Asiatic Black Bear - Five Sisters Zoo

Individuals are primarily black with a white or yellow “crescent moon” patch on their chest.

  • Diet: Omnivore. Individuals adapt their diets to food availability and abundance. They will eat succulent vegetation, fruits, small mammals, insects, carrion and nuts
  • Length: 1.3 – 1.9 metres
  • Weight: Up to 200 kilograms
  • Habitat: Forested habitats across Asia
  • Lifespan: around 20 years in the wild and 30 under human care

Adapted to Survive

  • Individuals have powerful front legs and strong claws to dig through logs and soil to find food like insects, nuts and fungi
  • They are great climbers! Individuals have large paws, strong limbs, and sharp claws
  • Fantastic sense of smell to detect danger and find food

Threats

  • Habitat loss and degradation
  • Hunting
  • Trapping
  • Bear Bile Industry

IUCN Conservation Status

Vulnerable

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