The Malayan Sun Bear

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/>