{"id":5197,"date":"2020-06-15T08:59:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T08:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/?p=5197"},"modified":"2026-01-17T18:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T12:36:36","slug":"sloth-bear-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/sloth-bear-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Sloth Bear | Sloth Bear In India | Sloth Bear Size"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5197\" class=\"elementor elementor-5197\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a8aea4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60a8aea4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e46666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e46666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most of us might recall these shaggy black-coated furry mammals from Jungle book\u2019s character \u2018Baloo\u2019, portrayed by Rudyard Kipling &#8211; published during 1894. Sloth bear or <em>Bhaloo<\/em> (a.k.a <em><strong>Baloo<\/strong><\/em> in Jungle Book) in Hindi, is a medium-sized bear found in <strong>India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka.<\/strong> They shelter in various habitats including tall grasslands, shrub forests, boulders, caves and forested lands<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c57a47 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c57a47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6b850 uael-heading-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"6b6b850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;heading_text_align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;heading_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:15,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-main-wrapper\" data-headings=\"h1,h2,h3\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-toc-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\" >Table of Contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-toggle-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-toc-headings=\"headings\" class=\"uael-toc-list uael-toc-list-disc\" data-scroll=\"\" ><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-empty-note\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Add a header to begin generating the table of contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b69915a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b69915a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-5210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-3-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Sloth-Bear\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-3-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-3-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-3-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-3-1-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-3-1-450x300.webp 450w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-3-1-120x80.webp 120w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-3-1.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sloth Bear<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Though tagged as <strong>Sloth<\/strong> they seldom display their slothful attribute, except being mis-classified due to their long claws and arboreal nature. In fact, they are known as <em>silent movers<\/em> indulging most of their active hours searching for food.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Sloth Bear in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">For centuries <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/sloth-bear-in-central-india\/\"><strong>Sloth bears<\/strong><\/a> have been trained and sported as dancing bears by a <strong>group of nomads<\/strong> called <strong><em>Qualanders<\/em><\/strong>, who entertained the crowds across their travel to various places in the country. In 1972 this practice was banned by the Indian government; however it continued for a very long time until <strong>WSPA (The World Society for Protection of Animals)<\/strong> and <strong>Wildlife SOS <\/strong>put an end to it forever.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-5318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/82945739_609309666298756_5731636476442050560_n-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/82945739_609309666298756_5731636476442050560_n-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/82945739_609309666298756_5731636476442050560_n-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/82945739_609309666298756_5731636476442050560_n-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/82945739_609309666298756_5731636476442050560_n-1-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/82945739_609309666298756_5731636476442050560_n-1-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/82945739_609309666298756_5731636476442050560_n-1-450x300.webp 450w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/82945739_609309666298756_5731636476442050560_n-1-120x80.webp 120w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/82945739_609309666298756_5731636476442050560_n-1.webp 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The wild population inhabits most of the tropical and subtropical zones of India, even thriving in small pockets near villages and farmlands. In Central India they foray <em>Mahua<\/em> flowers during the month of <strong>March and April<\/strong>. <em>Mahua<\/em> has a high economic value and may villagers including kids risk the danger of their lives when collecting Mahua flowers during the season.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The flowers are stored, dried and fermented to produce country liquor. Sloth bears possess dull eye sight and attack with their sharp claws when in danger. Both humans and bears like the early hours for Mahua and that\u2019s when the maximum attacks happen.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Sloth Bear Characteristics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-4-2.webp\" alt=\"Sloth Bear Characteristics\" width=\"588\" height=\"882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-4-2.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-4-2-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-4-2-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-4-2-768x1152.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>A young bear rubbing its back on Sal tree<\/strong><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Size of <strong>fully grown male bears <\/strong>varies from <strong>80 to 180 kgs <\/strong>whereas for females from <strong>55 to 125 kgs<\/strong>. Their <strong>body length<\/strong> varies from <strong>4.5 to 6 feet<\/strong> and height from foot to shoulders around 2 to 3 feet. They also display a lightish <strong>white Y shaped marking on their chest<\/strong> mostly seen when they stand tall or while rubbing their back on tree stumps. Their <strong>hind foot <\/strong>resembles a human bare foot and is smaller as compared to the front with <strong>5 distinctive toes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Sloth bear Diet<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5311\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-2-2.webp\" alt=\"Sloth bear Diet\" width=\"587\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-2-2.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-2-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-2-2-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-2-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-2-2-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-2-2-450x300.webp 450w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-2-2-120x80.webp 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Sloth bear destroying the termite mount for termites<\/strong><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Sloth bears are <strong>omnivorous<\/strong> and a large portion of their diet includes <strong>insects<\/strong> and <strong>termites<\/strong>. They have a <strong>long light-colored flexible snout<\/strong>, <strong>prehensile lips <\/strong>and can easily open and close their nostrils. With their <strong>sharp claws<\/strong> they easily destroy ant nests, and termite mounts. Due to <strong>absence of incisor teeth<\/strong> they <strong>easily suck<\/strong> large chunk of ants and termites using their <strong>snout and large tongue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">They are excellent climbers and fond of <strong>honey<\/strong>. Their thick hairy coat plays a vital role of protection from getting bitten by insects and bees while foraging. If noticed carefully on safari, one can find <strong>claw marks<\/strong> on <strong>Arjun <\/strong>(<em>Terminelia arjuna<\/em>) trees where beehives are mostly nestled. They also feed on <strong>mangos, jackfruit, sugarcane, flowers, berries, nuts, larvae<\/strong> and <strong>carrion<\/strong> etc.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Sloth Bear Cubs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"5317\" class=\"wp-image-5317\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/80817956_609309659632090_9005582208143982592_n-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Sloth-Bear\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/80817956_609309659632090_9005582208143982592_n-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/80817956_609309659632090_9005582208143982592_n-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/80817956_609309659632090_9005582208143982592_n-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/80817956_609309659632090_9005582208143982592_n-1-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/80817956_609309659632090_9005582208143982592_n-1-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/80817956_609309659632090_9005582208143982592_n-1-450x300.webp 450w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/80817956_609309659632090_9005582208143982592_n-1-120x80.webp 120w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/80817956_609309659632090_9005582208143982592_n-1.webp 1944w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"5321\" class=\"wp-image-5321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-1-4-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-1-4-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-1-4-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-1-4-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-1-4-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-1-4-450x300.webp 450w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-1-4-120x80.webp 120w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-1-4.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><strong>A young cub clutched on mothers back at Satpura national park<\/strong><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Sloth bears are <strong>solitary mammals<\/strong> <em>except while raising young ones.<\/em> Their <strong>gestation period<\/strong> is around <strong>six to seven months<\/strong> and the cubs are born mostly in caves, dens, or hollow areas where she feeds them for 2 to 3 months. Initially after two weeks the cubs open their eyes, and by the end of third week they start walking.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" class=\"wp-image-4602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2009-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2009-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2009-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2009-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2009-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2009-1365x2048.webp 1365w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_2009-scaled.webp 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Young ones<\/strong> are <strong>carried by the mother<\/strong> <strong>on her back<\/strong>, preventing potential threats and even indulging in her daily chores of finding food, walking, running and climbing trees. Her fur provides a tight grip for her cubs to hold firmly and at times bury themselves when in danger. They stay with her for another <strong>two to three years<\/strong> and then separate ways from her in a new realm. Mostly 2 cubs are born and taught the nuances of climbing trees and searching for food the way mother does. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Sloth bear facts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-4616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5623-1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5623-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5623-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5623-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5623-1-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5623-1-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5623-1-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5623-1-450x300.webp 450w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/IMG_5623-1-120x80.webp 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There are <strong>four species of bears<\/strong> found in<strong> India.<\/strong> The <strong>Asiatic black bear, Himalayan Brown bear, Sun bear<\/strong> and the most commonly found <strong>Sloth bear.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li>Sloth bears are <strong>nocturnal animals.<\/strong> During day they sleep in dens, caves and cooler areas of river banks<\/li>\n\n<li>They have a <strong>great sense for smell <\/strong>which helps them to find food, but poor hearing and visibility<\/li>\n\n<li>They defend themselves by standing tall and use their claws to attack<\/li>\n\n<li>While feeding insects, ants and termites they close their nostrils as a barrier.<\/li>\n\n<li>They are the only bears that carry their young on their back<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\u00a0<strong>Best places to see sloth bears in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-5-3.webp\" alt=\"Places to see sloth bears in India\" width=\"588\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-5-3.webp 1200w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-5-3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-5-3-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-5-3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-5-3-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-5-3-450x300.webp 450w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sloth-bear-Blog-5-3-120x80.webp 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>An adult male Sloth bear lurching on Arjun tree at Bandhavgarh national park<\/strong><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Though sloth bears are widespread the best places to see them are in <strong>South Indian<\/strong> national parks including <strong>Western Ghats<\/strong> and the dry forest cover of <strong><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/central-india-in-summer\/\">Central India<\/a><\/strong>. In the Karnataka we have the famed <strong>Daroji Sloth Bear sanctuary<\/strong>, for best views along with sightings in other national parks like, Bandipur, Nargarhole, BRT, Anshi, Kudremukh, Madumalai etc.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">They co-exist with the big cats in their natural habitat in Central India and national parks like Tadoba, Pench (where Rudyard kipling was inspired to write Jungle Book), Kanha, Bandhavgarh, and Panna.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">For best sightings stay at Pugdundee Safaris charming Denwa Backwater Escape<em>,<\/em> in Satpura National park with maximum chances of sightings.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=n9IsRTRBAWo<\/div>\n<figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Watch the sloth bears at play in our forests<\/strong><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contributed By: Ashish Tirkey, <\/strong>Manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treehousehideaway.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tree House Hideaway, BandhvgarhBandhavgarh<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Photo Credits: Ashish Tirkey,<\/strong> and our <strong>Team at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denwabackwaterescape.com\">Denwa Backwater Escape<\/a><\/strong>, Satpura<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Visit our lodges in\u00a0<strong><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kanhaearthlodge.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kanha<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingslodge.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bandhavgarh<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penchtreelodge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pench<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denwabackwaterescape.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Satpura<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenriverlodge.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Panna<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to watch the sloth bears and other fascinating species frolic in the wild. 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