Swimming event of an Andean bear in a paramo lagoon in Píntag, Pichincha, Ecuador
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https://doi.org/10.59763/mam.aeq.v6i.90Keywords:
paramo, Secas Lagoon, unusual record, Ecuador, Pichincha, Pintag, Tremarctos ornatus, Ursidae, CarnivoraAbstract
There are no specific reports of Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus) swimming in the literature. In this scientific note, I document an event recorded at the Secas Lagoon, in the Píntag Parish, Pichincha, Ecuador, during which an Andean bear swam for five minutes. This report marks the first observation of swimming behavior for the species in Ecuador, highlighting the adaptation of this species to wetland ecosystems.
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