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== Threats == | == Threats == | ||
Although sun bears are small, they do not have many natural [[predators]]. But they are hunted repeatedly by stray [[tigers]], and disturbed by [[snakes]]. But the biggest hunter is [[human]]. Humans have been hunting them for a long time, therefore it caused the sun bears to be in part of endangered species. There are very few left in the wild, and rest are kept in zoo or protected in some safe areas. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature),classified the sun bears as | Although sun bears are small, they do not have many natural [[predators]]. But they are hunted repeatedly by stray [[tigers]], and disturbed by [[snakes]]. But the biggest hunter is [[human]]. Humans have been hunting them for a long time, therefore it caused the sun bears to be in part of endangered species. There are very few left in the wild, and rest are kept in zoo or protected in some safe areas. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature),classified the sun bears as sixth bear species threatened due to its vulnerable. | ||
[http://a-z-animals.com/animals/sun-bear/][http://www.orangutans.com.au/Orangutans-Survival-Information/Sun-Bear-Facts.aspx] | [http://a-z-animals.com/animals/sun-bear/][http://www.orangutans.com.au/Orangutans-Survival-Information/Sun-Bear-Facts.aspx] | ||
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