Roland Seitre / Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) captive at Reserva Natural Rio Blanco, Colombia. Occurs in Tropical Andes, South America.

Chris Shields / Illustration of wildlife of the Andes: South America Alpaca (Vicugna pacos),centre; Cougar / Puma / Mountain lion / Mountain cat / Catamount / Panther (Puma concolor),left; Spectacled / Andean bear (...

Pete Oxford / Spectacled / Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) cub in tree, Maquipucuna Foundation Cloud Forest Reserve, Andes, Ecuador, South America

Eric Baccega / Spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus) climbing in tree in the dry forest, Chaparri Ecological Reserve, Peru, South America, captive

Eric Baccega / Encounter of two Spectacled bears (Tremarctos ornatus) climbing in tree on a typical misty morning in the dry forest, Chaparri Ecological Reserve, Peru, South America

Gerry Ellis / Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) in tree, South America

Tui De Roy / Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) portrait of Cuto, prime male in rehabilitation center, Cerro Chaparri, Lambayeque, Peru

Pete Oxford / Spectacled bear {Tremarctos ornatus} Andes, Ecuador

JIM CLARE / Spectacled bear feeding on puya in the Andes, SE Ecuador.

Pete Oxford / Spectacled bear {Tremarctos ornatus} Andes, South America

JIM CLARE / Spectacled bear cubs in den {Tremarctos ornatus} Andes, Ecuador

David Pattyn / Spectacled / Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) foraging for bromeliads in its high altitude paramo habitat, Cayambe Coca National Park, Papallacta, High Andes, Ecuador, July