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Malayan Sun Bear Fill-The-Blanks 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 What is their classification? MAMMAL ©HonoluluZooSociety ©HonoluluZooSociety.
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