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Little Romolina Foraging Bird's Nest Fern

6/10/2019

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Video by Chiew Lin May

​What was the highlight of your weekend?
"I think mine was foraging the bird's nest fern!" - Little Romolina
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“Yes, all we need is LOVE!” – Romolina’s adventures in the forest

26/9/2018

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Text and Photos by Chiew Lin May
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Romolina has a beautiful crescent chest mark

On the 10th of August 2018, it was a beautiful morning, Romolina’s surrogate mother took her out to the forest to experience the sounds and smells of forest environment for the first time. 

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'The feel of grass underneath my small paws!'
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Happy! Happy!
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She is very inquisitive and is always likes to sniff every corner of leaves.
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She has been doing very well over the last two months

​After she had lost her mother and spent much of her time living as an illegal house pet, Romolina was given a second chance of freedom. Upon arrival, Romolina’s bodyweight was appropriate and she showed signs of stunted growth, but these have never caused her to fail at learning to be a wild bear like the other rescued bear cubs did! 

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How she has grown! Today she weight 12.30 kg.

​In the wild, Romolina’s mother would have taught her everything she needs to know to survive in the wild, but now she has to learn these skills by herself.

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Is it the time came for Little Romolina to learn in the wild as a strong and confident bear

​On the 18th of August 2018, we brought Romolina out to the forest together with her best peer, Logan. Every time their surrogate mother has taken them out to have a walk, Romolina and Logan have been ready to explore and made their way over to the deep forest. 
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For the first time ever in BSBCC that we walk two rescued sun bear cubs and teach them the skills needed to survive in the forest

​​They straight away started to venture, displaying wild bear behaviour! 
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Forest exploration
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Our favourite hang time!

Romolina loves to forage. She will stay in one area for a long time and becomes busy digging out all the termites, beetles and ants. The termites and ants better watch out for her! She will survey and explore the forest around her. She shows enthusiasm for her delicious food, while Logan will check on her and keep trying to distract Romolina from doing other things so that she can play with him.
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Both have shown the ability to pick out natural food - termites, ants and beetles.
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Romolina and Logan has always enjoyed their daily trips to the forest.
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Romolina spends all of her time learning the skills she will need in the wild along with her friend
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Romolina loves foraging for food
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Romolina is licking out ants that traps on her body by using her long tongue.
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Two cubs forage together
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The forest ants and termites better watch out of Romolina!
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Logan will check on her and keep want to distract Romolina from do other things so that she can play with him
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It is playtime!

​Sometimes, Romolina will avoid playing with Logan by climbing high up into the trees. She is an arboreal little bear! 


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Romolina will avoid Logan from play fight!
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Sometimes she enjoys spending time with Logan in wrestling play!
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Romolina has a favorite tree!

​Up in the canopy, she will hang around and tear into the tree bark searching for tasty treats. She does not care about Logan’s appearance.


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Getting as higher as she can! You have to really look to find her.
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Romolina has become quite an expert in climbing
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She immediately climb trees and start exploring her new home
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Romolina and Logan showing their impressive climbing skills!

​On their daily walk, Logan will initiate play wrestling, chasing, rolling and climbing trees with Romolina, just like loving friends do! 


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Romolina is everything a sun bear cub should be – inquisitive, arboreal, and playful.

These have been some of the BEST days of their lives - FUN! 

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The bears enjoy their taste of freedom.

Romolina becomes more nervous when it comes to crossing the stream. The first time she discovered the stream she was unsure what to do with it and sometimes she would step back from crossing it if the water level was too high for her compared to Logan who just loves to dip in the stream.
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Little Romolina slowly learn enjoys soaking in the stream
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Best way to dipping in the stream!
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Streamside hangs and feel the breeze with Logan!

It is a delight to see how courageous they are.
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Slowly she starts to learn forest skills that equipped her to survive in the wild.

They are developing into strong sun bears and are doing amazingly well in the forest! 
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Yay! Free to explore, digging and play!

Please provide them a better future and let the rescued bears live the life of freedom that was stolen by us.
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“Yes, all we need is LOVE!”
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Sun bear, simply amazing!
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Logan –Taste of Freedom

14/7/2018

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Text & Photos by Chiew Lin May
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​Found abandoned near Lokan River, Kulu-Kulu Village in Sabah and kept in a cage for three months as a house pet. He was then surrendered to the Sabah Wildlife Department and sent to BSBCC on the 19th of May, 2018. Every year, orphaned sun bears are rescued by the Sabah Wildlife Department or are surrendered by local people. Sun bear cubs are targeted for the illegal pet trade, hunted for food or used in traditional medicine. It is believed that their mother will be killed so that the poacher can snatch the bear cub. In the wild, sun bear cubs will spend the first two to three years of their lives with their mom. Without his mother to teach him the skills he needs, the sun bear becomes incapable of being released back into the wild and they must rely on our rehabilitation support.
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Logan was found alone in the forest and then kept as a pet. But he is in safe hands now and settling in well at BSBCC
​The rehabilitation process after his arrival starts with strong bonding with his surrogate mother (bear care taker), where he slowly gains trust, strength and can be a wild bear again. The surrogate mother then will be assisting in daily walks in the forest with the bear cub to give them a second chance to learn all of the skills needed to survive in the forest.
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The youngest male sun bear cub, Logan has settled happily into his new life. You can see how much little Logan has grown in that time and how chubby he is now with a weight of 15.10 kg. 
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With a beautiful yellow sun bear little crescent chest mark

​​This brave bear that has lost his mother endured a lifetime of suffering in captivity and has never known the wild freedom he was born to have. On the 7th of June 2018, Logan finally felt the sunshine and grass under his little paws again! 
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​​Logan will get to play in the forest, learn to forage, climb trees and explore the forest. He learns to trust every day. The surrogate mother is helping little Logan to learn just how to be a wild bear!
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Learn to be wild bear again!

​​Day by day it is such a blissful time in the morning, he knows when we are going to start walking him in the forest. He will quickly climb down from his basket and without hesitation he will run into the dense forest. He is developing very well and showing great progress with his forest skills. 
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​No surprise – he is always busy foraging and filling his tummy! Sun bears are opportunistic omnivores. For Logan, he loves to dig by using his sharp curved claws and strong teeth in search his favourite wild food - termites, ants, insects, pill millipedes and bird carcasses. When he finds something for his own, he is very happy about it! Sometimes Logan will stand up on his hind legs to get a better smell or view of something that attracted his attention.
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Busy Logan! Finding favorite food
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Deserves it!
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Logan digs into decayed wood with his long claws
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Lots of yummy food to find here!!
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Now for some foraging
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Logan checks a dead log for termites
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Logan is licking ants off the tree
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Yummy! Bird Carcass!
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Favourite Termite Mounds! He uses his sharp claws and teeth to break the termite mounds
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Favourite Termite Mounds! He uses his sharp claws and teeth to break the termite mounds

​Logan was missing his left thumb and his left front paw has developed abnormally, but these have never made give him up and he is always full of enthusiasm climbing trees. He loves to learn new skills and develops his small muscles every day! He is an agile climber where he uses his powerful legs, feet with hairless soles and sharp claws to climb the tree. Right after foraging he will choose a tree he loves and climb it. He learns the way to climb trees or liana and just enjoys the beautiful sun view! He is so brave! He always wants to make the most of what he has got! Only sometimes he will easily get tired after he tries to climb too many trees.
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His true ability and agile shine through when up in the tree canopy where he belongs
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Once out to the forest, he quickly climbs up into the trees
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Excellent at climbing!
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Explore my new HOME in the dense rainforest
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He does a balancing act on the small branch!
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He is determined to make the best of his life !!
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Logan is comfy on Liana
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He is so brave. He always wants to make the most of what he has got
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How to stay COOL on tree!!
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Never tired!
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Logan have an incredible sense of smell!

​When he gets excited roaming the forest he will start to play fight and wrestle with his surrogate mother. He loves to play with anything and everything. 
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He absolutely loved it- he will rolling and running around!
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​He is a very active little bear! He knows the way to the stream and enjoys dipping, chilling in the stream or laying his snout deep in the water to beat the hot weather! Logan takes great pleasure enjoying his freedom each day in the forest.
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Nothing feels BEST than a dip in the stream
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​For little Logan, his newfound freedom has meant to him: tearing decayed wood, finding his favourite food such as termites, sun bathing, and soaking in the stream. We cannot wait to see the next challenge he has to learn to grow every day.
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He is a cheeky and intelligent bear to enjoy all things in the forest
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How relaxed and comfortable can a cub be
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Laze on the forest floor
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Logan take a nap
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Peekaboo!!

​Looking at these pictures, it is hard believe he is a huge part of the forest life now and is also catching his daily experience in life. Watching him is like watching any bear cubs in the wild!
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He looks so at ease outside the forest
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Miss my mum to venture together in the forest
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Little Logan learn to trust and realize life with Tall trees, grass, insects, macaques at the forest
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Logan will adapt well to life as a WILD sun bear and slowly he learns to leave his past as a pet behind him
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Sun Bear Cub Kala Deserves a Chance

17/7/2015

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Text and Photos by Chiew Lin May

Kala is an 8 month old female sun bear cub who was rescued by the Sabah Wildlife Department on January 2015. At the time of her rescue, Kala showed signs of being emaciated, dehydrated and malnourished.

Thanks to the Sabah Wildlife Department, Kala was saved and brought to a new home at BSBCC. Six months later, she has progressed well and developed new skills during her rehabilitation.  Kala’s appetite has come roaring back as well. Her balanced diet consists of a combination of dog milk replacer, fruits, vegetables and porridge. She now weighs 15.95 kg. She is growing bigger and stronger. Kala has a full set of adult teeth. “Sun bear cubs have a period where they grow very fast, typically when they are 5 to 10 months where they can gain 3 to 4 kg each month” -  Wong Siew Te

Chart below shows the growth curve of Kala cub (Updated 17th July 2015). Showing she is healthy and keeps growing gracefully!
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The sun bear cub will be offered different types of enrichment to stimulate and prepare her for life back in the wild. Inside Kala’s den, we provide enrichment such as Kong, Aussie Dog Ball, natural habitat enrichment (logs, dead wood, branches, dry leaves, fresh plant and etc.) and manipulation based treats. She’s making full use of the structural enrichments in the den. The big basket with the hammock is her favourite!

On February 26th, 2015 Kala caught her first glimpse of the world outside the forest. She has been exploring every patch of the forest and she is already picking out some favourite spots. Sun bears are opportunistic omnivores. Kala enjoys searching for termites, earthworms, beetle larvae and eating soil. Sun bear’s jaws provide a powerful bite and tear force. Kala will use her teeth to tear into trees to get insects beneath the bark. She is a pro at all speeds and directions of sun bear locomotion! She explores by herself and loves to run or roll about on the forest floor.

Sun bears are very adapt climbers, and cubs especially spend time climbing trees. She shows tremendous improvement in climbing skills, using her well-muscled little body with sharp claws that help her to grip trees during climbing. She can be cheeky when climbing trees. She will try to show us how great it is – a true home for her! Little Kala explores the tree canopy, and then finds a comfy liana or log to rest. Though all the challenges with skills, she keeps up her adventurous and playful behavior.

​Here are the photos show Kala in different age and grow. Let look what Kala doing and spending at  rainforest.

- 3 months old - (First arrival at BSBCC)
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Kala, is the youngest female cub. She was bought by someone in Kalabakan-Sapulut road nearby Maliau Basin with the intention of saving the cub then to be surrended to the Sabah Wildlife Department’s Wildlife Rescue Unit
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Kala was emaciated, dehydrated and malnourished and requires round-the-clock care to help her recovery
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We began regularly taking Kala out for walks in the forest on February 26th, 2015
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- 4 months old -
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Kala really loves the nature walks at forest!
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- 5 months old -
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She loves spend every moment digging, puliing, tearing at everything in her path
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When Kala is tired from exploring the forest, she will usually find a favorite place to rest or sleep
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She loves to foraging for wild food in the forest
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She loves spend every moment digging, puliing, tearing at everything in her path
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Kala's left hind paw


- 6 months old - ​
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Inquisitive nature!
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Kala use her sharp canines for tearing trees to get at insects.
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She loves spend every moment digging, puliing, tearing at everything in her path
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When Kala is tired from exploring the forest, she will usually find a favorite place to rest or sleep
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Grooming
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Sunbath under the sun
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She start learning how to climb trees!
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Never hesitate to climb till top of the tree canopy!
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Her bare soles and long sharp claws make her excellent tree climbers.


- 7 months old -
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Kala's hair grows short black and healthy, making her look very pretty indeed!
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When Kala is tired from exploring the forest, she will usually find a favorite place to rest or sleep
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She loves spend every moment digging, puliing, tearing at everything in her path
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She loves spend every moment digging, puliing, tearing at everything in her path
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She loves spend every moment digging, puliing, tearing at everything in her path
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More high trees to climb and a chance to behave like the wild bear that she is
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Cheeky by the day
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Beautiful and adventurous Kala is developing well !
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Kala also spends more time exploring the forest
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When Kala is tired from exploring the forest, she will usually find a favorite place to rest or sleep
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Showing her little long tongue


- 8 months old -
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Alert with surrounding smell and sound!
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More high trees to climb and a chance to behave like the wild bear that she is
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She loves spend every moment digging, puliing, tearing at everything in her path
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Kala’s claw mark on the tree
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More high trees to climb and a chance to behave like the wild bear that she is
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More high trees to climb and a chance to behave like the wild bear that she is
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More high trees to climb and a chance to behave like the wild bear that she is
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She loves spend every moment digging, puliing, tearing at everything in her path
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She enjoys the soil that she gets at the forest
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Search for termites time!
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She loves spend every moment digging, puliing, tearing at everything in her path
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She loves spend every moment digging, puliing, tearing at everything in her path
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When Kala is tired from exploring the forest, she will usually find a favorite place to rest or sleep
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Peek- a- boo!
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She loves spend every moment digging, puliing, tearing at everything in her path
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When Kala is tired from exploring the forest, she will usually find a favorite place to rest or sleep
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Kala definitely has a lot to learn to build her forest skills, confidence and independence.
As a sun bear cub Kala is learning the skills and strength she needs to survive in the wild. Her forest skills continue to improve. Sun bears are magnificent and beautiful creatures in their natural habitat but because of habitat destruction, pet trade and poaching they have been led to decline by at least 30 per cent in the last three decades, they need our help!  Please show your support and help the smallest bear species by adopting Kala and her friends! Your support enables us to care for these orphaned sun bears. 
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