Animal directory
Sun Bear
Care, environment, breeding and conservation records for Sun Bear.
Identity & conservation
- Scientific name
- Helarctos malayanus
- Enclosures
- Habitat
- Status
- Vulnerable
- Status code
- VU
- Regions
- Asia
- Biomes
- Tropical, Wetlands
- Edition
- Base game
- Class group
- Mammals
- Revealed
- 2026-09-15
- Status groups
- Vulnerable, Threatened
- Tax class
- Mammalia
- Tax family
- Ursidae
- Tax genus
- Helarctos
- Tax order
- Carnivora
- Wild population
- Unknown
- Wild population count
- Unknown
Habitat & enclosure
- Barrier grade
- 3
- Barrier height
- 3 m
- Climb proof
- Yes
- Water barrier
- No
- Temp min
- 18 °C
- Temp max
- 33 °C
- Area land min
- 920 m²
- Area land
- 920 m² + 135 m² per extra animal
- Area climbing
- 30 m² + 15 m² per extra animal
- Area deep water
- Unknown
- Area flying
- Unknown
- Area shelter
- 20 m² per animal
- Area water
- 30 m² + 15 m² per extra animal
- Humidity
- Unknown
- Plant cover
- 20-100%
- Salinity
- Unknown
- Terrain
- Sand 0-10%, Rock 0-20%, Soil 50-100%, Grass 0-50%
- Water barrier depth
- Unknown
- Water barrier width
- Unknown
Social life & breeding
- Group size
- 1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)
- Life expectancy
- 25-30 years
- Bachelor females
- 1
- Bachelor males
- 1
- Breeding difficulty
- Easy
- Gestation
- 6.8 months
- Gestation months
- 6.8 months
- Group name
- Unknown
- Interbirth
- 29.2 months
- Interbirth months
- 29.2 months
- Litter label
- Litter size
- Litter size
- 1-3
- Mating season
- Aseasonal
- Mating system
- Promiscuous
- Maturity age
- 4 years
- Maturity years
- 4 years
- Shoal fish
- No
- Shoal size
- Unknown
- Sterility age
- Death
Other facts
- Diet
- Leafy Greens and Vegetables, Meat Cuts and Fruit
- Colony size
- Unknown
- Colour morphs
- Unknown
- Dominance
- Unknown
- Enrichment
- Ball on Chain, Prey-scented Sack, Rubber Duck, Rubbing Pillar, Small Ball, Small Ice Ball, Tyre, Wind Chimes
- Exhibit types
- Unknown
- Feeders
- Block of Frozen Fruit, Fixed Roller Feeder - Small, Food Tray - Large, Food Tray - Small, Foraging Wall, Melon Feeder
- Nest
- Unknown
- Offspring dispersal
- All offspring
- Size female
- 1.25 m
- Size male
- 1.4 m
- Size max
- 1.4 m
- Size measure
- Nose to rump
- Temperature
- 18 to 33°C
- Thriving group
- Unknown
- Thriving member of
- Unknown
- Thriving with
- Unknown
- Water sources
- Ground Water Fountain - Small, Water Pipe
- Weather dislikes
- Rain and snow
- Weight female
- Unknown
- Weight female text
- Unknown
- Weight juvenile
- 9.25 kg
- Weight male
- Unknown
- Weight male text
- Unknown
Research levels
| Level | Unlocks | Research gate |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Thriving Requirement 1: at least 7 objects or plants with the Bushes tag | Unknown |
| Level 2 | Thriving Requirement 2: at least 5 objects or plants with the Trees tag; Sun Bear Fact Sheet | Unknown |
| Level 3 | Release groups and release to the wild | Unknown |
| Level 4 | Thriving Requirement 3: Food Grade 2; Fertility Level 1 (+15% fertility) | Before this level: an Observation Network (Observation Platform) in Sumatra Reserve and this species released in Sumatra Reserve |
| Level 5 | Thriving Requirement 4: at least 50% native plants | Unknown |
| Level 6 | Thriving Requirement 5: Climbing Area; Fertility Level 2 (+30% fertility) | Unknown |
Observation network present at Sumatra Reserve AND Sun Bear released at Sumatra Reserve
Valid release groups
| Group | Type | Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal Family Group | Female group | 1 female |
| Solitary Male | Solitary male | 1 male |
Release requirements
| Requirement type | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Ecosystems Required | Lowland Rainforest |
| Ecosystems Required | Limestone Hills |
(established AND established)
Lowland Rainforest
Limestone Hills
Barriers at this grade3
Feeders6
Enrichment items8
Water sources2
Research levels1
Ecosystems3
Related entries110
- Enrichment items · Small Ice Ball (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Bordetellosis (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Food Tray - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Prey-scented Sack (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Food Tray - Large (Requires / provides)
- Sp habitat · Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Wood Logs (Used by / linked from)
- Zoopedia entry · Sun Bear (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Botulism Toxicosis (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Foraging Wall (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Tyre (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Ball on Chain (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Food Tray - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Salmonellosis (Used by / linked from)
- Animals in this biome · Wetlands (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Melon Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Small Ball (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Melon Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Block of Frozen Fruit (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Prey-scented Sack (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Glanders (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Small Ice Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Fixed Roller Feeder - Small (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Small Ball (Requires / provides)
- Barriers at this grade · Wood Logs (Requires / provides)
- Objectives · Creature Comforts (Used by / linked from)
- Objectives · Mine Your Business (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Wire Netting (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Rubber Duck (Requires / provides)
- Species that count · Bear-Able (Used by / linked from)
- Reward species · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Wind Chimes (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Rubbing Pillar (Used by / linked from)
- Water sources · Water Pipe (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Food Tray - Large (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Rubbing Pillar (Used by / linked from)
- Biomes · Wetlands (Requires / provides)
- Animals by grade · Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Sp habitat · Wood Logs (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Prey-scented Sack (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Fixed Roller Feeder - Small (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Melon Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Tyre (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Rotavirus (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Wetlands (Used by / linked from)
- Asked species · Animal Reintroduction projects (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Influenza (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Rubber Duck (Used by / linked from)
- Uses water source · Water Pipe (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Tyre (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Cowpox Virus (Used by / linked from)
- Has release groups · Sun Bear (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Rubber Duck (Requires / provides)
- Sp habitat · Wire Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Uses water source · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Lives in biome · Tropical (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Food Tray - Small (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Food Tray - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Rubbing Pillar (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Fixed Roller Feeder - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Melon Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Small Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Food Tray - Small (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Small Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Block of Frozen Fruit (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Water Pipe (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Wire Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Glass (Requires / provides)
- Water sources · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Foraging Wall (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Rubbing Pillar (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Campylobacteriosis (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Listeriosis (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Foot And Mouth Disease (Used by / linked from)
- Zoopedia entry · Sun Bear (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Ball on Chain (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Small Ice Ball (Requires / provides)
- Research levels · Sun Bear (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Wind Chimes (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Tularemia (Used by / linked from)
- Ecosystems · Limestone Hills (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Ball on Chain (Used by / linked from)
- Sun bear · Sun Bear (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Tropical (Used by / linked from)
- Animals in this biome · Tropical (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Wind Chimes (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Rubber Duck (Used by / linked from)
- Lives in biome · Wetlands (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Block of Frozen Fruit (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Fixed Roller Feeder - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Ecosystems · Sun Bear (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Canine Distemper Virus (Used by / linked from)
- Animals given as rewards · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Ball on Chain (Requires / provides)
- Ecosystems · Lowland Rainforest (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Prey-scented Sack (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Foraging Wall (Used by / linked from)
- Biomes · Tropical (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Foraging Wall (Requires / provides)
- Release requires ecosystem · Limestone Hills · Limestone Hills (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Small Ice Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Food Tray - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · MRSA (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Block of Frozen Fruit (Used by / linked from)
- Sun bear · Sun Bear (Requires / provides)
- Release requires ecosystem · Lowland Rainforest · Lowland Rainforest (Requires / provides)
- Has research · Sun Bear (Requires / provides)
- Researches species · Sun Bear (Used by / linked from)
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