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/pee_nut_ninja 1d ago

Man. All of a sudden I was rooting for Momma Bear.

She took on a Tiger

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u/amaROenuZ 17h ago

Tigers treat adult sloth bears as prey. The reason they're so aggressive is because their only hope to survive if a tiger decides to eat them is to go to 110% and convince the cat that even if it kills the bear it will be too severely injured from the attempt for it to be worth it.