Interesting facts about bears

Bears are large dog like mammals found all around the world. There are eight species of bear: American black bear, Asiatic black bear, brown bear, giant panda bear, polar bear, spectacled bear, sloth bear and sun bear. They are found in a wide range of habitats in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, mainly the … Read more

Interesting facts about sloth bears

The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), also known as the labiated bear is a medium-sized bear species native to Indian subcontinent. It is found throughout India, Sri Lanka, and further north into Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. Sloth bears live mainly in tropical areas. They can be found in a variety of dry and moist forests and … Read more

Interesting facts about spectacled bears

The spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), also known as the Andean bear is the only bear species living in South America. It can be found throughout mountainous regions of the Andes in Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, and might also occur in northwestern Argentina and into Panama. Spectacled bears inhabit a wide variety of habitats throughout … Read more

Interesting facts about Asiatic black bears

The Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) also known as the moon bear, and white-chested bear, is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia. It lives in the Himalayas, in the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, Korea, northeastern China, the Russian Far East, the Honshū and Shikoku islands of Japan, and Taiwan. Asiatic black bears … Read more

Interesting facts about sun bears

The sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) is one of the rarest bear species in the world. Its common name comes from the white or yellowish crescent marking on its chest, which many people think looks like the rising or setting sun. “Dog-face bear,” “Malay bear,” and “honey bear” are common nicknames for the sun bear. Sun … Read more

Interesting facts about Kodiak bears

The Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi) is the largest recognized subspecies of brown bear. Kodiak bears live exclusively on the islands in the Kodiak Archipelago in southwest Alaska. Bears live throughout the archipelago, adapting to local resources and retaining relatively small home ranges and comparable densities in most habitats. They have been isolated on the … Read more

Interesting facts about brown bears

The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is a large bear with the widest distribution of any bear species. They are found in the forests and mountains of northern North America, Europe, and Asia. The brown bear’s principal range includes parts of Russia, Central Asia, China, Canada, the United States (mostly Alaska), Scandinavia and the Carpathian region … Read more