spectacled bear

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spectacled bear

n.
A bear (Tremarctos ornatus) having black to brown fur with light-colored markings around the eyes and inhabiting forested regions from Venezuela to Bolivia. It is the only bear species native to South America. Also called Andean bear.
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The spectacled bear is listed Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Appendix I - which gives animal the highest possible level of protection.
It is home to the spectacled bear and the giant otter, among other species.
Small vertebrates in the spectacled bear's diet (Tremarctos ornatus Cuvier, 1825) in the north of Peru
The friendly spectacled bear Paddington had so endeared himself to the audience that they couldn't wait to lay their hands on Michael Bond's best-selling series of adventure books on which the film was based.
Behind the orchid garden, I follow an overgrown path to the hotel's spectacled bear sanctuary where, being one of only two organisations operating in Peru, half the South American bear population resides.
Today, the El Paujil Nature Reserve covers 6,935 acres and provides permanent protection for 100 pairs of the critically endangered Blue-billed Curassow, as well as habitat for the Magdalena Spider Monkey, Jaguar, Spectacled Bear, and extremely rare Magdalena race of the Lowland Tapir, Tapirus terrestris columbianus.
Habitat and distribution of the Spectacled bear in the southern limit of its range.
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