see a real one. I would like to know how many have Us and how many have Ys on their chest. Work Cited Bear Den www.bearden.org Bears www.bears.org/Slobear.html Wexo, John, Bears, Wildlife Education, San Diego, CA 2000. Microsoft Encarta E. Hanumantha Rao/Photo Researchers, Inc. ‹ Return to Meet the Bears |
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