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		ADW: Helarctos malayanus: Information ^Votes:0 Overview News Technology Conditions of Use Privacy Policy Partners & Contributors Awards & Recognition ADW Staff Contact Us Spinning Skulls About Mammals Frog Calls Resources for College Instructors Resources for K-12 Instructors Contribute to ADW What's in a Scientific Name? Authority Lists: Where We Get Our Names Name, Rank, and Serial Number Organismal classification: evolutionary relationships & ranks Glossary Search Guide Related Links Contact Us Report an Error Structured Inquiry Search — preview Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Mammalia Order Carnivora Suborder Caniformia Family Ursidae Species Helarctos malayanus Helarctos malayanus sun bear Information Pictures Specimens Classification 2007/11/19 04:21:08.305 US/Eastern By LeeAnn Bies Kingdom: Read More Go to Site


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		Bagheera: An Endangered Species and Endangered Animal Online Education Resource ^Votes:0 HOME \| IN THE WILD \| IN THE CLASS \| RESOURCES \| NEWS VANISHING \| EXTINCT \| SPOTLIGHT \| CLASSROOM <<RETURN TO VANISHING VANISHING IN THE WILD: MALAYAN SUN BEAR The smallest bear in the world, an adult male Malayan sun bear is about 4 feet (1.2 m) tall when standing on its hind legs and can weigh up to 140 pounds (64 kg). Despite their small size, sun bears can be very dangerous. Species Description and Natural History Named for the golden crescent, or "U" shaped golden patch on their chest, sun bears are otherwise all black with smooth, short fur. They are increasingly rare residents of tropical rain forest in southern China, Burma, Malaysia, Sumatra, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Borneo. Malayan sun bears are skillful climbers, aided by long sickle-shaped claws on all four feet. These Read More Go to Site

		Bears ^Votes:0 &nbsp Bears Bears - Physical Description Picture source: Bear With Us © 2000 Bear With Us Inc Bears are mammals that are often associated with North America and Russia. There are a number of types of bears: American Black Bear, Asiatic Black, Brown Bear, Polar Bear, Panda Bear, Sloth Bear, Spectacled Bear, and Sun Bear. Each species has its own unique characteristics, although belonging to one family; they all have much in common. Polar bears live on cold Arctic ice. Brown bears inhabit dense forests and mountain regions of the western United States. The American Black Bear is found throughout North America. The Asiatic Black Bear inhabits Southeast Asia. The Spectacled Bear is native to South America. There have been many discussions concerning whether the Panda is a bear or not. At one t Read More Go to Site

		Malayan Sun Bear ^Votes:0 A Sun Bear Ursus malayanus Bruang (Sumatra name) Maylay Bear Dog Bear (Thailand) Ape Man The sun bear is a rather small member of the bear family which makes its home in the lowland tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia. It is covered with a black coat made of sleek, short hairs. It has a white or yellowish patch on its chest shaped like a half-moon. It has a muzzle which is both yellower and shorter than that of a black bear. Sometimes the light color extends up over the eyes. The long, pointed claws are curved with hairless soles, likely as an adaptive measure to help in climbing trees. The ears of the sun bear are smaller and rounder than those of other bears. The teeth of the sun bear are flatter than those of other bears and the canines are long enough to protrude between the lips. T Read More Go to Site

		Sun Bear ^Votes:0 Support the Zoo by donating now or joining the Zoo Society! Learn More Sun Bear See our sun bear enrichment picture gallery . Jun PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: The Malayan sun bear is the smallest member of the bear family. It is also the one with the shortest and sleekest coat - perhaps an adaptation to a lowland equatorial climate. These animals grow to approximately four and a half feet in length and have a tiny, two-inch tail. Their average weight is less than 100 pounds. The short-haired, deep black or brown-black fur is interrupted on the chest by a pale orange-yellow horseshoe-shaped marking. In folklore, this yellow crescent is said to represent the rising sun and is apparently the origin of the name sun bear. They have a long narrow tongue which can be extended quite far. The long sic Read More Go to Site

		Sun Bears: WhoZoo ^Votes:0 Sun Bears Name: Malayan Sun bears Scientific name: Helarctos malayanus Range: Tropical/ subtropical forest. Southeastern portion of Asia (Borneo, Burma, Kampuchea, Laos, Malay Peninsula, Thailand, Cambodia, Bangladesh, South China possibly, Sumatra, &Vietnam. Habitat: Makes it home in low land tropical and rain forest area of Southeastern Asia. Status: Due to habitat destruction serious threat is Asian pet trade. Also different parts are believe to potent medicines, especially gallbladders. Diet consists mostly of termites, birds, small mammals, and even bits of oil palms, and other commercial crops. Diet in the zoo: omnivorous diet. Location in the zoo: Asian Falls Physical description: Sun bears are the smallest of all the bears. The male weigh between 60-190 pounds. Female species are 2 Read More Go to Site

		The Sun Bear ^Votes:0 The Sun Bear Sun bears, Ursus malayanus , are the smallest of the bear species. They probably evolved in Southeast Asia from the main lineage of bears about one million years after the sloth bear line branched off. It is likely that ancestral populations became isolated on the Malay Peninsula or perhaps on one of the larger islands such as Sumatra or Borneo during periods of higher sea levels during the Pliocene epoch about 5 million years ago. The ancestors of all the Ursine bears were relatively small. The lineage that produced the sun bear produced a larger ancestor, and then the modern sun bear became small again. The ancestral sub bears were able to exploit an environment that contained a number of larger, more efficient predators such as tigers and leopards, by climbing trees and spe Read More Go to Site

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