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    1. Sun Bears have short, gray or black fur with a distinctive yellow chest patch. They have long claws that help them climb trees and extract food from logs. 2. Sun Bears are omnivores that eat fruits, eggs, honey, insects, small mammals, and plant shoots. They are threatened by habitat destruction and poaching. 3. A major threat is bear paw soup, where bears are kept in small cages and have their paws cut off to make the soup, a delicacy in some Asian cultures.

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    1. Sun Bears have short, gray or black fur with a distinctive yellow chest patch. They have long claws that help them climb trees and extract food from logs. 2. Sun Bears are omnivores that eat fruits, eggs, honey, insects, small mammals, and plant shoots. They are threatened by habitat destruction and poaching. 3. A major threat is bear paw soup, where bears are kept in small cages and have their paws cut off to make the soup, a delicacy in some Asian cultures.

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    Kidz Biz Sun Bear

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    1. Sun Bears have short, gray or black fur with a distinctive yellow chest patch. They have long claws that help them climb trees and extract food from logs. 2. Sun Bears are omnivores that eat fruits, eggs, honey, insects, small mammals, and plant shoots. They are threatened by habitat destruction and poaching. 3. A major threat is bear paw soup, where bears are kept in small cages and have their paws cut off to make the soup, a delicacy in some Asian cultures.

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    2583 Kids Sun Bear Pull Out 20/2/07 1:37 PM Page 1

    Kidz Biz Look at the


    Sun Bears
    se
    closely.
    which two Sun bear
    yo u see
    Can alike?
    are exactly Description
    25 cm
    Sun Bears have very short, smooth fur that varies from
    black to grey. They get the name Sun Bear from the
    yellow rising-sun-shaped patch on their chest. Sun
    Bears have very long, curved claws which are helpful in
    tree climbing and extracting food from logs.
    Diet
    Sun Bears are omnivores and eat a range of fruit, eggs,
    honey, grubs, small mammals and shoots.
    20 cm Scientific Name Conservation Status In the wild
    Helarctos malayanus Extinct Very little is actually known about Sun Bears in the wild
    Other names
    Extinct in the Wild because they are difficult to track and observe. They
    Dog Bear, Honey Bear
    are mostly nocturnal and spend the day sleeping and
    Critically Endangered sunbathing in trees. Unlike other bears, Sun Bears do
    Endangered
    not hibernate. This is because food is available all year
    round.
    Vulnerable

    Near-Threatened
    Sun Bears are hunted by tigers and leopards.
    15 cm
    Least Concern
    Threats
    Habitat destruction and poaching are major threats to
    Data Deficient
    the Sun Bear. Bear paw soup is a delicacy in some
    1 2
    Asian cultures. Restaurants keep the bears in small
    Length (nose to tail): 1.11.4 m cages in cruel conditions and their paws are cut off to
    Weight: 5065 kg make the soup.
    Can you help this Sun 3 Gestation: 96 days
    At Perth Zoo
    Bear climb right to the Number of young: 13
    Perth Zoos Project Sun Bear campaign raised over
    10 cm top of this tall tree? $330,000 to help build a new home at Perth Zoo for
    4 two rescued Sun Bears from Cambodia.

    Did you know?


    6 Sun Bears have a very long tongue that can protrude up to
    25 cm. They use their tongue to extract grubs, honey and
    Distribution other food from holes and crevices. The bear will also put
    5 cm
    Stick out Distribution: South-east Asia its paws into termites nests. When the termites crawl onto
    your tongue! Habitat: Tropical and lowland forest the bears paws, they are licked off.
    Across
    Did you know a
    1. This is one of the major threats to Sun Bears.
    Sun Bears tongue 3. Sun Bears like to eat sticky _ _ _ _ _.
    can be up to 25 cm 5. A very long one of these is useful when Sun Bears find food.
    long? Imagine 6. This animal is a natural predator to the Sun Bear.
    licking an icecream Down
    with a tongue 2. With a mixed diet, Sun Bears are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
    0 cm that long! 4. The patch on a Sun Bears chest is this colour.
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