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Similarly to the sun bear, the Malayan sun bear is omnivorous and eats fruit, honey, and nuts. [5] The meat in their diet is composed of insects such as termites, bee larvae and beetle larvae. [ 3 ] They can reach these foods with their long tongues (which can reach 30 cm (1 ft)) and claws.
The sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) is a bear species in the family Ursidae found in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia.It is the only species in the genus Helarctos [5] and the smallest bear species, standing nearly 70 cm (28 in) at the shoulder and weighing 25–65 kg (55–143 lb).
The Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre is a wildlife conservation and research centre for improving animal welfare and rehabilitation of the Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus). It also aims to raise public awareness about the plight of the sun bears and to raise conservation awareness about this species.
The male Malaysian Sun Bear, thought to be the oldest living sun bear in North America, died Monday morning at the Topeka Zoo at age 35, the zoo announced in a news release that evening.
Free the Bears rescues threatened sun bears and moon bears from the illegal wildlife trade and bear bile farms. Recently, we learned about a tiny sun bear cub with a severe snare wound in the far ...
Hangzhou Zoo has denied suggestions that its sun bears are people dressed in costumes, after a video of one standing like a human went viral on social media. Zoo in China denies speculation that ...
Weights range greatly from the sun bear, which can be as low as 35 kg (77 lb), to the polar bear, which can be as high as 726 kg (1,600 lb). Population sizes vary, with six species classified as vulnerable with populations as low as 500, while the brown bear has a population of over 100,000 and the American black bear around 800,000.
A zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears were people dressed in costume after videos of a Malayan sun bear standing on its hind legs – and looking uncannily human ...