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The sloth bear lives in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Bangladesh, although the Sri Lankan sloth bear is considered a subspecies with shorter hair and a slightly smaller build.
The bear's main diet is ants and termites - very small prey for such an impressive looking animal. The bear's claws look lethal, but are perfect for tearing apart termite mounds. The bear's mouth is also specially adapted for sucking up insects. The extra hair around its face may protect its face from the biting insects. Its diet includes fruit, such as jack-fruit and mangoes, and flowers. It also has a sweet tooth like most bears - it loves honey.
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The sloth bear has a great vocal range making over 25 different growls, snorts, grunts and snarls. They are mainly nocturnal and solitary. The female usually has a litter of two cubs in an underground burrow.
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