Sun Bear
The sun bear (or Helarctos malayanus) is a small species of bear that lives in the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia.
It has dark brown to black fur with a yellow-tan face and muzzle with a distinctive orange-coloured crescent marking across its upper chest. The sun bear has a broad head, long oblong snout and small rounded ears.
Males and females look alike, but males are 10% to 20% larger than females. They measure between 120cm and 150cm in length and weigh between 27kg and 65kg on average.
Helarctos malayanus
Habitat needs
Space is stored as a minimum plus an amount per additional adult; the game's help adds that juveniles don't count. Plan a mixed habitat in the habitat planner.
Dislikes rain and snow.
Terrain
| Terrain | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| Sand | 0% | 10% |
| Rock | 0% | 20% |
| Soil | 50% | 100% |
| Grass | 0% | 50% |
Share of the habitat's terrain.
Barriers with resistance grade 3 or higher, not climbable 6
- Glass grade 3 · $2
- Acrylic grade 4 · $3
- Thick Glass grade 4 · $3
- Brick grade 5 · $4
- Concrete grade 5 · $4
- Electric grade 6 · $0.80
At least 3 m high. No water barrier. Grades are the ones the game's barrier tooltips state.
Enrichment it uses 6
- Prey Scented Sack Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubbing Pillar Toy · score 100 · $100
- Wind Chimes Toy · score 100 · $100
- Small Ball Toy · score 100 · $100
- Rubber Duck Toy · score 50 · $100
- Suspended Ball Toy · score 100 · $100
Enrichment target: toys 150 + 100 per additional adult; feeders 15 + 5 per additional adult.
Food, life and breeding
- Food
- Leafy Greens and Vegetables + Meat Cuts and Fruit
- Food / drink amount
- 5 / 30
- Food cost, grade 1 / 2 / 3
- $700 / $988 / $988
- Feeders
- Food Tray - Large, Food Tray - Small, Fixed Roller Feeder - Small, Melon Feeder, Block of Frozen Fruit, Foraging Wall
- Lifespan
- 25–30 yr
- Mature / prime / old / elderly
- 4 yr / 8 yr / 16 yr / 23 yr
- Gestation / between births
- 0.57 yr / 2.43 yr
- Litter
- 1–3
- Fertility
- 0.3
- Mating system
- Promiscuous
- Breeds in
- All seasons
- Dominance
- None
- Ecosystem roles
- Terrestrial Seed Dispersers, Soil Rooters, Small Prey
- Wild population
- Unknown
- Guests flee if it escapes
- Yes
Sun bears are solitary, with the exception of a mother with her cubs. They only interact to mate.
Overview
- Scientific name
- Helarctos malayanus
- Class
- Mammalia
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Biome
- Tropical, Wetlands
- Continent
- Asia
- Content
- Base game