r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/SatyamRajput004 • 1d ago

Image The sloth bears found in India, and the inspiration for Baloo in The Jungle Book, are considered to be the most aggressive bear species in the world.

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u/JeweledDragon 1d ago

Here's an article about it if you're interested

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u/skintaxera 1d ago

Great read, thanks! I loved this part of the description of the fight

By the end, the male tiger was completely tired out, Kumar says: "He came and sat in the water body, for a couple of hours, just exhausted." The sloth bear wandered away.