Bornean Sun Bear
http://www.bearconservation.org.uk/borneo-sun-bear/
Accepted scientific name: Helarctos malayanus euryspilus (Thomas Horsfield, 1825)
Distribution
Found only on the island of Borneo. Borneo is situated southeast of the Malay Peninsula in the Greater Sunda Islands group of the Malay Archipelago. The island is bounded by the South China Sea to the northwest, the Sulu Sea to the northeast, the Celebes Sea to the east, and the Java Sea to the south
Habitat
Tropical forests up to 2,300 meters in altitude. Mainly are nocturnal and spend much of their time in trees.
Description
The sun bear is the smallest of the eight bear species. Female Borneo sun bears are around 120 cm in length and males up to 150 cm. Females weigh between about 27 and 50 kg, males between about 30 and 65 kg. Their black fur is short and the bears’ muzzles range from light grey to yellowish or light orange. The crescent-shaped chest patch can be white, cream, yellow or light orange. Up to 24 years in the wild although often considerably less.
Size
Female Borneo sun bears are around 120 cm in length and males up to 150 cm. Females weigh between about 27 and 50 kg, males between about 30 and 65 kg.
Diet
The Borneo sun bear relies on fruits from the Moraceae (fig), Burseraceae and Myrtaceae (Myrtle) families to make up over half its diet. The bears use their long, curved claws to dig out insects, particularly termites and bees. Also eat honey, small mammals and reptiles.
Hibernation
They do not hibernate.
Reproduction and development
Relatively little is known about their reproductive behaviour but cubs generally remain with their mother for eighteen months or thereabouts. The bears seem to be mainly solitary but have been tracked travelling in pairs. It is possible that these are mating pairs as mating can occur at any time of the year.
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