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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. Gulabo, which recently passed away at the Van Vihar National Park and Zoo, Bhopal is a ……….. Notes: India’s oldest sloth bear , named Gulabo, died at the age of 40 at the Van Vihar National Park and Zoo in Bhopal. The female bear was rescued from a street performer in 2006 at the age of 25 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gulabo, who died recently at the Bhopal Van Vihar National Park and Zoo, was India’s oldest sloth bear animal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gulabo was the oldest sloth bear of the country. She died at the age of 40. She was rescued from a street performer (Madaari) in May 2006, when she was 25 years. Gulabo was one of the star attractions in the park.

Detailed explanation-4: -sloth bear, (Melursus ursinus), also called honey bear, Hindi bhalu, forest-dwelling bear (family Ursidae) that inhabits tropical or subtropical regions of India and Sri Lanka. Named for its slow-moving habits, the sloth bear has poor senses of sight and hearing but a good sense of smell.

Detailed explanation-5: -It was a European zoologist, George Shaw, who named the sloth bear for its long, thick claws and unusual teeth. He thought that the bear was related to the tree sloth due to these features. Sloth bears sometimes hang upside down on tree branches, much like a tree sloth.