{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Red Earth","provider_url":"https:\/\/redearth.in\/blog","author_name":"intheigs-admin","author_url":"https:\/\/redearth.in\/blog\/author\/intheigs-admin\/","title":"Things to know about Sloth-bears - Red Earth","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZUcKtQkMrM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/redearth.in\/blog\/2022\/08\/24\/things-to-know-about-sloth-bears\/\">Things to know about Sloth-bears<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/redearth.in\/blog\/2022\/08\/24\/things-to-know-about-sloth-bears\/embed\/#?secret=ZUcKtQkMrM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Things to know about Sloth-bears&#8221; &#8212; Red Earth\" data-secret=\"ZUcKtQkMrM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/redearth.in\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/redearth.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/beautiful-very-rare-sloth-bear-nature-habitat-india-3.jpg","thumbnail_width":2048,"thumbnail_height":1365,"description":"The bear species known as the sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) is indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. The Sloth Bear has two subspecies, Melursus ursinus ursinus and Melursus ursinus inornatus, and its geographic range includes Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and India. In Bangladesh, they have gone extinct locally. Only in Sri Lanka can you find the M.u inornatus, and it lives in the island's north and east. Since they are mostly lowland species, sloth bears can be found in a variety of habitats, including grasslands, scrublands, and both dry and wet tropical forests. The IUCN lists sloth bears as a Vulnerable species in large part due to habitat loss, poaching for a variety of causes, and mainly human exploitation, whereby the nomadic Kalandar tribes capture these bears and educate them to dance for pay on the sides of the road. Sloth bears are adept climbers and can run faster than humans. Since they are nocturnal, it is uncommon to observe them on a safari, and of the five large species in Tadoba, they are the most challenging to find.\u00a0"}