Malayan Sun Bear Fill-The-Blanks

Directions: Complete this paragraph by choosing words from the word bank below. tongue scientific favorite pet forests loss climb white smallest describe

Shy, agile and cute are three words to ______sun bears. The ______name for sun bears is Helarctos Malayanus but they are also known as Malayan sun bears. These mammals get their name from the golden or ______patch on their chest. Sun Bears are the ______member of the bear family. They are omnivores and will eat insects, leaves, lizards and berries. Their______snack is honey and sun bears will often use their long ______to get the honey out of beehives. Sun bears can be found living in ______in Southeast Asia where they use their long claws to ______trees. Unfortunately, sun bears are considered vulnerable to extinction due to habitat ______, poaching and illegal ______trading. We must

do all we can to protect this special species! ©HonoluluZooSociety ©HonoluluZooSociety Malayan Sun Bear Fill-The-Blanks ANSWER KEY

Directions: Complete this paragraph by choosing words from the word bank below. tongue scientific favorite pet forests loss climb white smallest describe

Shy, agile and cute are three words to describe sun bears. The scientific name for sun bears is Helarctos Malayanus but they are also known as Malayan sun bears. These mammals get their name from the golden or white patch on their chest. Sun Bears are the smallest member of the bear family. They are omnivores and will eat insects, leaves, lizards and berries. Their favorite snack is honey and sun bears will often use their long tongue to get the honey out of beehives. Sun bears can be found living in forests in Southeast Asia where they use their long claws to climb trees. Unfortunately, sun bears are considered vulnerable to extinction due to habitat loss, poaching and illegal pet trading. We must do all we

can to protect this special species! ©HonoluluZooSociety ©HonoluluZooSociety Malayan Sun Bear Word Search M N B V C X Z A S D F V D E R F G T Y M A M M A L J U K I L U O P L K J H G F D S A Q W E R T G H L Y U J I K L O X C V B N M J K L P O N U Y T R E Q A S D E F H O N E Y E D E C V G T R E F D S W X Z A Q W S D E R R F G H Y U F K S L O O P U I Y T R A D E R F G R O B N O M U Y G F D S A B E R R I E S R S W E U C V F R T G H L Y T R Q L C E D V B N T N Y Q S D E E G V C D E A S X S W E D H C V B N M L H Y U I A R T A Q W E S D E C V B N M G H J K V L I Q W E R T Y S A U H N G F D S A E Q W E R H B V T E X S Z X C V B N M S L J U Y O P C L K J H T E W Q S D E F R T G H U E I J B W F Q A X V W E S R W S Q S S D C V B N U K I S L P O I T U Y A N X D R G B N H T Y U I J K L M N O I S E R L I Z A R D S C X A Q Z A S E R T G H Y U K I O L P M J U I K L T R E F C V G T Y U S X W E F T S Z A Q W H E L A R C T O S M A L A Y A N U S V

What is their scientific name? ______What do they eat? ______What is their favorite snack? ______What habitat do they live in? ______Where in the world are the found? ______What is their endangered status? ______

What is their classification? ______©HonoluluZooSociety ©HonoluluZooSociety Malayan Sun Bear Word Search ANSWER KEY M N B V C X Z A S D F V D E R F G T Y M A M M A L J U K I L U O P L K J H G F D S A Q W E R T G H L Y U J I K L O X C V B N M J K L P O N U Y T R E Q A S D E F H O N E Y E D E C V G T R E F D S W X Z A Q W S D E R R F G H Y U F K S L O O P U I Y T R A D E R F G R O B N O M U Y G F D S A B E R R I E S R S W E U C V F R T G H L Y T R Q L C E D V B N T N Y Q S D E E G V C D E A S X S W E D H C V B N M L H Y U I A R T A Q W E S D E C V B N M G H J K V L I Q W E R T Y S A U H N G F D S A E Q W E R H B V T E X S Z X C V B N M S L J U Y O P C L K J H T E W Q S D E F R T G H U E I J B W F Q A X V W E S R W S Q S S D C V B N U K I S L P O I T U Y A N X D R G B N H T Y U I J K L M N O I S E R L I Z A R D S C X A Q Z A S E R T G H Y U K I O L P M J U I K L T R E F C V G T Y U S X W E F T S Z A Q W H E L A R C T O S M A L A Y A N U S V

What is their scientific name? HELARCTOS MALAYANUS What do they eat? INSECTS LEAVES LIZARDS BERRIES What is their favorite snack? HONEY What habitat do they live in? FOREST Where in the world are the found? SOUTHEAST ASIA What is their endangered status? VULNERABLE