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Color ranges from pale yellowish to dark brown; usually white tips on the hairs, especially on the back, resulting in a frosted or grizzled effect; facial profile concave; claws on front feet of adults about 4 inches long and curved; noticeable hump above shoulders; head and body of adults about 6-8 feet, height at shoulders 3-4.5 feet (Burt and Grossenheider 1964). Source: Encyclopedia of Life...

Pelage thick, mainly reddish, dark brown, or black, with the head whitish in older individuals, especially males; tail thick (to about 35 cm), about 1/4 of body length; hind feet flattened and webbed, outer toe longest, with vestigial leathery foot pads; front feet relatively small and round; ear pinnae small; to about 1.5 m in total length; adult males usually 25-40 kg, females usually 15-25 kg...

A somewhat bearlike mustelid with massive limbs and long, dense, dark brown pelage, paler on the head, with two broad yellowish stripes extending from the shoulders and joining on the rump; bushy tail; relatively large feet; 650-1125 mm total length, 170-260 mm tail, 180-192 mm hind foot; mass 7-32 kg; females average about 10% less than males in linear measurements and 30% less in mass (Hall 19...