Being this close to those claws sets your pulse racing, but I felt confident in our proximity as I know this big guy was pretty relaxed. When a sloth bear is content, particularly after a meal, it will lay down somewhere quiet, and start to knit its claws together and snuffle into it's paws. Soon it's starts to make a soothing repetitive sound, known as Bear Song, rather like a lullaby, it is believed to aid the bears digestive process.
Claws and contentment
Tuesday 13 October 2009 | Posted by Jo Bradford at 12:59 | Labels: Portraiture, Wildlife
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