The Malayan Sun Bear
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The Malayan Sun Bear
Endangered species
By Hannah
Where do they live?
• Southeast Asia• Tropical and lowland forests• Southern China• Eastern India• Indonesia
What is the description?
• Color-black to grey• Weight 50-65kg• Size-1.1-1.4m
What is its diet?
• Fruits• Eggs• Honey • Grubs• Small mammals• Shoots• Insect larve
How many young can it have?
• 1-3• Hairless• Helpless• They willStay with Their mothersFor twoyears
What are the predators?
• The humans are the only predators
How many are left?
• It is unknown how many are left.
Why is it endangered?
• Habitat loss from farming• Logging• Poaching• Pet trade• Deforestation• Medicine
How are we protecting it now?
• The perth zoo is making homes at the zoo for them.
• The aza has a species survival plan for sun bears,
Other:
• Sunbears have long tongues• Called honey bears• Named for yellowish marking on chests
Work cited
• www.perthzoo.wa.gov.au 10/9/12• Oakland zoo ”sun bear” enternet <
www.oakland zoo “sunbear.php.>• Woodland park zoo “malayan sun bear”
enternet 10/10/12• Sandiego zoo “sun bear” enternet <http://
www.sandiegozoo.org/animal bytes/.sun bear10/10/12
more
• Columbus zoo”malayan sun bear” enternet <http:// columbuszoo.org?meet our animals/mammals/default>
• Zoo altanta “sunbear”enternet http://www.zooaltlanta.org/home/animals/mammals/sun bear
• Stlzoo “sunbear”ehttp://www.stlzoo.org/animals/about the animals/mammals/carnivors/malayan sun bear/>