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sun bear is the smallest member of the bear family. Adults are round
about 120 too 150 centimetres tall and they weigh 27 to 65 kilograms.
Sun bears are easy to spot with their short sleek black fur and unusual crescent shaped patch of yellow or white fur on their chest. Their paws are large with long curved pointed claws which are good for climbing trees. HabitatSun bears are found in lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast
Asia. Experts think they sleep in trees (Not the experts silly the
bears!) Diet
Cubs
You can see sun bears at Belfast Zoo. |
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picture courtesy of Belfast Zoo |
This site was last updated 07-04-2006
Their
diet is termites, small mammals, birds, growing tips of palm trees and
nests of wild bees. This means sun bears are omnivores.
The
mother bears give birth to one or two cubs. They each weigh about 325
grams. They probably stay with their mother until they are fully grown.