<blockquote><b><span style='color:#006600;'>REVENGE OF THE SLOTH</span>: THE worlds deadliest bear doesn't inhabit the wilds of North America or the Arctic but is a shaggy and unkempt cousin that lives in India.</b><br><br>The sloth bear is responsible for more fatalities than polar bears or grizzlies and attacks leave victims with their faces torn off if they survive - and having their corpses eaten if they dont.<br><br>The name 'sloth bear' is extremely misleading as they share few traits with the sloth, to whom they are not related.<br><br><b>Theyre agile bears that can run faster than a human and will attack if surprised, with many survivors suffering life-changing injuries.<br><br>They appear fearless, with even tigers backing down in confrontations with the sharp-clawed beasts.</b><br><br>Shaggy, dusty and unkempt, the sloth bear lives in the forests of South Asia.<br><br><b>THREE-HOUR BATTLE</b><br><br>Jube Valanti Adveppache, 58, had his face ripped open by the clawed beast but managed to stagger for miles to seek medical help.<br><br>Somehow he survived the horrific head injuries he suffered from a terrifying three-hour mauling. <br><br>The mushroom grower was working his fields in southern India when a sloth bear attacked without warning.<br><br>When it thought Jube was dead, it moved off into the dense forests around Haliyal in Karnataka State.<br><br>Brave Jube then managed to stagger nearly three miles while suffering from heavy bleeding to get to his village.<br><br><b>KILLED FOR A SELFIE</b><br><br>Despite warnings, Prabhu Bhatara, a driver in India, jumped from his vehicle to take photos of a sloth bear.<br><br>The bear was already injured when he approached it - but he slipped trying to take the photo and it pounced, according to local reports.<br><br>Disturbing video taken of his drawn-out death showed him being dragged and mauled while others stood around filming.<br><br>The animal is seen repeatedly biting and scratching him as he struggles to escape.<br><br>Several villagers, as well as a feisty dog, fail to get the bear off him.<br><br><b>VILLAGE RAMPAGE</b><br><br>A sloth bear brought terror to villagers in India when it entered in the early hours of the morning.<br><br>The 350lb beast reportedly attacked four people near to a forest as parents grabbed their children and pulled them indoors.<br><br>In a video taken from the scene, panicked locals can be seen racing around the village as they try to locate the bear.<br><br>One person spots it on the other side of a bank and immediately hurls a rock at it and others join in, throwing rocks until the bear disappears into the forest. <br><br>Pictures show one elderly man with his bloodied head and arms bandaged up after being attacked.<br><br><b>FACE RIPPED OFF</b><br><br>Muhammad Mumtaz was left with half of his face ripped off and missing an eyeball after being attacked by a sloth bear.<br><br>The bear pounced upon me all of a sudden and started scratching my headit felt like a heavy boulder had crushed me, said Muhammad, who's in his early 30s.<br><br>The incident took place in Uri, in the north Kashmir Baramulla district of Indias Jammu and Kashmir state earlier this year.<br><br>In 2020, a labourer was mauled by a sloth bear in the same region.<br><br>A shocking clip shows the beast leaping onto Ghulam Qadir Sheikh, 57, and dragging him down a steep hill in Indian-administered Kashmirs Budgam district.<br><br>The animal launched its attack after a crowd of locals try shoo it away, throwing Qadir to the ground and hurling him around like a rag doll.<br><br>Eventually a passer-by intervened and hit the bear with a stick before it released its grip.<br><br><b>BRUTALLY KILLED AND EATEN</b><br><br>An unfortunate Indian farmer was killed and partially eaten by a sloth bear.<br><br>The farmer is understood to have ventured into a wooded area of his property near the remote village of Madhugiri in Karnataka state.<br><br>The 45-year-old - identified only as a Somanna - is understood to have come face-to-face with the bear and, fearing for his life, attacked it with a machete.<br><br>The animal retaliated, mauling him to death and then began eating his remains.<br><br>During the attack, the farmer's cries for help attracted a crowd to the scene who began to throwing stones to scare it away.<br><br>The enraged bear then charged at the crowd, seriously injuring a second man, before it was shot by police.</blockquote><br><a rel=ugc href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15759962/worlds-worst-sloth-bear-attacks-tear-faces/amp/">https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15759962/worlds-worst-sloth-bear-attacks-tear-faces/amp/</a>
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