The Sloth Bear
Sloth Bear
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Scientific name
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Melursus ursinus (Shaw)
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Common names
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The Sloth Bear
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Hindi
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Bhalu
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Sanskrit
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Rkshas
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Tamil
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Karadi
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Distribution
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Throughout India
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Religious Association
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Jambavantha (also known as Jambavan or Jamvanta) is a bear in Hindu mythology and is believed to have lived from treta yuga to davapara yuga . In the epic Ramayana.
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For more information, please refer " Sacred Animals Of India" by Nanditha Krishna, Penguin book India , 2010
ISBN 9780143066194