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| Bear of the Month - Apple - August 2008 |
On the morning of 24th February 2007 Free the Bears Fund received a (not totally
unexpected but) very precious gift. It was discovered that Deena a 13 year old
female Sun bear at the Phnom Tamao Sanctuary in Cambodia had given birth to a
tiny cub. She had been sharing an enclosure with Aural, a large male and Deena's
behaviour had been a little unusual over the past few months so we had begun to
suspect that she might be pregnant and what a joy when she produced a healthy
little boy.
Deena took to motherhood immediately and she and her little one who became known
as Apple have been living in their own special enclosure for the last year or
so.
Apple is now almost 18 months old and already weighs more than 40kg. Despite
this he still suckles from his mother who weighs just a few more kilos than her
son! He readily eats all of the various foodstuffs offered including fresh
coconuts, ice treats and like all Sun bears he just loves honey.
We will be looking at separating Apple from Deena sometime this year, once this
is done he will be placed with other Sun bear cubs his own age. Apple is a
confident little bear, fairly steady in nature although wary of human, like his
father Aural he avoids coming indoors and prefers to stay out in his forested
enclosure 24hours a day.
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Bear of the Month
November 2008
Lom was confiscated from traders by the forestry office in
Northern Laos.
Read all about
Lom here.
Zoo Lecture Series Battling to Save Asia's Bears - Stories from the field - an
evening of inspirational presentations.
More info >>>
Hunter Hall Ethical Investments Free the Bears Fund Gala
Hosted by Rove McManus on 28.02.09
More Info >>>
New arrivals at Kuang Si
Bear Rescue Center - check out these cuties!
More info >>>
Check out Rove at our bear sanctuary
Rove McManus - New Member
Special Notice
From 19/08/04 Free The Bears Fund is a TAX
DEDUCTIBLE Charity. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.
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