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A spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) with distinctive pale markings on its face sits on large tree branches. Illustration of a spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), showing a medium-sized mammal with dark fur and distinctive pale markings around its eyes and face, standing in profile. A scale bar above indicates size in centimeters and inches. World map showing the geographic ranges of the eight bear species, each marked in a different color. The American black bear is found across much of North America, the polar bear in Arctic regions, the brown bear across northern North America, Europe, and Asia, and the spectacled bear in a small area of northwestern South America. In Asia, the Asiatic black bear, sloth bear, sun bear, and giant panda have distinct, mostly non-overlapping ranges in the eastern and southern parts of the continent.
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A spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) with distinctive pale markings on its face sits on large tree branches.
spectacled bear The spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) of South America's Andes Mountains is the only bear species that lives south of the Equator.

spectacled bear

mammal
Also known as: Andean bear, Tremarctos ornatus
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spectacled bear, (Tremarctos ornatus), the only South American bear of the family Ursidae. It inhabits the northern and central Andes Mountains, dwelling primarily in forested areas, and it feeds mainly on shoots and fruit. The spectacled bear is the only bear species found south of the Equator. The spectacled bear is an agile climber. The adult stands to 64 cm (about 25 inches) at the shoulder and varies from 1.2 to 1.8 metres (4 to...

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