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Tremarctos ornatus
"The only bear native to South America, the spectacled bear is the most arboreal of the bears. Long sharp claws are used to climb trees. Folding over tree branches, the bear forms a platform from which to forage on fruits. It may sleep and feed from its nest for days." http://cincinnatizoo.org/blog/animals/sp...
Mountain forests, grasslands, and scrub desert
Spotted on Jun 21, 2011
Submitted on Jun 30, 2011
2 Comments
I wish I could get a good picture like this lol.
They live in the Páramo zone of the Nevado del Ruiz, a volcano near my city :)
They are listed as Vulnerable due habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, and the lack of knowledge about their distribution and status.