Tremarctos ornatus
The spectacled bear lives in South America. It is primarily herbivorous (eats plants), although it is classified in the order carnivora, like the other bears. Occasionally, it may catch and eat small rodents, birds, and insects. It is good at climbing trees and finding its food there.
The above picture was shot at the Chicago zoo, in May 2000.
Family Ursidae
Superfamily Canoidea
Order Carnivora
Subclass Eutheria
Class Mammalia
Subphylum Vertebrata
Phylum Chordata
Kingdom Animalia
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