Bengal tigers occasionally prey on sloth bears. Striped hyena and sloth bear are seen occasionally. Caribbean sloths are now placed in a separate, basal branch of the sloth evolutionary tree. Sloth bears occasionally chase leopards from their kills. Sloth bears may scavenge on tiger kills. Dhole packs occasionally attack Asiatic black bears, snow leopards, and sloth bears. Christian writers described her as a goddess of sloth and laziness. Besides tigers there are few predators of sloth bears. The leopard is sympatric with the Sri Lankan sloth bear. Facial vibrissae on the maned sloth are sparse. With help from the Sloth Creature, Pendrick shoots the Hyena-Swine in self-defence. The administration was noted for sloth and carelessness leading to a general neglect of business. Sloth bears were also occasionally speared on horseback. Sloth bears are extremely fond of honey. The reasons given to explain the Mysore sloth bear's unusual behaviour varied.