Sun Bear



The Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) are also known as the "honey bear" which refers to its voracious appetite for honeycombs and honey. They are also the smallest of all bears in which adults are about 120–150 cm (47–59 in) long and weighs 27–65 kg (60–140 lb). Males are 10–20% larger than females.

Sun bears are classified as Vulnerable by IUCN as the large-scale deforestation that has occurred throughout Southeast Asia over the past three decades has dramatically reduced their suitable habitat. It is suspected that the global population has declined by more than 30% over the past three bear generations.

Food: Bees, beehives, and honey are important food items of sun bears. They are omnivores, feeding primarily on termites, ants, beetle larvae, bee larvae and a large variety of fruit species, especially figs when available.
Habitat: tropical green rainforest of Southeast Asia ranging from north-eastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam to southern Yunnan Province in China, and on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo

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