How to Use sloth bear in a Sentence

sloth bear

noun
  • There is wildlife beyond big cats like sloth bears and hyenas.
    — Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Robb Report, 17 May 2024
  • Compared to the sloth bear, tigers have almost nine times more bite force.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The babies are the first sloth bears born at the zoo in more than 30 years.
    — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
  • And then there are sloth bears, which mostly eat social insects.
    — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The female sloth bear was headed to the water with her cub when the tiger attacked.
    — Drew Broach, NOLA.com, 3 Mar. 2018
  • The zoo noted that a sloth bear has more in common with an anteater since both species use their long noses to hunt for food.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Malu wanted to see sloth bears, the national symbol, and howler monkeys.
    — Shoba Narayan, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The cub, who was born in January, is the first sloth bear cub to be born at the zoo in 30 years.
    — Hannah Drown, cleveland, 11 Apr. 2019
  • The Philadelphia Zoo just got a bit cuter thanks to two sloth bear cubs that were born last month.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2023
  • If helping the Cleveland sloth bear cub isn't enough, other zoos need assistance.
    — Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Safaris into Sariska may yield great sightings of the tiger, leopard, sloth bear, or hyena.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Others in our group, including my husband, came upon a sloth bear inching its way along the roadside.
    — Lini S. Kadaba, Philly.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • This is unfortunate, because sloth bears are shy and would rather run away from human encounters.
    — Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
  • All survived, but that could be because those who don’t survive sloth bear attacks don’t bother coming to the hospital.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Here, there are no fences, and animals roam freely—including elephants, sloth bears, grey lemurs, leopards, and yes… cobras.
    — Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
  • There are also Asian elephants, peacocks, water buffalo, monkeys, and sloth bears.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Individuals have also captured video footage of even sloth bears backing down tigers in the jungles of India.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Two sloth bear cubs born at the San Diego Zoo in late 2024 made their first public appearance on Thursday.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The sloth bear births, which mark the first at the zoo since 2013, took place in an off-exhibit den that’s part of the zoo’s Asia Trail exhibit.
    — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Leopards are notoriously elusive, but this is the single best place to try and see one, as well as sloth bears, water buffalo, mugger crocodiles, and gray langurs.
    — Niall Causer, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2024
  • The animal care team is also monitoring the sloth bear family on cameras to make sure Molly has food and nesting materials, such as fresh hay.
    — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Zoo Miami tried to mate Keesha with Hank, the resident male sloth bear, but trhe pairing didn’t produce any viable cubs, Magill said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
  • The 6-year-old sloth bear’s pregnancy occurred after a breeding recommendation from the Species Survival Plan.
    — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Unwitting encounters are especially frequent with black bears and sloth bears in South Asia, whereas deliberate attacks by hungry bears are uncommon.
    — Daniel Lingenhöhl, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Although rhinos are the star attraction on park safaris, all sorts of animals live here, including tigers, elephants, gibbons, sloth bears, and a small number of endangered Ganges River dolphins.
    — Margot Bigg, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2024
  • What readers are saying The comments on the article about sloth bears at the National Zoo focus on the birth of two sloth bear cubs and the uncertainty surrounding the identity of their father.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The country is also a top-tier safari destination thanks to its diverse array of native flora and fauna, with creatures like the sloth bear, leopard and Asian elephant all residing within its national borders.
    — Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Easily navigable for visitors of all ages, the zoo’s attractions, in spacious surroundings, include lions, kangaroos, lemurs, river otters, sloth bears, and the zoo’s signature red pandas.
    — Loren King, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Then, on Thursday, the zoo decided to euthanize Keesha, a 28-year-old sloth bear who was not responding to treatment for several ailments, including severe arthritis of the spine, Magill said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
  • The National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is one of 15 zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) that house sloth bears.
    — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026

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