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Post by brobear on Mar 19, 2018 5:09:41 GMT -5
shaggygod.proboards.com/ DIET & FEEDING BEHAVIOR. Sun bears are omnivores with food habits similar to Selenarctos and primarily feed on termites, ants and beetle larvae, bee larvae and honey, and a large variety of fruits, when available. Occasionally certain flowers are eaten. Vegetation, like grasses or leaves, hardly feature in the diet. Near the forest edge in gardens they occasionally feed on the growing tips of palm trees, and occasionally small mammals and bird eggs. Their long sharp claws enable them to dig easily into the ground, break into logs, and their massive jaw muscles make it possible to bite through the bark of trees in search of insects and honey, and their long tongues help them to extract these foods from crevices. Sun Bears also eat the heart of coconut palms, and may do serious damage to coconut plantations, destroying numerous trees in a single night and returning to the plantation until all trees have been affected.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2019 2:59:38 GMT -5
Coconut shells are pretty tough. Any animal that can bite through that shell has rally strong jaws.
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Post by brobear on Mar 16, 2019 3:40:49 GMT -5
Coconut shells are pretty tough. Any animal that can bite through that shell has rally strong jaws. Among living bears, pound-for-pound, the sun bears jaw-strength is second only to the giant panda. The Andean bear is very likely in the third place although I've found no data.
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Post by brobear on Oct 28, 2019 9:59:29 GMT -5
What does a Sun Bear eat?
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 11, 2020 11:02:37 GMT -5
Dietary preference of Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) in Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India We characterized the dietary pattern of Malayan sun bear Helarctos malayanus from three seasons in Namdapha tiger reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Eighty five scat samples were collected between August 2008 and November 2010. Scats were analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively to determine the food composition of sun bear in the region. The contents were manually separated and examined. Cumulative frequency was used to determine the contribution of food items in the diet of sun bear. Malayan sun bear was observed to feed on a wide variety of food items. Coleoptera were the most frequently occurring food item in their diet. Sun bear consumed 10 plant species. The items/species area curve was developed to find the minimum number of scats required to study the dietary composition. Food of animal origin comprised of the class Arachnida, Insecta, Mammalia and Osteichtyes. Sun bear were also found to feed on 15 families of insects that were mainly from the order Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Isoptera. Among 15 families, 14 insects were identified as regular food items of sun bear in the study area. Presence of rodents and scorpions in food of sun bear was also recorded. Among these, 8 families of beetles (Coleoptera), one family of stingless bee (Apidae), one family of ants (Formicidae) and one wasp (Vespidae) could be identified. www.researchgate.net/publication/327624021_Dietary_preference_of_Malayan_sun_bear_Helarctos_malayanus_in_Namdapha_Tiger_Reserve_Arunachal_Pradesh_India
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Post by brobear on Jan 11, 2020 12:40:33 GMT -5
Osteichtyes ( had to look this one up ): a bony fish.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 11, 2020 17:32:58 GMT -5
Osteichtyes ( had to look this one up ): a bony fish. Me too bro.
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