sun bear

noun

: a small forest-dwelling bear (Ursus malayanus synonym Helarctos malayanus) of southeastern Asia that has short glossy black fur with a lighter muzzle and often an orange or white breast mark

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One solution to the data dearth is for rehabilitators to work more closely with academic scientists—as Wong did with Brunton on the sun bear paper. —

Bysofia Quaglia, science.org, 1 July 2024 Wong’s center mostly rescues orphaned sun bear cubs whose mothers have been shot or trapped. —

Bysofia Quaglia, science.org, 1 July 2024 In July 2023, the Hangzhou Zoo in Eastern China had to officially deny claims that one of its sun bears was a human in a bear suit after footage of the animal standing on its hind legs went viral. —

Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024 The effort will combine new data from camera traps, field surveys and input from hundreds of experts across Southeast Asia to determine local sun bear presence. —

Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sun bear