Is it bird? Is it a plane? Is it a… bear?
With eight species walking the Earth, including the Panda and Brown or Grizzly Bears, the sixth species we explore is the Asiatic Bear.
Asiatic Black Bear’s scientific name (selenarctos thibetanus) means “moon bear of Tibet” because of the large, white crescent-shaped mark appearing on its chest. “Asiatic Black bears can be found in Iran, Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, east through the Himalayas, south to Bangladesh and Laos, and north through the Tibetan Plateau. Populations may also be found on Taiwan and on the Japanese Islands of Honshu and Shikoku, but those populations are referred to as the Japanese black bear.”
Interesting Fact: “They generally sit in the high fork of a tree, called a “bear’s nest”, to access important foods. The nests look much like birds’ nests and can be found over 60 feet (18 m) high in cherry, beech, oak, or dogwood trees.” Read more here.
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