Red nose bear

"With its agile nose, the nasal bear can smell worms as much as 30 cm below the ground."

Rode neusbeer

  • Nasua nasua

    Scientific name

  • Zuid-Amerika, in de tropische bossen

    Habitat

  • vruchten, ongewervelden, insecten, hagedissen, kleine zoogdieren en aas

    Food

  • tot 17 jaar

    Lifetime

  • 3 tot 6 kilo

    Weight

  • 73 cm tot 1.36 cm

    Length

  • 3 tot 7

    Number of youngsters

  • 2,5 maanden

    Wear time

  • Veilig

    IUCN Status

  • Nee

    EEP

Wist je dat?

  • 30

    cm, to that far below the ground a nose bear can smell worms

  • 17

    years, that's how old a red nose bear can get

  • 2,5

    months, which is the gestation period of a red rhinoceros bear

Women's groups

Red nose bears live in female groups. During mating season, if a male is submissive enough, he may enter the female group. Once the cubs are born, he is returned to the group
chased out.

twitter

Red rhinoceros bear groups each have their own territory, but when they meet, they rarely fight. While roaming, coatis make twittering sounds to keep in touch with each other.

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