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The M alayan Sun Bear

By Jane. The M alayan Sun Bear. Physical Characteristics. The M alayan sun bear has short, deep black or brown-black hair with a pale orange-yellow horseshoe shaped marking on its chest. Adult sun bears can weigh from 60-150 Ibs. Baby sun bears weigh only 10-15 ounces when they are born.

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The M alayan Sun Bear

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  1. By Jane The Malayan Sun Bear

  2. Physical Characteristics • The Malayan sun bear has short, deep black or brown-black hair with a pale orange-yellow horseshoe shaped marking on its chest. • Adult sun bears can weigh from 60-150 Ibs. Baby sun bears weigh only 10-15 ounces when they are born. • The males are usually 5 feet long and the females are usually 4 feet long. • The Malayan sun bear is the smallest bear in the world!

  3. Reproduction • Gestation is usually 96 days. • One or two cubs are born at a time. • The babies are naked, small, and helpless so the mom cares for them. • The young stay with their parents for about two to three years.

  4. Habitat • The Malayan sun bear lives in many lowland tropical areas like countries in Asia such as China, Burma, Malaysia, and Vietnam. • The sun bear is arboreal and makes its nest in trees. • Sun bears are not territorial.

  5. Food • The sun bear is an omnivore, which means it will eat almost anything. • The diet of a sun bear may include termites, ants, beetle larvae, bee larvae, honey, fruit, small rodents, and lizards.

  6. Video of Sun Bear Eating Hard Fruit (Click on video to start)

  7. Interesting Facts • Sun bears have very loose skin on the back of their necks, so they can easily turn around and defend themselves if they are bitten by an attacker. • When the sun bears are young, they are playful and are sometimes kept as pets in Asia.

  8. Video of Playful Sun Bears (Click on video to start)

  9. Threats to Survival • Predators of the sun bear include other bears, tigers, clouded leopards, and humans. • The Malayan sun bear is endangered because of poaching and destruction of its habitat.

  10. Pictures Full grown sun bear Six-month-old sun bear

  11. Physical Adaptations

  12. Video Showing Physical Adaptations (Click on video to start)

  13. Behavioral Adaptations

  14. Cleveland Zoo Habitat (Click picture to start video)

  15. Suggested Improvements to Cleveland Zoo Habitat • Put sun bear inside a heated space, because their natural habitat is warm and tropical • The habitat should also be darker, because sun bears are mostly nocturnal when near humans • Include trees for the sun bear to climb since they are arboreal. • Give the sun bear a ball to play with, since sun bears are playful

  16. Suggested Improvements, Continued • Get another sun bear, because they are social animals and are lonely without other bears • Include a source of nectar, so the bear can use its long tongue

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