What do sloth bears eat?
Sloth bears eat a lot of termites, although they also eat other animals (ants, grubs, eggs) and vegetable matter. Fruit is often a large component of the diet, and shoots and flowers of some plants are eaten. All sloth bear studies in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka demonstrate this, but it is important to recognize too that there will be seasonal differences from one site to the next in how much of a certain type of food is eaten. For example, wetter weather generally means more termites are eaten, as it is easier for the sloth bears to to dig for them. If a certain fruit is in season, they may eat that almost exclusively for a few weeks.
