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	Sun Bear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The sun bear (Ursus malayanus), is found primarily in the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia.
		Sun bears possess sickle-shaped claws that are relatively light in weight.
		Hunting of nuisance bears is a major cause for the recent decline in the sun bear population, as well as poaching for its fur and for use in Chinese medicine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sun_Bear (492 words)

	Bear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bears live in a variety of habitats from the tropics to the Arctic and from forests to snowfields.
		Bears in captivity used to be trained to dance, box, or ride bicycles, however this use of animals is nowadays controversial.
		A bear also features prominently in the legend of Saint Romedius, who is also said to have tamed one of these animals and had the same bear carry him from his hermitage in the mountains to the city of Trento.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bear (2804 words)

	Malayan Sun Bear - Bagheera
		Even the polar bear, seemingly isolated in the Arctic, may be threatened by pollutants in the food chain and proposed oil development in denning areas.
		As natural food sources disappear, sun bears are driven by hunger to forage for food on farms and plantations, where they are shot or trapped by angry farmers.
		Bear entrees are popular in restaurants, and sun bear paws are favored in Taiwan for soup.
	www.bagheera.com /inthewild/van_anim_sunbear.htm (731 words)

	Sun Bear
		Today the sun bear exists in the forests throughout southeast Asia from northern Burma and Bangladesh, south and east across Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand and south to Malaysia and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.
		Sun bears are omnivores and they will eat anything edible that they can find in the rain forest: from fruit and honey to snails, eggs, lizards, and rodents.
		Sun bears are very good tree climbers because that is where they find most of their food.
	www.greatbear.org /sunbear.htm (578 words)

	Sun Bear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sun bears may mate at any time of year; they are thought to have only one mate.
		The nation's zoo sun bear population is declining, less than sixty, with twice as many females as males, and only one birth since 1995.
		This is due to an eye condition not uncommon to sun bears in captivity.
	www.honoluluzoo.org /sun_bear.htm (539 words)

	Malayan Sun Bear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The teeth of the sun bear are flatter than those of other bears and the canines are long enough to protrude between the lips.
		The omnivorous sun bear lives on a diet consisting mostly of termites, birds, small mammals, and even bits of oil palms, and other commercial crops.
		Sun bears are the smallest of all the bears.
	www.bears.org /animals/sun (251 words)

	San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Sun Bear
		The sun bear is the smallest of the world's eight bear species, about half the size of the American fl bear.
		The sun bear’s teeth are flatter than those of other bears, and their canine teeth are long enough to stick out a bit between their lips.
		In the wild, sun bears are getting fewer and fewer, due mainly to habitat loss from farming and logging, poaching (both for meat and use in medicines), and even the pet trade.
	www.sandiegozoo.org /animalbytes/t-sun_bear.html (805 words)

	"Tropical" Bear's : Sun Sloth, and Spectacled
		Bears are usually thought of as creatures of the Northern Hemisphere but three species range quite close to the equator.
		The sun bear is covered with short, dense, fl fur that at first glance seems to thick for an animal living in the warm tropics.
		Within its range, the sloth bear inhabits a wide variety of forest types, ranging from the torn forests of northern India to the wet tropical forests of the south.
	members.tripod.com /~JFroilan/tropicalbears.htm (1600 words)

	Malayan Sun Bear
		Sun bears get their name from the yellow crescent on their chest.
		Sun bears sleep and sun bathe during the day because they are primarily nocturnal.
		Sun bears are highly endangered animals and are being driven to extinction by humans capturing cubs for pet trade, poaching for body parts for use in traditional Asian medicines, destroying habitat and fragmenting populations.
	www.akronzoo.org /learn/sunbear.asp (131 words)

	Chicago Sun-Times - Sports - Bears
		Bears free safety Chris Harris was one of the fans who left the United Center early Thursday, but his departure wasn't voluntary.
		Why the Bears would trade a player who accounted for 36 percent of their offense -- a ratio second only to Tiki Barber in the entire NFL last year -- is something of a mystery.
		The Bears are banking on having a multitude of options with their first-round pick next Saturday after the expected signing of cornerback Ricky Manning Jr.
	www.suntimes.com /index/bears.html (2320 words)

	San Diego Zoo Exhibit: Sun Bear Forest
		In Sun Bear Forest, the upper canopy of a rain forest is formed by the spreading leaves and branches of palms and ficus trees.
		Bornean sun bears, the smallest bears in the world, are one of the most enjoyable animals to observe, especially in the natural setting of Sun Bear Forest.
		Sun Bear Forest has a spectacular collection of Asian plants, including a number of gingers, which are actually an extension of Fern Canyon’s gingers.
	www.sandiegozoo.org /zoo/ex_sunbear_forest.html (512 words)

	Sun Bear Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Silently, a small fl bear climbs some twenty feet up into a tree, after a night of foraging, and begins bending branches to construct a day nest, where he will sun himself and sleep until roused by the gibbons and siamangs announcing their presence again at day's end.
		Sun bears eat a wide variety of both plant and animal foods, depending on what they find in their nocturnal wanderings.
		Bears seem to be intelligent, thinking creatures, and people who have spent time with them often tell stories that demonstrate their ability to think and learn.
	www.oaklandzoo.org /news/roar/roar_archive/roar.sun.bear.html (745 words)

	The Sun Bear
		Sun bears, Ursus malayanus, are the smallest of the bear species.
		Sun bears were evidently able to colonize some of the islands of the continental shelf and survive there, but they never made it across the thirty or so kilometers of deep water to the oceanic islands as far as we know.
		As the bears grow large and more difficult to manage they are often sold to restaurants, traders, wildlife markets, bear farms or to the bear equivalent of the glue factory where they are killed for their valuable parts; paws for food, gall bladders for medicine, etc.
	www.grizzlybear.org /bearbook/sun_bear.htm (615 words)

	Sun Bear Conservation Field Research Project
		This project was designed to study basic information on the biology and ecology of the sun bear to determine movement and activity patterns, food habits, home range sizes, seasonal habitat use and population density of the only tropical forest member of the family Ursidae.
		Ecological research on the Malayan sun bear was conducted in Ulu Segama Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia Borneo from June 1998 to December 2000.
		We found that the sun bear home range may be as large as 33 square kilometers and overlaps both primary and logged forest.
	www.mnzoo.com /conservation/International/CAT/sbear.asp (408 words)

	Ladywildlife's Sun Bear Page
		The sun bear is primarily nocturnal and spends the day sleeping in the tree in the sun.
		The soles of the sun bears feet are long and hairless with sickle shaped claws.
		The species is thought to be intelligent: one sun bear inserted a claw into a key hole and turned it after watching someone unlock the door with a key.
	ladywildlife.com /animal/sunbear.html (849 words)

	Planet Ark : Sun Bear's Future Showing a Few Rays of Hope
		Bears caged for the amusement of guests and tourists in hotels and restaurants are becoming a less common sight across Cambodia as it slowly emerges from decades of war, including the 1970s Khmer Rouge genocide.
		Also known as the honey bear for its reputed love of sweet food, the sun bear is the smallest of all the bear family as well as being the least understood and one of the most endangered.
		Sun bears, often stuffed into sacks on the back of motorbikes, are occasionally rescued on their way to Vietnam but conservationists say there is little they can do to halt a lucrative trade in what remains one of Asia's poorest countries.
	www.planetark.org /dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/22026/story.htm (987 words)

	Malayan Sun Bear \| Animal Facts \| Chaffee Zoological Gardens of Fresno (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Sun Bear forages through the forest at considerable speed, using an energetic skimming behavior, its excellent sense of smell the primary locator.
		Most of the bears that come into captivity are by this illegal method; the mothers are shot and the cubs are brought back as pets.
		Like all bears, the sun bear's home is being used by humans for things like farming or logging.
	www.chaffeezoo.org /animals/sunBear.html (343 words)

	Woodland Park Zoo Species Spotlight
		Sun bears are the smallest species of bear in the world.
		The male sun bear is part of a cooperative effort begun 5 years ago where sun bears in rehabilitation centers in Malaysia were imported to the U.S. for breeding efforts.
		Habitat for sun bears is quickly disappearing as land is being developed for palm oil plantations.
	www.zoo.org /spotlight/ss.htm (320 words)

	Animal Fact Sheets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sun bears usually have a white or yellowish crescent marking on their chest which many people believe looks like the rising or setting sun.
		Sun bears are listed as an endangered species.2 During prehistoric times, sun bears inhabited lowland forests of southeast Asia, from Malaysia and Indonesia to as far west as India.
		Sun bears are the least studied of all bears, so it is unknown how many are left in the wild.
	www.zoo.org /educate/fact_sheets/sun_bear/sbear.htm (966 words)

	Pueblo Zoo Sun Bear
		This mark varies in size from bear to bear and sometimes may not be present at all.
		Sun bears usually travel in pairs and occasionally can be seen foraging during the day.
		Unfortunately for the sun bear, the world's human population is expected to double by 2025, and the largest increase is expected to be in Southeast Asia.
	www.pueblozoo.org /archives/jul00/feature.htm (651 words)

	Sun Bear Fact Sheet - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Physical Description: In parts of its range, the sun bear is called the dog bear, probably due to the combination of its small size, short fur, long tongue, and short-haired gray or orange muzzle.
		The sun bear's tongue is long, likely an adaptation used to gather honey and insects from within tree cavities.
		The most docile of the bears, sun bears are often captured when young and kept as pets, to their detriment.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Publications/ZooGoer/1999/2/fact-sunbear.cfm (585 words)

	Lioncrusher's Domain -- Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) facts and pictures
		Sun bears live in the lowland tropical forests of southeast Asia, in the countries of Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Burma, and Bangladesh.
		Sun bears are omnivorous, eating termites, small mammals, birds, tips of palm trees, and bees nests.
		It is unknown whether they have the delayed implantation of other bears, but it is speculated that they do not since many sun bears in captivity have a gestation of 95 days.
	www.lioncrusher.com /animal.asp?animal=93 (358 words)

	Sunbear
		Sun Bears get their name from the yellow-ish mark on their chests which is said to resemble the rising sun.
		Sun Bears have been known to live up to 25 years in captivity, but it is not known how long they live in the wild.
		Baby Sun Bears are popular as pets but, like chimpanzees, the adults are too big and strong to safely keep as pets, and often they up being killed or chained up.
	www.wellingtonzoo.com /animals/animals/mammals/sunbear.html (571 words)

	Animal Tracks
		Sun bears are omnivirous, eating everything from the tips of palm trees to small birds and even termites and bee nests.
		Getting 10 sun bears from Malaysian Borneo to various zoos in the United States may have been a huge amount of work on the part of researchers, but it seems that the bears are having few problems adjusting to life in America.
		Sun bears that have spent their early years around humans as pets have a pretty difficult time transitioning back to a life in the wild.
	exn.ca /animaltracks/SunBears (253 words)

	Sun bear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Although the sun bear is the smallest species of bear in the world, it is said to be one of the fiercest animals in the Asian jungle.
		Barking loudly upon attack, the sun bear uses its long claws and powerful jaws to drive off any threat.
		Sun bears are omnivorous, eating anything from insects to small animals.
	www.worldwildlife.org /expeditions/borneo/popup/animal_sunbear.htm (77 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Sun bear, Malay bear, honey bear, dog bear
		Sun bears have short fl/dark brown water-repellent fur, with a yellow crescent on their chest.
		Sun bears are the least known of all the bear species.
		Sun bears are classified as Data Deficient by the IUCN, and are listed on CITES: Appendix I. They suffer from habitat encroachment and poaching.
	www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/12.shtml (365 words)

	Minnesota Zoo/Animals/Tropics Trail
		The sun bear is approximately 1/4 to 1/3 the weight of a fl bear.
		The Asian fl bear ranges in Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India, Myanmar, extreme southern China, Korea, Japan and Indochina.The Asian brown bear is widely distributed across much of northern Asia although current population numbers in many areas are unknown.
		Of the four species, the sun bear is the most southerly ranging ursid in Asia.
	www.mnzoo.com /animals/tropics_trail/sbear_1.asp (128 words)

	Asia Rainforest - Sun Bear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Bears often sighted in pairs, leading to notion that they may be monogamous.
		Sleep and sun bathe in tree nests formed of bent branches (often as high as 23 feet off the ground).
		Chest markings are variable and may even be completely lacking, but the name “sun bear” may be due to the crescent shape usually present, likened to a rising or setting sun.
	www.oaklandzoo.org /atoz/azsunber.html (490 words)

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