I love to see photos of bear cubs playing. These photos of a couple of Spectacled Bears — Chaska and Bernardo at the National Zoo — have the typical whitish or cream “spectacles” ringing their eyes.
Spectacled Bears are also known as Andean and are South America’s only bears. Check these cute photos of Chaska and Bernardo…
Photos: National Zoo
The light color of the rings around the eyes extends down to the throat and chest in a variety of ways, giving each individual bear a unique set of markings. Their coats are thick and usually either black or brown, and rarely with a reddish tinge.
BEARS: The 8 Wonders of the World A site full of facts, stats, photos, videos, and other info on the 8 species of bear in the world!
If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
The video below shows an Asiatic Black Bear in a zoo in Japan doing what appears to be kung fu. And, by gosh, he is excellent. He’s been interested in sticks since he moved to the zoo and spends hours twirling sticks as if preparing for a fight using kung fu. Check it out…
BEARS: The 8 Wonders of the World A site full of facts, stats, photos, videos, and other info on the 8 species of bear in the world!
If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
BEARS: The 8 Wonders of the World A site full of facts, stats, photos, videos, and other info on the 8 species of bear in the world!
If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at National Wildlife Federation (NWF)
BEARS: The 8 Wonders of the World
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