Spectacled bear by Kordouane
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Description
The spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), also known as the Andean bear or Andean short-faced bear and locally as jukumari (Aymara), ukumari (Quechua) or ukuku, is the last remaining short-faced bear (subfamily Tremarctinae). Its closest relatives are the extinct Florida spectacled bear, and the giant 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. The species is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN because of habitat loss.
Comments (11)
MagikUnicorn
Beauty... we have millions of black bears in Canada and very few hunters :)
eekdog
Pretty coating on this huge animal.
LivingPixels
A magnificent creature and a super-cool shot well done!!
Vagabund
Wouldn´t want to meet him in the wild...
:-)
rachris480907
Great capture! Not sure if he looks sad or bored. Maybe he just needs his coffee.
blankfrancine
A fine animal in a wonderfully detailed photo.
DukeNukem2005
It is very good!
AureliusdeMercoeur
Superbe photo et merci pour les infos, notamment les noms locaux de l'ours à lunettes !...
virginiese
Très joli spécimen. Il semble humer une bonne odeur...
Cyve
Si j'en crois son expression peu amène tout porte à croire que sa journée a fort mal commencée !!!
Koala44
Très belle photo