Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
- 200 to 300 pounds (91-136 kg)
- 5 to 6 feet (1.5-1.8 meters) in length
- Hair is long and shaggy with a white or yellow "Y" mark upon its chest
- Long white muzzle with lips and no front teeth used to create a vacuum with which to suck termites and ants from their mounds
- Longest claws of any bear
- Live in forested areas of Sri Lanka, the Indian subcontinent, and Nepal
- Communicate among themselves using a bizarre range of howls, rattles, huffs, gurgles and facial expressions
- Extremely tolerant of heat and often doze in direct sunlight despite their thick fur
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