Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
The Sun bear is also known as the Malayan bear. It is the smallest bear species in the world. It gets its name from the yellow or white markings on its chest. People once believed that the mark represented the rising sun. The sun bear grows to about 1.2 metres in length and weighs around 40 kilos.
It has a black coat and a light grey or orange nose. The feet are tipped with long sickle-shaped claws, which are sharper and more curved than in most other bear species. The soles are hairless.
The bears build nests in trees by breaking or bending the branches. They spend the day in the nests, sleeping and sun-bathing. They hunt only at night.
In 1978, the IUCN included the sun bear in its red list of endangered species.
Although its population has decreased due to hunting, a few thousand sun bears can still be found in the forests of the Malay Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, Myanmar, Borneo and Thailand.
Last updated on :3/15/2005
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