Sloth Bear
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Mother Bear Protection
The female sloth bear has to take care not to get too close to male bears, who may attack or even kill her cubs.
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Sloth Bear Transportation
As long as the sloth bear cubs stay close to their mother, they are safe from being attacked by predators like leopards.
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Bear Sanctuary
The Daroji Bear Sanctuary in India is one of the few places where sloth bears are active during daytime.
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Giant Falls
The Jog Falls in the Western Ghats are the second largest waterfalls in India, plunging down in a straight drop of over 250 meters.
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Stone Structures
Close to the Bear Sanctuary, the temples and ruins of Hampi are signs of old civilizations.
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Baby Bears
Baloo's mother has new cubs - two brothers just a few weeks old.
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Baloo's Big Year
We follow a young male sloth bear named Baloo in his first year on his own.
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Being a Bear
Sloth Bears feed mainly on insects like termites and fruits. Nevertheless they are dangerous and cause more injuries and deaths in India than tigers and leopards combined.
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Known Predator
Tigers are known to attack even adult sloth bears.
