Bear with glasses

The spectacled bear (Tremarctos Ornatus) is also known as the Andes Bear or ukuko, jukumari and ucumari.
It is found in many areas of South America: Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina.
It is the only species of bear living in South America, their survival has largely depended on their ability to climb the tallest trees in the famous Andes mountains of South America.

Feeding Bear With Glasses

Spectacled bears are almost vegetarian, with about 5% of their diet being meat in the form of small mammals, birds, arthropods and carrion.
They are sometimes accused of killing livestock and corn crops. They feed on palm trees, figs, daffodils, young leaves, Palm buds, seeds and herbs.
Puya, a species of Bromelia, is their favorite food. The spiked plant blooms only once, producing a significant amount of sugar at that time and becoming a delicacy for the Bears of the Andes.
They have large molars so they can chew very hard plants that are found in tropical forests, such as cacti, orchids, Palms, etc.

Appearance Bear With Glasses

The spectacled bear is relatively a small species of bear. It has thick black fur with a distinct beige mark on the chest and face, hence the name Bear with glasses.
The "glasses" around the eyes can vary greatly. The faces of some specimens are entirely black, without any other pigmentation.
This beige stain has different shapes from Bear to bear, it does not maintain its proportions like the panda bear. It is the last bear with a short snout. It is medium in size, an average adult reaching a height of 1.5 meters.
Black bears with glasses reach only 70-80 centimeters in height at shoulder level, being the smallest "real bears" still living in the world today. Females weigh up to 65 kilograms, and males, up to 200 kg.

Behavior Bear With Glasses

Although it tends to lead a solitary life it is a non-territorial bear. When it encounters humans or other bears it can be said to be a relatively peaceful but cautious animal. As with other bears, bears with Cubs have attacked humans and poachers to protect their little ones.
Usually when they meet people they retreat or climb trees where they usually build a kind of platform where they hide, rest or store their food.
The spectacled bear is among the only bears that Hunt during the day, with most bears being nocturnal animals. We meet it at altitudes up to 3,500 meters and even higher.
It is said that an Andes bear climbed from an altitude of 250 meters to 3,300 meters in 24 hours, a difference in altitude for which a man with climbing experience would need five days.
the spectacled bear population is threatened by many factors. The biggest factors, obviously, are people hunting them because of the belief that they are eating their animals and logging, basically deforestation of Padres, habitat shrinkage has led to a decrease in the number of specimens.

Breeding Bear With Glasses

Females reach sexual maturity between four and seven years. Spectacled bears have a variable mating season.
Mating can take place in April, May and June, with the pairs remaining together for another week or two during which they mate a few more times.
The female gives birth to 1-2, occasionally 3 cubs between November and February. Cubs are born with closed eyes, but after a month they go out into the forest using 4-5 types of call as a means of communication with their mother. There are an estimated 18,000 spectacled bears, and their numbers are declining.