The Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) is the smallest of the world's eight spesies of bear. It is only found in the tropical lowland rainforests of South East Asia, including the Sungai Wain Protection Forest, near Balikpapan in East Kalimantan. Besides eating insects and honey, this bear also likes fruit, playing an important role in fruit seed dispersal, and thus helping maintain the forest. As a result of large-scale fires and illegal logging in Kalimantan, sun berars are becoming increasingly rare and andagered.
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