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Solitary Andean Bears
Heinz Plenge2013-02-13
USI Università della Svizzera italiana
Lugano, Switzerland
Even though the picture suggests that Andean Bears live in families, they are actually solitary animals. They travel alone outside the breeding season and are rarely seen in numbers except for a mother and its youngs. However, at sites with abundant food, it is possible to observe many bears feeding closely together.
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- Title: Solitary Andean Bears
- Creator: Heinz Plenge
- Date Created: 2013-02-13
- Location Created: Chaparrí Ecological Reserve, Peru
- Physical Dimensions: 4928 x 3264
- Type: Photograph
- Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- External Link: Manual de la Biologíay y Conservación del Oso de Anteojos, Wikipedia – Spectacled Bear, National Geographic - Spectacled Bear, Smithonian National Zoo & Coservation Biology Institute – Andean Bear, Ecology, Distribution, and Food Habits of Spectacled Bears, Tremarctos ornatus, in Peru, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Peru – Andean Bear
- Medium: Camera Nikon D7000, Lens 150.0 – 500.0 mm, f/10, 1/320s ISO-400
- Art Genre: Documentary photography
- Art Form: Photograph
- Support: Camera Nikon D7000
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