Sun bear: Difference between revisions

'''Sun bears''' differ from other bears by their appearance. They are discovered as the smallest bears in the family [[Ursidae]], sizing about 1 meters in body length. Males are a little bigger than female, and their weight is about 150 pounds. With their small size compared by other bears, they can move easily between trees, allowing them to spend the night high above the ground.[http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/sun-bear.html] Their fur is entirely black except the unique shape on their chests. This crescent shape is gold or white colored, same color as the around of its eyes. This mark can overstate the bear's sizes during fight with other bears.[http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Helarctos_malayanus.html] Sun bears have short [[mouth]], and small and round ears. Paws are large enough to climb the trees really well, and claws are sharp pointed, long, and curved.[http://www.bearden.org/Species%20and%20Programs%20pages/Sun%20bear%20page.htm]<br /><br />'''Senses'''<br />Bear's sense of smell, sight, and hearing are incredibly remarkable and they are affected by these senses for the survival. They can smell their young, mate, [[food]], or dangers from miles away. They also use smelling ability to keep away from other bear's territory by smelling their urine and droppings. Their amazing eyesight also helps them to identify the [[food]] and dangers. Even their ears are small, they can hear little animals, which would be their [[food]], scampering around beneath the leaves. Their too sensitive senses may result them more stress, but they can easily get away from many dangers.[http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/bears/facts04.htm] <br /><br />'''Tongue'''<br />Sun bears have about a foot long tongue for eating. This lengthy tongue can help sun bear to gain the honey from beehives, or insects inside the trees. Getting the honey from bee nests gave these bears a nickname, "honey bear." They can easily get the food they want from narrow places, such as coconuts, oil palms, and other commercial crops.[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1243400/When-comes-hunting-honey-sun-bear-job-licked.html][http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-sun_bear.html]<br /><br />'''Territory'''<br /> Many mammal kinds do not violate the others' domain. Therefore making a sign or mark in the nature to indicate their territories is important for the bears too. Unlike the other bears, sun bears carve a claw marks in trees. We can see the marks on trees often in parts of [[Asia]], where sun bears live. The perfect reason of marking is not clear, but through this act we can learn and study more about them.