Sun+Bear

=Sun Bear=

The Sun Bear rests on a log. Sun Bear cub on a tree.

=Basic Statistics=


 * Species** //H. malayanus//
 * 1) //**Genus** Helarctos//
 * 2) //**Family** Ursidae//
 * 3) //**Order** Carnivora//
 * 4) //**Class** Mammalia//
 * 5) //**Phylum** Chordata//
 * 6) //**Kingdom** Animalia//

=Ecology=

The Sun Bear eats lizards, birds, and other mammals. The bear also eats fruits, eggs, termites, tips of palm trees, the bees nests, berries, sprouts, insects, roots, cocoa, and coconuts. The only predators they have are humans and sometimes tigers, pythons, leopard, and the Asiatic Black Bear. The Sun Bear live in tropical forest habitat. They spend most of the time on trees. They are great climbers to reach for fruits. The Sun Bears important habitat is the Tropical Rainforest. The Sun Bears can mate any time.

=Physiology=

The Sun Bear is the smallest bear. It is about 4 ft in length. The Sun Bear make sexual maturity after 3 to 4 years. They can live up to 30 years in captivity. A bear can make about 2 cubs a year. They go through a gestation period of about 96 days and after that the cubs are born blind and hairless. For about 18 months the cubs are dependant on the mothers. The bears are k strategists because they put more energy in taking care of the cubs. After that the cubs can play but near the mother. Females can mate when they become 3 years. The males grow larger than the females. The bear is nocturnal. The bears rest in the day time. The Sun Bear mate by hugging, mock fighting, and head bobbing.

=Citations=

"Sun Bear". Websites. Grolier. May 14,2010 <[]>

"Polar Bear"..Wikipedia Encylopedia.. May 13,2010.. <[]>