slot besarSloth bears….and sloths and bears. Sloth bears got their name in 1791 by English zoologist George Shaw, who encountered the bear and believed the species was related to actualShaggy, dusty, and unkempt, the reclusive sloth bear makes its home in the forests of South Asia. Emitting noisy grunts and snorts, it wanders alone, usually at nht, in search of insects and