(11-22-2016, 06:22 PM)brotherbear Wrote: http://shaggygod.proboards.com/board/38/felidae 
Encounters between sloth bears and leopards are rare, often occurring in the evening at and around kill sites.

In 1968, Kurt and Jayasuriya report of a sloth bear eaten by a leopard at Yala National Park, India. The details? The bear victim was either a young adult or sub adult female sloth bear described as three-quarter grown. The encounter occurred by a palu tree but whether the leopard was hunting the bear or if the meeting was a chance encounter is unclear. The authors stated the park staff were have to recorded only one other meeting between these two species in Yala National Park where a leopard was killed by a bear. The seriously injured bear was later destroyed by park officials. No other details of the encounter were provided.


Kurt, F. and Jayasuriya, A. (1968). Notes on a dead bear. Loris, 11: 182-183.

(11-25-2016, 09:38 PM)brotherbear Wrote: I have read that for some residents where the possibility of blundering into a sloth bear or a tiger is possible, it is the bear that is most dreaded. Probably ( IMO ) because the sloth bear often gets so engrossed in his activities that he is more likely to be taken by surprise. It is highly unlikely that a sloth bear would go man-hunting. The bear would certainly be stronger than the man and those deadly claws are lethal weapons. Parvez; you mentioned a personal experience... ?

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