Spectacled bears, the only bear species native to South America, stand around 2.5 to 3.5 feet (0.76 to 1.07 meters) tall at the shoulder. These bears are named for the unique markings around their ...

Two 22-year-old men have been charged for allegedly stealing a Paddington Bear statue in Newbury, England on Sunday morning.

The adult stands about 25 inches at the shoulder and varies from 4 to 6 feet in length, with a 3-inch) tail ...

Andean bears, also known as spectacled bears, are the only bears native to South America. In the wild, they build nests and platforms in trees, similar to the structure constructed in the zoo’s ...

High in the Peruvian Andes lives a very special bear. One of the rarest large carnivores on the planet, the spectacled bear is the 'real' Paddington. Over the course of a few months the curious ...

Show more From the mighty grizzly bear to the endearing real life Paddington, the spectacled bear, and Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book's Baloo, the sloth bear, this remarkable animal family has ...

Created by Bond in 1958, Paddington is a spectacled bear from Peru who wears an old red bush hat and blue duffel coat, carries a battered brown leather suitcase and loves marmalade sandwiches.