The spectacled bear

 

It is a species of carnivorous mammal family ursids. It is the only species which úrsido existing today in South America.

The spectacled bear is black or dark brown with a white spot around his eyes and extending to the throat, hence the name; although some specimens may lack the white spot. It comes to have a length of 1.5 to 1.8 m and can weigh up to 140 kg. The female gives birth to one or two cubs, who takes great care and fiercely defends.

The spectacled bear inhabits almost exclusively the Andean rain forests with more than 1,000 mm (perhumid areas) annual rainfall, although it is also found in deserts and semiarid zones which are around 250 mm rainfall.

The breeding age is reached spectacled bear in the male between 4 and 5 years old and the female between 3 and 4 years old. The zeal usually annual and last a week. Mating spectacled bear lasts between 12 and 45 minutes to five pairings can be seen in one day.

Like almost all current bear is omnivorous, although their diet is preferably of plant origin: bromeliads, fruits, berries, bulbs, roots, bark, leaves and fungi; a small percentage of their diet is of animal origin or derived insects, honey, eggs, reptiles, fish, rodents, rabbits, pigeons, and very occasionally, goats, sheep, camels and cattle.