Andean bear
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The Andean bear, also known as the spectacled bear, is South America's only native bear species, recognized for the distinctive light markings around its eyes and its largely herbivorous diet in Andean cloud forests.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Andean bear canonical | 4 |
| Tremarctos ornatus | 4 |
| Andean spectacled bear | 1 |
| Tremarctos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1542984 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andean bear Context triple: [National Zoo, hasAnimal, Andean bear]
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A.
Puma concolor
Puma concolor is a large, solitary wild cat species native to the Americas, commonly known as the cougar, mountain lion, or puma.
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B.
Pongo
Pongo is the genus of great apes commonly known as orangutans, native to the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra.
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C.
Hydropotes inermis
Hydropotes inermis, commonly known as the water deer, is a small East Asian deer species notable for its lack of antlers and prominent tusk-like canine teeth.
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D.
Patagonian mara
The Patagonian mara is a large, long-legged rodent native to Argentina that resembles a small deer or hare and is known for its monogamous pairs and fast, bounding gait across open scrublands.
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E.
Guanaco
The guanaco is a wild South American camelid, closely related to the llama, known for its slender build, fine wool, and adaptation to arid and high-altitude environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Andean bear Target entity description: The Andean bear, also known as the spectacled bear, is South America's only native bear species, recognized for the distinctive light markings around its eyes and its largely herbivorous diet in Andean cloud forests.
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A.
Puma concolor
Puma concolor is a large, solitary wild cat species native to the Americas, commonly known as the cougar, mountain lion, or puma.
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B.
Pongo
Pongo is the genus of great apes commonly known as orangutans, native to the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra.
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C.
Hydropotes inermis
Hydropotes inermis, commonly known as the water deer, is a small East Asian deer species notable for its lack of antlers and prominent tusk-like canine teeth.
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D.
Patagonian mara
The Patagonian mara is a large, long-legged rodent native to Argentina that resembles a small deer or hare and is known for its monogamous pairs and fast, bounding gait across open scrublands.
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E.
Guanaco
The guanaco is a wild South American camelid, closely related to the llama, known for its slender build, fine wool, and adaptation to arid and high-altitude environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bear species
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carnivoran ⓘ mammal ⓘ vulnerable species ⓘ |
| activityPattern |
crepuscular
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diurnal ⓘ |
| altitudinalRange | approximately 250 to 4,750 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| bodyLength | approximately 120 to 200 centimeters ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | varies geographically ⓘ |
| CITESListing | Appendix I ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| climbingAbility | excellent tree climber ⓘ |
| commonName |
Andean bear
self-link
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spectacled bear ⓘ |
| conservationConcern | declining population trend ⓘ |
| culturalSignificanceRegion |
Indigenous peoples of the Andes
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surface form:
Andean indigenous cultures
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| describedBy | Frédéric Cuvier ⓘ |
| diet |
frugivorous
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omnivorous ⓘ primarily herbivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
birds
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bromeliads ⓘ cacti ⓘ carrion ⓘ fruits ⓘ leaves ⓘ palm hearts ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| family | Ursidae ⓘ |
| genus | Tremarctos ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | approximately 5.5 to 8 months including delayed implantation ⓘ |
| habitat |
Yungas forest
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surface form:
Andean cloud forests
high-altitude grasslands ⓘ montane forests ⓘ páramo ecosystems ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Vulnerable ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifespanInCaptivity | over 30 years ⓘ |
| lifespanInWild | approximately 20 years ⓘ |
| litterSize | usually 1 to 2 cubs ⓘ |
| maximumLitterSize | 3 cubs ⓘ |
| nativeToContinent | South America ⓘ |
| nativeToCountry |
Bolivia
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Colombia ⓘ Ecuador ⓘ Peru ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ northern Argentina ⓘ |
| nativeToRegion | Andes ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
light facial markings around the eyes
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spectacle-like markings on the face ⓘ |
| onlyNativeBearOf | South America ⓘ |
| order | Carnivora ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| protectedBy | national legislation in range countries ⓘ |
| relatedTo | extinct short-faced bears ⓘ |
| reproduction | polyestrous ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem |
keystone species in Andean forests
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seed disperser ⓘ |
| scientificName |
Tremarctos
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surface form:
Tremarctos ornatus
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| sexualDimorphism | males significantly larger than females ⓘ |
| shoulderHeight | approximately 60 to 90 centimeters ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | mostly solitary ⓘ |
| subfamily | Tremarctinae ⓘ |
| swimmingAbility | good swimmer ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat fragmentation
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habitat loss ⓘ human-wildlife conflict ⓘ illegal hunting ⓘ poaching ⓘ |
| weightFemale | approximately 35 to 82 kilograms ⓘ |
| weightMale | approximately 100 to 200 kilograms ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1825 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Andean bear Description of subject: The Andean bear, also known as the spectacled bear, is South America's only native bear species, recognized for the distinctive light markings around its eyes and its largely herbivorous diet in Andean cloud forests.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tremarctos ornatus
this entity surface form:
Tremarctos ornatus
this entity surface form:
Tremarctos
this entity surface form:
Tremarctos ornatus
this entity surface form:
Tremarctos ornatus
this entity surface form:
Andean spectacled bear