Sun bears often stand upright like humans, and mothers even walk around cradling their babies in their arms.
Name: Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)
Where it lives: Southeast Asia
What it eats: Ants, bees, beetles, honey, termites, fruit, plants, small mammals and birds
Why it’s awesome: Sun bears often stand on their hind legs and can look so similar to humans they’ve been mistaken for people wearing costumes.
Why it’s awesome: Sun bears often stand on their hind legs and can look so similar to humans they’ve been mistaken for people wearing costumes. Sun bears are the smallest bears in the world. While grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) can weigh more than 700 pounds (320 kilograms), sun bears weigh between 60 and 150 pounds (30 to 70 kg) and are between 4 and 5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 meters) long.
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