The bear was called moon bear, the Himalayan bear or Tibet bear, The bear's bodily form is only medium, head to the trunk about 120-180cm tall, female bear are smaller than the male, perhaps only half of the male. The bear's hair is thick and generally black (also have brown). Chest has a very clear white or yellowish-white markings, so they was called moon bear .But this striped in different size and shape has a big difference between individuals, some may be just a pretty thin line, some is a great piece of triangle spot.
熊也被人称之为月熊、喜马拉雅熊或藏熊，黑熊的体型只能算中等，头至躯干约120-180cm高，母熊的体型比较小，可能只有公熊的一半。黑熊的体毛粗密，一般为黑色（也有棕色）。胸前有一块很明显的白色或黄白色的月牙形斑纹，因此也被人称为月熊（Moon bear）。不过这块斑纹的大小和形状在不同个体之间有很大的差异，有的可能只是一条挺细的线，有的则是好大一块三角斑。
