Sloth bear

The sloth bear is a shaggy bear native to the Indian subcontinent, specialized for feeding on termites and ants with a long snout and mobile lips.

Myrmecophagy: Myrmecophagy is the feeding strategy of eating ants or termites. Sloth bears use this specialized diet as a major way of obtaining food.
Bear: Bears are large mammals in the family Ursidae, generally characterized by robust bodies and plantigrade feet. The sloth bear is one of the living bear species.
Sloth bear conservation: Sloth bear conservation comprises efforts to protect populations, habitat, and connectivity across the Indian subcontinent. Habitat loss, fragmentation, and conflict make targeted protection necessary.
Melursus: Melursus is the bear genus containing the sloth bear, whose scientific name is Melursus ursinus. Its genus distinguishes the sloth bear from other living bear lineages.
Indian leopard: The Indian leopard is a leopard subspecies native to the Indian subcontinent. It shares parts of the sloth bear's range and is a predator that can threaten young bears.
Termite: Termites are social insects that feed mainly on cellulose-rich plant material and live in colonies. Their colonies are a principal food source that sloth bears excavate and consume.
Ursidae: Ursidae is the mammal family containing bears, including the sloth bear. This family provides the taxonomic framework for placing the species.
Human–wildlife conflict: Human–wildlife conflict occurs when interactions between people and wild animals cause harm or competition. Sloth bears sometimes injure people, especially where settlements and bear habitat overlap.
Ursinae: Ursinae is the bear subfamily that includes the sloth bear and several other living bear species. The sloth bear's placement in this subfamily situates it among close bear relatives.
Bandipur National Park: Bandipur National Park is a protected forest landscape in Karnataka, India. Its forests provide habitat for sloth bears in southern India.

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