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Habitat: South America

Snuggle time. The Spectacled Bear, otherwise known as the Andean Bear due to its distribution along the Andes, is the last remaining “short-faced bear” in the world.

Someone needs to figure out how to clone these guys ASAP because no way am I letting this cutie go extinct. Just look at those cubs with their cute baby glasses!

But what would these fluffballs look like without their fur? Well, in November of 2009 everyone got to find out when a mysterious skin condition began to afflict the female bears at a German zoo:

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I still love Spectacled Bears with or without their fur!! No prejudices here.