Common Name: Bear sloth
Scientific Name: Melursus ursinus inornatus
Animal Family: Ursidae
Description: Sri lanka sloth bears have much shorter body hair than the common sloth bear and a much less shaggy appearance.
Habitat: The sloth bear sticks to heavily foreststed areas, with a lot of rock outcrops and caves in dry zone of Sri lanka.
Foods: sloth bears feats on a variety of fruits such as 'palu', 'weera', etc .They are also known to climb up trees to get at bee hives. They will also eat leafy plants, nuts, vegetables and rodents.
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