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	Spectacled Bear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Next to the Giant Panda they are the most endangered species of bear in the world, though their survival has depended mostly on their ability to traverse even the highest trees of the Andes and the Amazonian forest basin.
		Being an arboreal bear, the Spectacled Bear lives mostly in dens near high canopy tropical rainforests, or occasionally in the surrounding trees to avoid danger of predatory mammals.
		The young bears have an instinctive urge to climb trees, rocks, and cliffsides from birth as the inordinately protective mother teaches it to reach the highest and most nutritious foods.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spectacled_Bear (419 words)

	The Ultimate Bear Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Bears live in a variety of habitats from the tropics to the Arctic and from forests to snowfields.
		Although bears are often described as having evolved from a dog-like ancestor, their closest living relatives are the pinnipeds (walruses, seals, and sea lions).
		In CB slang, "bear" (or "smokey," in reference to Smokey Bear) is a nickname for law enforcement.
	www.dogluvers.com /dog_breeds/Bear (1007 words)

	Bear - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		This status means that the bear faces a high risk of extinction in the near future, due to human encroachment on its habitat, hunting, and poaching to extract bear parts for use in folk medicine.
		Sloth bears eat a variety of fruits, honeycombs, and insects, but with their hairless lips, flexible snout, and gapped front upper teeth these bears are particularly adapted for feeding on ants and termites.
		CITES prohibits the trade in American fl bears and bear parts unless a special permit is obtained, certifying that the trade will not harm the species, that the specimen was obtained legally, and for living specimens, that adequate measures were taken to assure safe transport.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761572258___13/Bear.html (2502 words)

	The World of Bears
		The Polar bear is genetically related to the brown/grizzly bear; experimental zoo breedings have produced viable, fertile cubs.
		The Black bear is Roman-nosed, and it lacks the shoulder hump of the Grizzly and Brown bears.
		Families of these bears have been seen foraging together in fruit trees, and it seems probable that the young ones stay with the parents for at least a year, sometimes even after the birth of the next litter.
	aranglen.tripod.com /TheBears/beargallery_unite.html (1640 words)

	Bears
		bears throughout the Andes; fl bears in the Himalayas and south-east Asia; brown bears from western Europe to Kamchatka and from the Near East to Japan; sloth bears in India and Ceylon; and sun bears in Burma, Malaya and Sumatra.
		The majority, polar bears excluded, are forest bears in greater or lesser degree, because although omnivorous, they are predominately vegetarian, with berries, nuts, grass and fruits an essential part of their diet.
		Bear cubs are small at birth, no larger than a guinea-pig, and less than 1/200 or 1/350 the weight of their mothers.
	www.planet-pets.com /plntbear.htm (759 words)

	WWF - Spectacled bear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As with all bears, spectacled bears walk on the soles of their feet (they are referred to as plantigrades) and have longer front than rear legs, making them excellent climbers.
		The spectacled bear acts as an important indicator for the state of the forests and the areas it inhabits.
		She remained the bear's prisoner for a long, long time, during which she gave birth to a son who was half-man, half-bear.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/what_we_do/species/our_solutions/priority_species/spectacled_bear/index.cfm (740 words)

	Spectacled Bear
		The spectacled bear is small and dark, ranging in color from fl to brown, and a few have a reddish tinge.
		Spectacled bears are highly adaptable and are found in a wide range of habitats, including rainforest, cloud forest, plateaus, dry forest, steppe lands, inland deserts and coastal scrub desert.
		Spectacled bears eat a wide variety of foods, including rabbits, mice, birds, berries, grasses, palms and orchid bulbs, but have a strong preference for the leaves, bases, and hearts of plants of the Bromeliaceae family and the fruits of other plant groups.
	arktofile.net /pages/bear_spec.html (939 words)

	The Andean bear or Spectacled bear in Ecuador - Tremarctos ornatus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Andean bear or Spectacled bear in Ecuador - Tremarctos ornatus This is a unique opportunity for you to participate in the only research project in the world studying wild Andean bears.
		The Andean Bear is endangered in Ecuador, due mostly to habitat fragmentation and illegal hunting.
		Little is known about the Andean Bear because of the difficulty of conducting research on this very timid species, living in extremely remote areas.
	www.ecovolunteer.org /ecuador_bears.html (256 words)

	Spectacled Bears
		The spectacled bear is directly descended from the extinct short-faced "bulldog" bear (Arctodus simus) which roamed north and south america as the largest predator during the last ice age.
		In general, adult spectacled bears are about 76 centimeters (30 inches) tall when on all fours and they have an average length of 130 to 190 centimeters (4 1/4 to 6 1/4 feet).
		By having the cubs born several weeks before the peak of the fruit season and thus able to leave the nest with their mother as she forages, there is a greater opportunity of sufficient food resources being available for the mother and also to allow her to produce sufficient milk to suckle her young.
	bears.itgo.com /spectacl.html (1255 words)

	Life-Art
		Andean bears are small fl bears with cream-colored circular markings around their eyes, which is why they have also come to be known as spectacled bears.
		The bears are an endangered species, threatened by hunting and the continued destruction of their habitat.
		Created for the “Downtown Bears It All” art exhibit by Lyle Peters, Nathan Sauvage, and Quentin Sauvage, Topical Ande was designed especially to commemorate the arrival of two endangered Andean bears at the Racine Zoo.
	www.racinebears.com /html/life-art.html (320 words)

	Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure
		Black bears will often make dens in a hollow log, under tree roots, or beneath a fallen tree. Brown bears and American fl bears, usually males, may mark their territory by rubbing and scratching trees and scratching the ground.
		In the wild, fl bears usually feed in the evening or early morning when it is cool, and seek shade during the heat of the day.
		Bear vocalizations range from a loud growl during times of aggression to a softer "woof" or whimper sound to warn of danger or call to cubs.
	www.rollinghillswildlife.com /animals/b/bearamericanblack (735 words)

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		The bear was the talisman of the early farmer, who at the season of planting would journey for days, climbing nearly 20,000 feet into the Andes to return with sisyphean effort shouldering a chunk of healing ice from the land of the bear.
		This bear was a delicate brute, sitting high in the windswept grassland of the Andean paramo, daintily stripping leaves from pineapple-hide bromeliads as one would a steamed artichoke; and in a change of mood, turning into a furred back-hoe, ripping the barrel-sized plants whole out of the ground.
		This bear was in tune to the forest's rhythms, the sow timing the birth of her cubs to coincide with the fruiting of favorite trees..
	home.att.net /~hancelama/Archive_Chat.htm (3472 words)

	Lioncrusher's Domain -- Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) facts and pictures
		The spectacled bears' medium length dense fur can be fl or dark brown, with unusual white markings around their eyes that resemble glasses (hence the name), and extend down their chest.
		Female bears are induced ovulators, meaning they have to be stimulated several times in order to ovulate, so this is why they must mate so often.
		The bears gallbladder is used as a cure-all, the bones ground up and believed to keep children healthy, the blood is drank as a tonic, the penis bone, known as the baculum, is worn as a pendant by men.
	www.lioncrusher.com /animal.asp?animal=92 (544 words)

	Global Conservation - Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		And that in protecting bears we safeguard a species which is as important to the human imagination as it is to the fragile high Andean cloud forests where it quietly reigns supreme.
		It is possible that spectacled bears are so shy and secretive because of evolving in the presence of much larger and more predatory bears for whom they could have been prey.
		The percentage of this chemical in spectacled bear bile is low, but the seemingly insatiable demand for bile may turn towards spectacled bears as Asian bear populations are depleted.
	www.globalconservation.com /fastfacts.asp?id=3 (1275 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Spectacled bear, Andean bear, ucumari
		Little is known of the social behaviour of spectacled bears in the wild, but they are thought to be solitary except for mothers and their cubs.
		Spectacled bears are listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN and are on CITES: Appendix I. Their main threat is loss of habitat, but they are also hunted for sport and by farmers.
		Spectacled bears have only 13 pairs of ribs compared to 14 pairs in other bears, and are the last remaining representatives of the extinct short-faced bears.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/11.shtml (383 words)

	WSU Grizzly Bear Research
		Bear populations around the world have declined precipitously due to loss of habitat and excessive killing by man.
		Because the WSU Bear Program is the only facility in the world to house adult grizzlies for research, university, government, and zoo scientists from across the U.S. and other countries have come to study at WSU.
		While an occasional fl bear can be released to the wild if it has not associated people with food, grizzlies are too dangerous to be released given they have been fed by humans most of their lives.
	www.wsu.edu:8080 /~bearpens/bearpens.html (953 words)

	Spectacled, or Andean, Bear - National Zoo\| FONZ
		The variability in spectacled bears' markings and color led some Peruvians to think two bear species lived in their country—one carnivorous and one vegetarian.
		The spectacled bear is an important seed dispersor, passing on seeds of laurels (valued hardwoods) and other plants through its droppings.
		The spectacled bear is the only surviving member of the short-faced bear subfamily, which thrived until about 10,000 years ago.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /publications/zoogoer/1999/2/fact-spectacled.cfm (657 words)

	Spectacled Bear
		Home: Also known as the Andean bear, it is the only bear native to South America, where it lives on the forested slopes of the Andes Mountains from western Venezuela and Colombia south to Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.
		Size: Spectacled bears grow to a length of about 1.8 m and weigh 62 to 154 kg; the males are much larger than the females.
		Colour: Its shaggy coat of fl or dark brown is marked by white or yellow coloring on the muzzle and in a roughly shaped circle on the chest.
	www.yesnet.yk.ca /schools/wes/webquests_themes/bear_webquest/spectacled_bear.html (147 words)

	The Daily Times - www.delmarvanow.com - Salisbury, Md.
		The 31 1/2-year-old bear -- dubbed "Poopsie" by some patrons -- was recently recognized as the oldest known captive-born Andean bear on the planet, said Zoo Director Jim Rapp.
		Andean, or spectacled bears, are the only bear species found in South America and inhabit the mountainous regions of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.
		All three of those bears were first caught in the wild before being sent to live a zoo.
	www.delmarvanow.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050713/NEWS01/507130314/1002 (382 words)

	The Bear Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Bears are large powerful mammals with thick shaggy fur.
		The Andean bear from the South American Andes Mountains has white fur on its chest and around its eyes like a mask.
		Bears are found in Asia, Europe, North America, and in the Arctic.
	www.mce.k12tn.net /animals/bears.htm (363 words)

	Bear : search word
		In gay culture a bear (gay) refers to generally large hairy men.
		The bear is sometimes taken as the national emblem of Russia.
		Pitt's face, used knowing that I had done them courtesies, which he did own in very high built ship, given him by his father, of the Beare, in Queen Elizabeth's to shew the difference in the build of ships now and heretofore.
	www.searchword.org /be/bear.html (881 words)

	Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Another tribute to the Andean (or spectacled) bears was created by Ada James, whose "Bear in a Blanket" features an Andean bear wrapped in a American Indian-themed blanket.
		The 154 bears you'll see on the streets were chosen from 350 designs submitted - only slightly less than the totals submitted for the dog and cat exhibits, according to Jean Garbo, director of marketing for the Downtown Racine Corporation.
		This is the first time she has painted a large animal form, but her years of experience working with ceramics can be seen in the details of the bear's denim overalls and the seed packets stuffed in its pocket.
	www.racinebears.com (1359 words)

	GYC2389 - Andean bear monitoring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The primary purpose of this study is to determine the use and size of their habitat and activity patterns, with the purpose of proposing alternatives for conservation and the handling of the population of the species native to this region.
		Information obtained through the tracking of wild bears is necessary to evaluate proposals for reinsertion of animals maintained in captivity as a mechanism of conserving isolated populations of Andean bears.
		It is important to note that the placement is tracking the bears, not working directly with them, and so it is unlikely that an Andean bear will be spotted very often, if at all.
	www.gapyear.com /placements/gyc2389_andean_bear_monitoring.html (735 words)

	World over there is a long history of conflicts between humans and natural resources
		The site proved to be in prime Andean bear habitat as evidenced by the discovery of a bear nest high in a tree at one of the four corners.
		Whether Andean bears are true predators or not (rather than opportunistic carrion feeders) has not been satisfactorily demonstrated by in-country researchers.
		Being able to resolve this “predation question”, either supporting or negating the role of bears as predators, is a key piece of information for any successful management plan that aims to conserve both Andean bears and the livelihood of Andean settlers.
	www.azfa.org /Conservation/bear-fence.htm (827 words)

	Andean Bear Conservation Project - Bear Capture
		We have researched other trapping mechanisms (such as foot lassos) however after several years of trapping bears, we believe that our trapping system is the most suited to the Andean Bear.
		We try to have the bear trapped in the cage for as little time as is possible in order to minimize the stress experienced by the bear.
		The bear is then moved away from the cage and left to wake in its own time.
	www.andeanbear.org /capturing.html (355 words)

	Bear escapes in latest breakout from Berlin zoo - Peculiar Postings - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		An Andean spectacled bear called Juan plays with a bicycle after escaping from his enclosure in the Berlin zoo, Aug. 29.
		BERLIN - An Andean spectacled bear escaped from its enclosure in Berlin zoo and roamed around a children’s playground -- the second breakout since June, when a gorilla leapt over its fence, the zoo’s deputy director said on Monday.
		“Spectacled bears eat both vegetables and meat but children tend not to be on their menu,” Kloes said.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5876431?GT1=4529 (355 words)

	Expeditions: Estimating spectacled bear, puma, Andean cat and Andean deer population size in the mountains of Cotapata ...
		Expeditions: Estimating spectacled bear, puma, Andean cat and Andean deer population size in the mountains of Cotapata National Park, Bolivia.
		Estimating spectacled bear, puma, Andean cat and Andean deer population size in the mountains of Cotapata National Park, Bolivia.
		To estimate the population size of the spectacled bear, puma, Andean cat, and Andean deer.
	www.biosphere-expeditions.org /expeditions/cotapata.htm (693 words)

	Eco-Index: The Andean Bear Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The incursions of the Andean bear into communities and cultivated fields are seen as a threat to the security, especially of children.
		The impact upon the feeding habits of the wildlife, especially of the Andean bear.
		We have prepared a letter "The Campaign of the Andean Jukumari Bear", in which we explain in greater detail the precarious situation of the Andean bear, the situation of local communities and what measures can be taken.
	www.eco-index.org /search/results.cfm?projectID=425 (581 words)

	Research & Resources: Species Profiles - Spectacled Bear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		These bears do not hibernate, as their food sources are available all year round.
		The spectacled bear plays an important role in the health of its habitat -- it disperses tree seeds that are too large for other animals to digest.
		Scientists believe that the bears are responsible for the spreading of three important types of trees in their habitat.
	www.rainforest-alliance.org /resources/forest-facts/species-profiles/spectacled-bear.html (321 words)

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