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the Asian black bear


the Asian black bear
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Copyright: Marjan Gresl (marjan) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 483 W: 10 N: 362] (2631)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-12
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Minolta Dimage Z1
Exposure: f/3.5, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-08-28 10:20
Viewed: 3988
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
picture from Zagreb ZOO
The Asian black bear's scientific name is Selenarctos tibetanus which means "moon bear of Tibet." Asian bears also have two other names, the Tibetan black bear and Himalayan black bear. They are a highly adaptable forest animal and are found from the bases of eastern Asia's coastal foothills up to 13,000 feet (4,000 m.) It also accurs in Iran, Afghanistan, and also northern Pakistan, and east through the Himalaya Mountain as far as Bangladesh and Laos, north throughout the Tibetan Plateau, Manchuria, and in forested areas of China. Asian black bears are also found on Formosa (Taiwan) and the Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikuko.

The Moon bear gets its name from the large, white crescent-shaped mark on its chest. The rest of the bear's body fur is jet black except for its brown or tan muzzle and whitish chin.

The "moon bear" eats nuts, berries, fruits, beetle larvae, termites and carrion. It likes to hibernate during the winter. But before it hibernates it eats a lot of its favorite foods to get fat. In winter the females have their cubs. The cubs stay with their mother for two to three years. Then they leave their mother and go out on their own.
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  • tjasa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 101 W: 0 N: 84] (645)
  • [2005-08-28 11:24]

Hej!
odlična slika, zelo mi je všeč, saj izgleda kot da se medved smeji. všeč mi je tudi sedeči položaj. barve so dobre in ostrina tudi.
lep pozdrav!
Tjaša

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3100 W: 234 N: 5930] (20016)
  • [2005-08-29 0:32]

Nice shot of this bear, Marjan. What a funny pose. You captured it with sharp details and good exposure. He looks very content sitting there at looking at the humans looking at him. Well done and TFS. : )

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