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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:45:21 GMT -5
Credits to Leopard Trails - Yala, Sri Lanka. Sloth bears are opportunistic omnivores. In the wild their favourite food is termites. We often see them digging into termite mounds. Witnessing them feeding off a carcass though, is rare! These images were captured on a mobile phone last evening. While the quality is not great, they show a rare sighting of a sloth bear on a buffalo calf carcass. The calf was killed by a leopard. This morning, the entire carcass has been moved and is out of sight.http://instagr.am/p/BlK4FM4FAK0
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:49:01 GMT -5
Credits to Swapnil Dabhade.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:49:32 GMT -5
Credits to Sagar Morey.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:50:07 GMT -5
Credits to Swapnil Dabhade.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:50:45 GMT -5
Credits to Prasanna Ambigaibagan.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:52:04 GMT -5
Credits to Nimit Virdi. "Sloth Bear Habitat || April 2016" Tadoba - Andhari Tiger Reserve
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:52:51 GMT -5
Credits to Kirti Ranjan Nayak. The moment was tense..The heat killing.. A sloth bear found a water hole to quench her thirst along with her cub..She went for it first, checking the surroundings, unaware that a big male gaur was coming from behind, she mistook him as her cub.
The gaur was too arrogant to share the waterhole with a sloth bear, gave her a soft nudge with his horns. What followed next with the startled bear and the adamant gaur, gave us some great scenes to shoot.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:53:26 GMT -5
Credits to Vijay Baghel.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:54:01 GMT -5
Credits to Andrea & Antonella Ferrari Tadoba National Park, India
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:54:41 GMT -5
Credits to Narayan Malu. Male Sloth Bear
Zhari,Tadoba. June 2016.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:55:22 GMT -5
Credits to Alex Kirichko. Face To Face.
Sri lankan sloth bear.
Sri Lanka, Wilpattu National Park. June 2016.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:56:08 GMT -5
Credits to Suhas Anand. Sri Lankan sloth bear. Not someone I'd like to shake hands with. Look at that claw ! Sloth bears are one of the most dangerous animals you could come head-head with. Looks cuddly but not sure I'd want a hug. Yala National Park.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:58:02 GMT -5
Credits to Julien Boulé.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:59:07 GMT -5
Credits to Shyam Sundar Nijgal. Tadoba 2016.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 9:59:53 GMT -5
Credits to Tejus Naik. The Black Ghost of Indian Jungles.. at close quarters.
Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)
Hampi, Karnataka.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 10:00:52 GMT -5
Credits to Krishnaprasad. I guess size actually matters
....this massive fella came charging down the rocks and when its only u and a flimsy cage as ur hide it surely gives u creeps.. I have been up-close with to a few wild animals but Sloth Bears deserve the greatest respect !!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 10:01:45 GMT -5
Credits to Sylvain Cordier.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 10:02:52 GMT -5
Credits to Nimit Virdi's Photography. Sloth Bear || Jul 2016 Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary, Karnataka, India.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 10:03:28 GMT -5
Credits to Shivang Mehta. Monsoon Bhaloo...
Sloth bear in lush green monsoon forest of #ranthambhore
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2018 10:04:19 GMT -5
Credits to Ashit Choudhary. Dec 2016, RTR Rajasthan
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