Camera collar footage is unveiling the secret lives of Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus), South America’s only surviving ursid. A wild Andean bear in Peru was caught eating soil or clay, courting ...

The Andean bear is also known as the spectacled bear because of the rings of light or white fur around the eyes, which often look like glasses when set against the bear’s dark fur. While it’s not on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The ABQ BioPark introduced its newest resident at the zoo on Monday which is a bear with a mischievous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New discoveries about the Andean bear language show that the species makes five distinct sounds during mating. Photograph by Lucas ...

Chaska, a 15-year-old female Andean bear, will be moving from the Salisbury Zoo to the Alexandria Zoo in early May. Chaska has been at the Salisbury Zoo for 12 years and is the mother of four cubs. A ...

PHOENIX — A new baby is always a good thing, but when it’s a rare Andean bear cub, it’s even better. The cub was born in early January to 17-year-old mother Rio. Both seem to be doing well. Rio and ...

PHOENIX — The Andean bear cub at the Phoenix Zoo has a new name: Luka. According to a release from the zoo, the name, which means “light,” was chosen by a popular vote on various social media outlets.

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Ruthmery Pillco Huarcaya (pictured) and researchers in Manu National Park, Peru used trail cameras and camera collars to learn more about an elusive Andean species. Pablo Durana National Geographic ...

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SOUTH BEND — Two Andean bears made their public debut on Tuesday at the Potawatomi Zoo as the 2-year-old brothers will share the space in the new bear exhibit. The bears — Ian and Sean — were born in ...