Ursids (Bears)
The Ursids (Bears) have a compact body with a short neck and quadrupedal gait. However, they are capable of standing like human and are prone for stereotypical behavior if left uncared or bored.
Ursids (Bears) animals are exploited in circuses, wristle events etc. Bears are exceedingly dangerous in nature. Bears are usually solitary in nature.
Important Species of Bears
- Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)
- Asiatic bear (Selenarctos thibetanus)
- Spectacled bear (Tremarctos arnatus)
- Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
- Polar bear (Thalarctos maritimus)
- Alaskan brown bear (Ursus arctos)
- American black bear (Ursus americanus)
Bears in India
Sloth bears are endemic to India. Found through out the country in the forested regions. The outcrops of rocks or tumbled boulders offer them shelter during the hot season.
Sloth bears tolerates the presence of spotted deer in close proximity but the response may reveal variations with other species.
Various types of vocalizations are reported in these animals. Big head and rounded ear lobes are present. The paws are short and broad.
Brown bears are present in north-western and central Himalayas. Himalayan black bear are present in Kashmir, Assam and Himalayas.
