RESCUE BEAR 54
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Nano
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AGE: 6 Years Old

SEX: Male

MEANING OF NAME: “Nano” means small and tiny in Latin language.
 
HISTORY: On November 15th, 2016 Nano was purchased by a lady with the intention to end up his unfortunate life in Kota Marudu, north of Sabah. Once she saw Nano was kept in a small chicken mesh cage, she decided to spend RM1,500 to rescue him from the seller. After that, she surrendered Nano to the Sabah Wildlife Department and they sent to BSBCC on 20th of November, 2016.
 
PERSONALITY:  When he first arrived at BSBCC, Nano was slightly stressed, dehydrated and underweight, weighing only 9.7kg. Consequently, his canines and claws appeared too big for his tiny body. Nano must have been ill-treated when he was kept as a pet which has caused him to suffer psychological trauma and develop stereotypical behaviour.
 
Nano is a shy and quiet bear. His first bear friend was Noah. On the 13th August 2017, Nano and Noah finally had the chance to explore the forest for the first time. He feels safer when he stays beside Noah. He will suckle on his shank for comfort. Even though they are “beary” good friends, they still fight sometimes. Before and during the food giving, Noah always guards food, and Nano will respond as if they are communicating in Bear Language. He will give a warning bark when somebody tries to disturb him. Nano has grown to understand and love a great deal about his forest home. He will grow in confidence, gain trust, recover from the pain and have a second chance to live as a wild bear again.

IDENTIFYING MARKS OR TRAITS: He has a distinctively longer face shape.

ADOPTION:
Andrey Chernov & Natalia Rassokhina are adopting Nano in January 2020.