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Melursus ursinus, the sloth bear

, 2008
Bears are large animals, easily recognised by their large head set with small eyes and rounded ears, heavy body, massive, short limbs and a hardly visible tail. Bear sculptures are hard to find. Two examples of realistic sloth bear statues are known from the region of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, and from Bhaktapur, Nepal.
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Human‐Induced Downsizing of Animal Communities Weakens Trait Matching Between Tropical Plants and Frugivores

Ecology Letters, Volume 28, Issue 12, December 2025.
We assess the impact of human‐induced ‘downsizing’ of animal communities on plant–frugivore trait matching—the alignment between fruit size and frugivore body mass—using a global dataset on plant and animal traits and 102 ecological networks across the tropics.
Daniel Guerra, Andressa Cabral, Mariana Paetzolt, Evan Fricke, W. Daniel Kissling, Frederic Lens, Renske E. Onstein   +6 more
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Landscape Characteristics of Sloth Bear Range in Sri Lanka

Ursus, 2007
Abstract Little is known about the biology, status, or distribution of sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) in Sri Lanka. To facilitate sloth bear conservation, information is needed about where bears occur and what landscapes support their populations. We overlaid a 5- × 5-km grid on 1:50,000-scale land-use maps covering historic sloth bear range in Sri ...
Shyamala Ratnayeke, Frank T. van Manen, Rohan Pieris, V. S. J. Pragash   +3 more
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Revised Body Mass Estimates for Extinct Lemurs

American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 188, Issue 3, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Objectives Body mass estimates for extinct animals are critical for informing hypotheses and analyses related to behavioral ecology, extinction risk, and locomotor modes. These estimates underpin reconstructions of behavioral ecology, especially for Madagascar's extinct subfossil lemurs.
Katharine E. T. Thompson, Ryan S. Rothman, John D. Polk, F. Tré Lawrence, William Jungers, Gabrielle A. Russo   +5 more
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Manteniment dels animals en parcs zoològics : legislació i enriquiment [PDF]

, 2009
Treball presentat a la Facultat de Veterinària de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.Treball presentat a l'assignatura de Deontologia i Veterinària Legal ...
Arcal Llibre, Marta, Ballber Torres, Clara, Baraldés Canal, Anna, Barch Vilumara, Gisel·la   +3 more
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Adam Smith’s Green Thumb and Malthus’ Three Horsemen: Cautionary tales from classical political economy [PDF]

, 2012
This essay identifies a contradiction between the flourishing interest in the environmental economics of the classical period and a lack of critical parsing of the works of its leading representatives.
Adam Smith, Adam Smith, Adel Daoud, Al. Gore, Amory Lovins, Andrew Jamison, Ben Fine, Betsy Hartmann, Christopher Lasch, Clive Hamilton, David Korten, David McNally, Donella Meadows, Edmund Burke, Elmar Altvater, Eric Richards, Francesco Nitti, Fred Pearce, Gareth Dale, Gareth Dale, Garrett Hardin, Geoffrey Hodgson, Gilbert Rist, Herman Daly, Hunter Lovins, István Mészáros, J. De Sismondi, John Hartwick, Jonathon Porritt, Jonathon Porritt, Joseph Townsend, Julie Matthaei, Karl Polanyi, Karl Polanyi, Karl Polanyi, Karl Polanyi, Kenneth Boulding, Kenneth Boulding, Larry Lohmann, Lester Brown, Lyla Mehta, Mark Blyth, Michael Perelman, Micheal O'Flynn, Mike Davis, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, Nicholas Xenos, Patrick Curry, Paul Ehrlich, Paul Hawken, Philip Mirowski, Philip Mirowski, Richard Heinberg, Richard Heinberg, Roberto Romani, Rosa Luxemburg, Samuel Hollander, Samuel Levin, Sarah Lumley, Sheldon Wolin, Steve Rayner, Thomas Malthus, Thomas Malthus, Thomas Malthus, Thomas Malthus, William Dugger, William Easterly, William Grampp, William Lloyd, William Thompson   +70 more
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The Debt and Other Poems [PDF]

, 2016
A selection of poems, translations, and imitations written from 2009 ...
Corbett, Kevin
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Sloth Bear Behavior

You won’t believe the surprising behaviors of sloth bears, from their unique foraging techniques to their impressive climbing abilities and more.
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Summertime Swamp Love by Patricia Young [PDF]

, 2016
Review of Patricia Young\u27s book of poems, Summertime Swamp ...
Lowther, Christine
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Pride, Sloth, and Lust: A Specific Look at Dante’s Use of the Seven Cardinal Sins in Purgatorio [PDF]

, 2008
The Divina Commedia (1308-1321) has been hailed as one of the greatest and most influential literary works in history, and one of the characteristics that puts it in the annals of time is Dante’s mastery of Catholic theological ideals, especially the ...
Waltmann, Rebekah J
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