Arctotherium (SciiFii)

The Peruvian short-faced bear (Arctotherium bonariense), also known as the Pampas short-faced bear, is a species of South American short-faced bear within the family Ursidae native to South America. The Peruvian short-faced bear originally lived during the Pleistocene and was once extinct since the early Holocene, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout the modern open woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, and scrublands across South America to help boost biodiversity. The closest relative the the Peruvian short-faced bear is the spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), which is also known as the Andean short-faced bear. The Peruvian short-faced bear is a very large bear, particularly by carnivoran standards. At a weight of upwards of 400 kg, it is about the size of very large brown bears (Ursus arctos), and twice the weight of an average European bear (Ursus arctos arctos). However, it is still dwarfed by one of its extinct relatives, the (Arctotherium angustidens). The decrease in size may have been a response to increasing inter-predatory competition, and a shift in diet towards a more omnivorous lifestyle, similar to that seen in brown bears. The Peruvian short-faced bear primarily feeds on camelids, deer, notoungulates, litopterns, carrion, fruits, vegetables, and tubers. The Peruvian short-faced bear is a rather solitary animal that usually prefers to spend throughout most of its time alone except during the breeding seasons. The conservation status of the Peruvian short-faced bear is Near Threatened due to some habitat loss and historic poaching, however, thanks to the conservationists, the Peruvian short-faced bear is a protected species and is making a comeback.
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