Assertion: sloth bear | /r/CapableOf | prevent entry of insects
Facets:
value: into its respiratory passages
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Inserting its long snout into the nest and closing its nostrils (thereby preventing entry of insects into its respiratory passages), the sloth bear opens its protrusible lips and sucks in the insects through the gap caused by the lack of central upper incisors.