Ukumari, Andean Spectacled Bear
by Al Bourassa
Title
Ukumari, Andean Spectacled Bear
Artist
Al Bourassa
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Artworks
Description
The spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), also known as the Andean bear or Andean short-faced bear and locally as jukumari (Aymara), ukumari (Quechua) or ukuku, is the last remaining short-faced bear (subfamily Tremarctinae). Spectacled bears are the only surviving species of bear native to South America, and the only surviving member of the subfamily Tremarctinae.
The spectacled bear is the only bear native to South America and is technically the largest land carnivore on that part of the continent, although as little as 5% of its diet is composed of meat.
The spectacled bear is a mid-sized species of bear. Overall, its fur is blackish in color, though bears may vary from jet black to dark brown and to even a reddish hue. The species typically has distinctive beige or ginger-coloured markings across its face and upper chest. The pattern and extent of pale markings are slightly different on each individual bear, and bears can be readily distinguished by this.
Males are a third larger than females in dimensions and sometimes twice their weight. Compared to other living bears, this species has a more rounded face with a relatively short and broad snout.
Despite some rare spilling-over into eastern Panama, spectacled bears are mostly restricted to certain areas of northern and western South America. They can range in western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, western Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. The species is found almost entirely in the Andes Mountains.
This digitally altered artwork is derived from a photograph taken October 1/15 at the Amaru Zoo in Cuenca, Ecuador, South America nestled in the Andes Mountains. This mountaintop zoo is very different in its setting and the animals seem to have a lot of room to roam and are well cared for.
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July 19th, 2016
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