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Chapter 9 - Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)

from Part II - Species Accounts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2020

By
Harendra Singh Bargali ,
Karine E. Pigeon ,
Naim Akhtar ,
Thomas Sharp  and
Kajal K. Jadav
Edited by
Vincenzo Penteriani  and
Mario Melletti
Vincenzo Penteriani
Affiliation:
Spanish Council of Scientific Research (CSIC)
Mario Melletti
Affiliation:
WPSG (Wild Pig Specialist Group) IUCN SSC
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Summary

This chapter comprises the following sections: names, taxonomy, subspecies and distribution, descriptive notes, habitat, movements and home range, activity patterns, feeding ecology, reproduction and growth, behavior, parasites and diseases, status in the wild, and status in captivity.

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Bears of the World
Ecology, Conservation and Management
 , pp. 99 - 109
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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