Sun+Bear

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=Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus)=
 * ==Habitat==
 * Sun Bears usually live in Rain Forests.
 * ==Range==
 * Sun Bears range from the eastern Himalayas to Szechuan in China, then southward throughout Burma, parts of Indochina and the Malayan peninsula.
 * ==Physical Characteristics==
 * Sun bears grow four to five feet long, stand about two feet high at the shoulder, and weigh 60 to 145 pounds. Males are a bit larger than females.They have a black grayish coat, orange nose, light brown feet. They get their name from the yellow white marks on their chest.
 * ==Diet==
 * Sun bears are thought to eat a variety of rainforest fruits and vegetation, including palm shoots. They also feed on insects, honey, birds, and other small animals. In disturbed areas, they will raid farms, killing plantation palm trees to eat "heart of palm," or feasting on bananas, papayas, or garbage.
 * ==Behaviors and Adaptations==
 * Sun Bears are active mostly at night, the sun bear likely spends much of its time searching for fruits and insects. It likely sleeps in trees, and often climbs in search of food, using its long claws to tear into bee nests and termite mounds.
 * ==Reproductions==
 * Not much is know about the Sun Bears reproduction but, about three months after mating, female sun bears give birth to one or two young. Cubs stay with their mothers until adulthood.
 * ==Relationships to People==
 * Some people capture the Sun Bears as babies and keep them as pets. But there are Sun Bears in the zoo.
 * ==Status==
 * Sun Bears are endangered. In Thailand, the primary threat is forest destruction - especially logging, and the pet trade.