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Tibetan Bear

Scientific name:  Ursus thibetanus
Class:  Mammals
Continent:  Asia
Habitat:  Plateaus
Diet:  Omnivorous
Weight:  100 - 200 kg
Size:  1,30 - 1,90 m
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Meet the Tibetan Bear!

Considered the most powerful of the Asiatic bears, it can reach 200 kilograms in weight. Other names given to it are: Himalayan bear, Asiatic black bear and even “collaredbear” (due to the white V and Y-shaped spot printed on its chest, similar to a bib).

The Tibetan bear is a magnificent climber that easily climbs trees, where it often sleeps in summer.

Its distribution, now depleted and vulnerable, covers Asian forests and mountainous areas from Iran to Japan

Humans are transforming bear habitat into agricultural land, making it a very attractive food source for bears. This is leading to ongoing conflict with humans, often resulting in the killing of bears. 

What are its habits?

They are not very territorial bears, although they mark with paws or urine the area in which they move. Generally they do not hibernate, except in the case they live in very cold regions (Russia, Korea, Japan, Himalayas and Northeast China). 

Bear cubs weigh about 230 g at birth, open their eyes after 30 days and stay with their mother until they are one or one and a half years old.

The Tibetan bear is omnivorous, with seasonal changes in diet. During warmer months they tend to eat succulent plants and in colder months fruits and berries.

Conservation
Extinct
Extinct in the wild
Critically endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near threatened
Least concern
Insufficient data
Not evaluated

DID YOU KNOW ...

En el este de la India es la única zona donde coexisten los osos tibetanos (Ursus thibetanus), los malayos (Helarctos malayanus) y los osos perezosos (Melursus ursinus).

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