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~~brotherbear~~ · 11-25-2016, 08:22 PM

(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.

Here ( from post #40 ) are two separate leopard-sloth bear interactions. First one - a leopard kills and eats a young sloth bear. Second incident - a sloth bear kills a leopard, but in so doing was so badly mauled that he ( the bear ) had to be put down. There is no doubt that the sloth bear is a fighter.
By the way - calling the grizzly fat - no problem. So was Andre the Giant.

parvez · 11-25-2016, 08:53 PM

@~~brotherbear~~ you are very sportive. But my personal experience was bad.

~~brotherbear~~ · 11-25-2016, 09:38 PM

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... ?

parvez · 11-26-2016, 08:48 AM

(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... ?

Agreed. But i also feel grizzly will not attack him without a warning like making noise during advancement, noise from movement etc. Personal experience.. yes. I mentioned to some experts that siberian tigers have 20% body fat, so they do not weigh as much as they appear to be. People who read that blamed me why do you mention that fact. It may become a tool for some haters to blame the white people and there are possibilities of abuses among people. I was almost depressed after that incident. Since then i have learned not to mention some things openly. Openness is not always good.

~~brotherbear~~ · 11-26-2016, 10:08 PM

Parvaz says: I mentioned to some experts that siberian tigers have 20% body fat, so they do not weigh as much as they appear to be. People who read that blamed me why do you mention that fact. It may become a tool for some haters to blame the white people and there are possibilities of abuses among people. I was almost depressed after that incident. Since then i have learned not to mention some things openly. Openness is not always good.
Yeah, sometime an innocent comment can bring in a storm of unnecessary attacks. As with the grizzly, in the spring, he might have less body-fat than the average healthy man; in the summer he is fatter but looking good. Summer is the right time to weigh bears. In the autumn; he will be obese. But with grizzlies, obesity does not cause ill effects. His body will then absorb the fat during his long winter sleep. During years of not-so-friendly animal face-off debates, posters enjoyed calling bears fat. I would simply remind them of Andre the Giant and the greatest weight-lifters like Paul Anderson, Mike Henry, and Vasily Alekseyev.

Ngala · 12-02-2016, 06:05 PM

Photo and information credits: Nimit Virdi's Photography
"Sloth Bear || Jul 2016" Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary, Karnataka, India.

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Ngala · 12-09-2016, 01:26 PM

Photo and information credits: Shivang Mehta
Monsoon Bhaloo...
Sloth bear in lush green monsoon forest of #ranthambhore

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Tshokwane · 01-02-2017, 08:32 PM

Credits to Ashit Choudhary‎.

Dec 2016

RTR Rajasthan

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Ngala · 01-29-2017, 03:23 AM

Photo and information credits: Sudantha Chandrasena
"Who's stalking me???"

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Rishi · 08-02-2017, 09:41 AM

Awesome sighting in Ranthambore as a family of sloth bear with adolescent cubs heads straight towards the safari-vehicles.

epaiva · 10-12-2017, 11:53 PM

Credits to @ranthambhorepark @harsha_narasimhamurthy @harish_manthena @sawaimadhopurlodge and @rohanshandilya96

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epaiva · 10-13-2017, 12:20 AM

Credit to @naturzoo

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epaiva · 10-23-2017, 05:02 PM

Credit to @jaisalsujansingh

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Rishi · 11-29-2017, 08:28 AM

Rajasthan's only hill station, the city of Mt. Abu is famous for its sloth bears. There are hundreds residing in the forests all around it & their numbers have skyrocketed since the local tiger population faded away during late'90s.

Today people are advised not to go out at night on foot, as the streets are teeming with them scavenging from trash...

epaiva · 01-15-2018, 07:35 AM

Credits to @srilankawildlife and @apexexpeditions

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