Being a sloth bear cub is the good life.  Mother watches carefully over all day, and anytime they are on the move the cubs get a free ride.  As this family moves through a boulder field, the cubs watch carefully so they don't hit any rocks. 

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While one sloth bear cub was on the ground, the other cub was glad to finally have more space on mothers back to move around.  After a while it looked to see where its sibling was, and when it saw the other sibling it gave off a big smile.  

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Sloth bears are very funny bears. They really do enjoy sitting and laying back. They will be walking along and just sit down and start scratching. They really are such funny bears.

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People can mistake sloth bears as a non aggressive bear because they mostly eats termites and insects.  On occasion they will kill an animal, and will eat meat if they come across it.  These two young sloth bears play fighting show just how dangerous they can be. 

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When sloth bear cubs are young, they stay very close to their mothers side.  As mother began to move away, this cub took the shortest route possible to her and lept as far as it could.  

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Sloth bears have very interesting noses. They are very long, and they use these long noses to reach into termite mounds. I was happy to finally see one close up.

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Evening is the best time to see sloth bears, as they don't usually even come out until night. Right as I was about to go in for the night, this family came out to go on the hunt for the night.

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Baby sloth bear cubs are more often on their mother, than on the ground. After some time on the ground this cubs was tired, and when it laid down I could hardly see it because of its mothers very long hair.

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Baby sloth bear cubs ride on their mothers back for protection, and they do it all the time. It can be hard to see the cub in its mothers long hair though. When she started to go down a hill it gave me a great view of the cub.

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It is very tiring being a cub. They get to play all day and be carried around by their mother. These two cubs had used all their energy and came and rested on their mothers back together.

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After feeding all morning on an elk, this bear was full and tired.  It rolled over on its back like a human, and just took in the morning light and relaxed. 

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In the evening is when sloth bears are most likely to be seen by humans. They are mainly a nocturnal bear, but will move around in the evening some too. I caught this guy as he was walking the ridge at the last light.

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The wilds of India is a dangerous place for a sloth bear cub to be. To help protect the cubs, sloth bear mothers let the cubs ride on their back and keep them out of harms way.

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Mother sloth bears will sometimes feed their young by mouth to mouth. This is extremely rare behavior to witness, but also so neat to be able to see more into the world of the sloth bear.

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