The author got the baby sloth bear in a accident. Once the author and his friends were passing through the sugarcane fields near Mysore, Bruno’s mother was wantonly shot dead by one of his companions. It was in great shock and tried to flee but the author managed to capture it, and bring it home. Still have questions?
The sloth bear ( Melursus ursinus ) is a myrmecophagous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruits, ants and termites. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, mainly because of habitat loss and degradation.
What did the narrator do to the black sloth bear?
Unfortunately, one of the narrator’s companions shot it on the spot. It is then that they notice a baby bear that was riding on her back. The narrator ran up to it and attempted to capture it.
You should be thinking “What happened to the black sloth bear?”
Some of the animals were shot and some escaped. When the author thought that everything was over, suddenly a black sloth bear came out panting in the hot sun, and one of the author’s companions wantonly killed the bear. The cub who was riding the back of his mother ran around its prostrate parent making a pitiful noise.
What does a sloth bear like to eat?
The sloth bear species is well-adapted to feed on insects, particularly termites and ants. The sloth bear can also be found at times consuming fruits. When hunting, the sloth bears close their noses and use their lips like a vacuum to dig out and suck termites or ants from their hideouts.
Sloth bears feed predominantly on termites and ants and employ a well-evolved method to dig them out. A few extra items to examine are: reproduction, size and appearance, sloth bears are solitary creatures and generally nocturnal, and threats to survival.
This of course begs the inquiry “What are predators of a sloth bear?”
Humans are easily the most prominent predators of bears. Tigers are perhaps one of the only natural predators of bears. Scavengers, bears, or moose/bison/ox are a few additional items to investigate.
While we were researching we ran into the query “Is the sloth bear an endangered species?”.
The sloth bear is endangered due to the usual suspects – habitat loss, poaching for body parts (used in traditional medicines) and cub capture for training and performance. As per usual, humans are responsible for all three reasons.
How was the baby bear brought to the author’s home?
The baby bear was brought to the author’s home by chance. Some of the animals were shot and some escaped.