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Andean Bear

Tremarctos ornatus

Description:

The spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), also known as the Andean bear and locally as ukuko, jukumari or ucumari, is the last remaining short-faced bear (subfamily Tremarctinae) and the closest living relative to the Florida spectacled bear and short-faced bears of the Middle Pleistocene to Late Pleistocene age. Spectacled bears are the only surviving species of bear native to South America, and the only surviving member of the subfamily Tremarctinae.

Habitat:

This bear lives at Tulsa Zoo, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Amazing series!

KimLomman
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KimLomman

Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Spotted on Jan 25, 2013
Submitted on Jan 26, 2013

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