The Andean bear is also known as the spectacled bear because of the rings of light or white fur around the eyes, which often look like glasses when set against the bear’s dark fur. While it’s ...

Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus), perhaps best known for their fictional representation in ”Paddington,” are tropical mammals endemic to the Andes Mountains from Bolivia to Venezuela.

Despite its fame thanks to Paddington Bear, the Andean bear remains a mystery. The Museum is using genomic research to learn about these large, secretive mammals and how to protect their home. Endemic ...

Andean bears carefully select the best foraging locations and plants to maximize nutrition and avoid livestock, according to a new study. Andean bears carefully select the best foraging locations ...

Examples of foraging sign left by Andean bears on terrestrial bromeliads in Peru. Clockwise from the top right: (a) juvenile Andean bear consuming a bromeliad at a camera station inside MNP ...

“Andean bears have a broad diet, including more than 300 plants,” Nicholas Pilfold, a study co-author and conservation scientist with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, tells Popular Science.

In the Andean valleys of deepest, darkest Bolivia, a “Paddington” bear has inspired a shelter for almost a thousand wild animals rescued from poachers. The type of Andean bear (Tremarctos ...

The Andean bear, Ben, is known to be "young and adventurous" according to the zoo New security measures added to this Andean bear's habitat by the Saint Louis Zoo were no match for his adventurous ...

Researchers from Sussex have been in South America raising awareness of conservation concerns for the real-life Paddington, the Andean bear. A team from the University of Sussex is working with ...