“Sun bears are finally having their moment in the spotlight,” he said. “There is a lot to love about them which many people do not know about and they play important ecological roles.

Earth’s smallest bears dwell in lowland forests that stretch from southern China down to India and Indonesia. Measuring a wee four feet long and weighing in at around 120 pounds, sun bears are ...

WASHINGTON — Sun bears, the smallest of the world’s eight bear species, are generally solitary animals, content to spend most of their time alone outside mating season, foraging for fruit, ro… ...

Sun bears divide the internet People took to social media this week with some saying it's a bear and others saying it's a human. "The sun bear in China wasn't real.

Sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) are listed as "vulnerable" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.

"Sun bears might look human when they stand, but they actually have the natural behavior of standing on their hind feet." Hangzhou Zoo has insisted that footage filmed at its park is legitimate.