Sun Bears - Behavior
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Sun Bears normally spend most of their daytime sleeping and sunbathing in nests that they make in trees. These bears spend much of their night foraging for food. Since Sun Bears live in a warm climate, they do not hibernate and tend to remain active all year round. The Sun Bear forages in the forest at considerable speed, using its excellent sense of smell.
Sun bears sometimes may cause a great deal of damage to coconut palms and cocoa plantations. Sun bear cubs are sometimes kept as pets in their native lands. However, they do not make obedient pets, as they tend to grow bad-tempered with age.
Sun Bears - Reproduction
Sun Bears may mate at any time of the year. Females usually give birth to a pair of cubs in some remote part of the forest. The tiny newborn cubs are helpless, with a nearly transparent skin. The male actually remains as part of the family group. Female Sun bears first mate at about 3 years of age. The actual mating period lasts from two days to a week. During the breeding season, the Sun bear mating pair displays such behavior as hugging, mock fighting and head bobbing. The cubs tend to stay with their mothers until they are almost full-grown and are capable of taking care of themselves. The average life span of Sun Bears is about 25 years.
Sun Bears - Species Related Links
A Malayan Sun Bear - Information on the behavior and environment of the Sun Bear.
America Zoo - Description, information on reproduction, and more.
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Zoo.org © 2003
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Animal Tracks: The Sun Bear - Contains interesting information on Sun Bears.
Animals: Sun Bear - Find out about adaptations, behavior, reproduction, diet, habitat, and status of these amazing animals.
Animalweb: Sun Bear - Read about the smallest of the bears.
Bears - Useful information on bears and their species. Pictures.
Bears of the World - The American Bear Association presents information on bear species.
Bears, Bears, Bears - Description, distribution, habitat and behavior, diet, and reproduction of the animal.
European Coordination of Bears - A European Endangered Species Program (EEP) was initiated for the spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus several years ago; this program is coordinated by Bryan Carroll of the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust.
Helarctos Malayanus - Solar Sue, the Pueblo Zoo's resident Malayan Sun bear, came to live at the Zoo in October 1977.
Helarctos Malayanus - Classification and range, habitat, characteristics, reproduction, and more facts on the Sun Bear.
Honolulu Zoo - Physical characteristics of the animal, distribution and habitat, behavior, diet, information on reproduction and growth.
Malayan Sun Bear - Contains description, geographical range and habitat, information on diet, life cycle, and adaptations.
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Malayan Sun Bear Description - Contains information on physical description, diet, behavior, adaptation, breeding, status, and more.
Malayan Sun Bear Information - Basic information on the species.
Mammal Factsheet - Read about the unique features of the Sun Bear, its social behavior, diet, reproduction, interesting facts, environmental conditions, and other facts on the species.
Northwest Outdoor Photography - View pictures of bears.
Sun Bear Forest - Bornean sun bears are also one of the most enjoyable animals to observe, especially in the natural setting of Sun Bear Forest.
Sun Bears - Find information on their range, habitat, status, diet, and more.
Woodland Park Zoo - Seattle Discovery Channel Canada has joined forces with Woodland Park Zoo to document the transfer of 10 confiscated endangered Malayan sun bears to U.S. zoos.
