Spectacled bear
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The spectacled bear, also known as the Andean bear, is a species of bear native to the Andes Mountains in northern and western South America. It is the only living species of bear native to South Amer
Tremarctos ornatus in Jardim Zoológico de Curitiba
Spectacled bear footprint from Chaquil Cave, Peru
At the Cincinnati Zoo
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Tremarctinae
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The Tremarctinae or short-faced bears is a subfamily of Ursidae that contains one living representative, the spectacled bear of South America, and several extinct species from four genera: the Florida
Spectacled bear
…to the Andes Mountains in northern and western South America. It is the only living species of bear native to South America, and the last remaining short-faced bear (subfamily Tremarctinae). Unlike other omnivorous bears, the diet of the spectacled bear is mostly herbivorous. The species is classified as vulnerable…
Skeleton of Arctotherium angustidens at the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia, Argentina.
Skeletal reconstruction of Arctodus simus.