| 1. | The Sri Lankan sloth bear is seldom seen because of its rarity.
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| 2. | Sloth bears occupy the hilly, rocky outcrops and favour mahul bel-infested forest.
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| 3. | Asian elephants apparently do not tolerate sloth bears in their vicinity.
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| 4. | However, threat from the sloth bears is also reported to people and crops.
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| 5. | Indian Sloth Bears eat the fruits and the seeds are dispersed through its scat.
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| 6. | Dhole packs may attack sloth bears, though they are not a usual prey item.
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| 7. | Sloth bears are native to India, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.
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| 8. | The dummy first attracts the attention of a sloth bear, and then the man-eater.
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| 9. | Major wildlife includes leopard, wild boar, chinkara, common langur, sloth bears and Indian wolf.
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| 10. | The crocodile and sloth bear ranges are still in construction.
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