Friends! Romans! Country bears! It's been almost five months since the last issue of IMPORTANT BEAR NEWS, and we know that many of you (cough cough KEVIN PATRICK O'KEEFFE cough cough) have been rather concerned about the consistency of this publication. But it was a long, hard winter here in Boston, (a fact which we cannot help but feel at least partially responsible for, having heralded the beginning of the season all the way back in early December), but we've been watching the bear news all this while, and it's true: the bears have been busy. We welcome our new subscribers, tentatively cheer the arrival of spring (or at least, warmer weather) and make a not-firm promise to publish more issues of IMPORTANT BEAR NEWS in the future. (It seems like the first round of the newsletter saw roughly ~one issue per month, which is totally doable, right? Right. Stay tuned.) But now, TO THE BEARS. And remember, in case you forgot, we're on Twitter @ImportBearNews, if you're into that kind of thing, or whatever.

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spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), also also called Andean bear, is the only South American species of the family Ursidae.The spectacled bear is an agile climber. The adult stands to 64 cm (about 25 inches) at the shoulder and varies from 1.2 to 1.8 m (4 to 6 feet) in length, with a 7-centimetre (3-inch) tail. Its shaggy coat varies from dark brown to black.  haracteristic whitish to yellowish marks usually encircle the eyes partially or completely to form “spectacles,” often extending down the neck and to the chest. 

food: The spectacled bear feeds mainly on shoots and fruit.

habitat:  The Andean bear inhabits mountainous regions (particularly of the Andes), dwelling primarily in forested areas. 

(via Encyclopedia Britannica Online)

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