There are seasonal- and sex-based differences in the home ranges of spectacled bears as their ranges are larger in the wet season and males keep bigger ranges than females.
Some sources report seasonal- and sex-based differences in the home ranges of spectacled bears.
Males are reported to have an average home range of 23 square kilometers during the wet season and 27 square kilometers during the dry season. Females are reported to have an average home range of 10 square kilometers in the wet season and 7 square kilometers in the dry season.
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• Sources | (Fenner, 2012; Hunter, 2011)
