Scientific name: Tremarctos ornatus
Origin: South America
Size: 1.3-1.9m
Diet: Omnivore but mostly herbivore
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Threats: Conversion of forests to agriculture, leading to conflict with people; hunted for food and for use of its parts in traditional medicine
Zoos I have seen them: Belfast Zoo
Interesting fact: South America’s only bear, the spectacled bear belongs to an ancient group of short-faced bears that became extinct after the last ice age.
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