What are sun bears?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

Vermont Public

Nature, Language, Kids & Family, Science

4.4 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

We’re thinking about bears! Actually one specific type of bear: sun bears! Have you heard about this type of bear? They’re the smallest of the world’s bears, about half the size of a black bear. They live throughout southeast Asia and have a yellow or white crescent-shaped marking on their chests. We learn about sun bears with Wong Siew Te, a scientist and researcher who runs the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre in Malaysia. Also in this episode: Do bears live in caves? Why do they climb trees? Why do bears hibernate in winter? Naturalist Mary Holland answers questions about hibernation. And we are treated to A Bear Song by Key Wilde and Mr. Clarke!

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0:00.0	Hey, adults, we have a quick favor to ask you.
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0:30.0	This is But Why, a podcast for curious kids from Vermont Public.
0:51.0	I'm Jane Lindholm.
0:52.6	On this show, we take questions from curious kids all over the world,
0:56.3	and we find interesting people to help us get some answers.
0:59.9	There's an animal that's been on our mind recently.
1:02.6	An animal that apparently can look a little bit like a human
1:06.9	when it stands up on its back legs.
1:09.8	So much so that some people recently got a little confused.
1:13.9	It's an animal that is important to many cultures around the world,
1:17.5	but under threat because of humans due to loss of habitat and climate change.
1:22.9	We're thinking about sun bears.
1:25.8	Sun bears are one of the eight types of bears in the world,
1:29.5	but a lot of people don't know much about them.
1:31.8	Have you ever heard of sun bears?
1:33.8	They live in Southeast Asia,
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