Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)

The sloth bear has an elongated muzzle and lower lip, long unkempt hair and short hind legs and is the most untidy of all bears. It comes out shortly before sunset, hunt for food all night and retires in the morning. Their food consists mainly of fruits and insects and they also like honey. Sloth Bear are hunted for their bile, which is considered to have medicinal properties. In Ranthambhore the Sloth Bear is known to chase away the tiger but big male tigers are sometimes able to kill them.