Bear encounters are common this time of year, and increasing due to deforestation, but an official said an examination of the animal disproved witness reports that it ate its victims.
While encounters with bears are common this time of year and increasing due to deforestation, one expert says the animals tend to "eat honey and insects," not people.
Sloth bears aren't aggressive unless they feel threatened and they live mainly on insects and fruit, which makes the death of a couple in central India all the more puzzling,.