Ursus thibetanus - #856
Asian Black Bear
Oblique view of male standing on all fours. Also as Asiatic Black Bear.
Geographic Distribution
Afghanistan, China, India, Indochina, Japan, North and ? South Korea, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Russia (SE Primorski Krai), Vietnam.
Order/Family
Ursidae
Genus
Ursus
Specific Epithet
thibetanus
Image Location
USA, OR, Multnomah Co., Portland, Oregon Zoo
Image Date
1982
Photographer
JF Baer