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Sloth bear

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Sloth bear
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Urist likes sloth bears for their large floppy ears.
Portrait

No portrait

Biome

Variations

Sloth bear - Sloth bear man - Giant sloth bear

Attributes

· Steals food · Steals drink

Tamed Attributes
Pet value 250

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Not hunting/war trainable 

Size
Birth: 10,000 cm3
Mid: 50,000 cm3
Max: 100,000 cm3

Age
Adult at: 1
Max age: 20-40
Butchering returns

(Value multiplier ×2)

Food items

Meat 13
Fat 12
Brain 1
Heart 1
Lungs 2
Intestines 1
Liver 1
Kidneys 2
Tripe 1
Sweetbread 1
Spleen 1

Raw materials

Bones 18
Skull 1
Skin Raw hide

Wikipedia article

This article is about the current version of DF.
Note that some content may still need to be updated.

A medium-sized mammal that lives in the trees. It is known for its easy-going nature.
Not to be confused with sloths

The sloth bear is a medium sized mammal found in tropical forests. Despite its name and some similar features, they are not related to sloths. They are related to bears, though they are smaller than most other bear species, being only half the size of a grizzly bear when fully grown.

Wild sloth bears can be attracted to a Fortress by food or drink, like other bears they will guzzle down any of it they can find unguarded. They can be dangerous with biting and scratching attacks, so armored dwarves are recommended to repel sloth bears. This behavior makes them easy to capture, however: using a cage trap or six around otherwise unguarded food stockpiles when sloth bears are in the area will usually net you some of them.

Sloth bears can be tamed, but not trained for hunting or war. They have an adequate pet value and can make good protection pets for dwarves of medium importance. Sloth bears do not produce milk or wool, but they have good meat returns for their size (oddly enough, nearly the same as the twice-as-big grizzly bears), and as they do not have the Grazer attribute they can be pastured in areas without grass. Additionally, sloth bear yields have a 2x value multiplier and only take one year to grow to adulthood, which all together makes them a reasonable base for a meat industry in fortresses where they can be found. A sloth bear is comparable to a black bear.