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	The 
	 
	
	Asian Black Bear, 
	a species of bear that occurs in the forests of hilly and mountainous areas 
	in South, East and Southeast Asia. It 
																			is 
																			also 
																			known 
																			as 
																			the 
																			moon 
																			bear, 
	due to the typifying, 
	creamy-white, crescent-shaped curve on its chest, similar to that of the
    	
    	
    Malayan Bear (fig.). 
						
						
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