The males are about twice the size of the females. They have large rounded ears that set low on its head. They have relatively short hair all over their body except for a large mane of hair that sticks out of the sides of its head, like huge puffy sideburns. Like all bears, the black bear is plantigrade, which means that it walks with its entire foot like a human, rather than on its toes like dogs and cats, which are digitigrade. They can also stand up in their hind legs for extended periods of time, which makes them look rather human.
Bears also tend to sit down on their rear with their upper body off the ground, like a person, too.
They have a very short, stubby tail, just like all bears. They live in south-eastern Asia, being found primarily in the mountains and forests of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Vietnam, China, Thailand, Laos, and Kampuchea. Small populations live in Taiwan and the Japanese islands of Honshu and Shikoku. The Asiatic black bear is primarily herbivorous. They feed on different parts of plants at different times of the year to extract the most nutrients from those parts.