Adult bears are one meter high and weigh over 100 kilos. Except for two crescent-shaped white spots on their chests, their bodies are entirely covered with thick black fur. Walking on all fours they look at first glance like hairy black pigs.
成熊有一百多公斤重，除胸前兩片月牙狀的白斑，全身毛粗黑；四肢貼地走時，乍看像隻黑毛豬。