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ASIAN BLACK BEAR (Ursus thibetanus) also known as the Moon bear  or White-chested bear is a medium-sized species of bear largely adapted for arboreal life occurs through much of southern Asia, Korea, northeastern China, the Russian far east and Honshū and Shikoku islands of Japan classed by the IUCN as a vulnerable species, mostly due to deforestation and active hunting for its body parts. morphologically very similar to some prehistoric bears, and is thought by some scientists to be the ancestor of other extant bear species though largely herbivorous, Asian black bears can be very aggressive toward humans, and have frequently attacked people without provocation. described by Rudyard Kipling as “the most bizarre of the ursine species. Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Black_Bear quickwitter: lastofthehardcoretroubadours: Zen bear This is kinda how I choose to envision the bear I had a run in with in Thailand, before we startled it out of the tree and it came running after me.

ASIAN BLACK BEAR (Ursus thibetanus)

  • also known as the Moon bear  or White-chested bear is a medium-sized species of bear
  • largely adapted for arboreal life
  • occurs through much of southern Asia, Korea, northeastern China, the Russian far east and Honshū and Shikoku islands of Japan
  • classed by the IUCN as a vulnerable species, mostly due to deforestation and active hunting for its body parts.
  • morphologically very similar to some prehistoric bears, and is thought by some scientists to be the ancestor of other extant bear species
  • though largely herbivorous, Asian black bears can be very aggressive toward humans, and have frequently attacked people without provocation.
  • described by Rudyard Kipling as “the most bizarre of the ursine species.

Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Black_Bear

quickwitter:

lastofthehardcoretroubadours:

Zen bear

This is kinda how I choose to envision the bear I had a run in with in Thailand, before we startled it out of the tree and it came running after me.

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    ASIAN BLACK BEAR (Ursus thibetanus) also known as the Moon bear or White-chested bear is a medium-sized species of bear...