Kham was confiscated by the Forestry Department in Luang Prabang Province,
Laos PDR along with her brother Deng. Quite the lady of the group she is poised
and demure and really has quite a regal way about her! She’s not one to rush and
just takes life at her own pace – well that is until she smells some tasty
treat!
It’s no myth that bears love honey and none more so than Kham. She has a
particularly sweet tooth and loves to seek out sticks dipped in honey that we
hide around the enclosure as part of an enrichment program. It’s rumoured that
bears can smell honey from as much as 5 km away, and with Kham we can certainly
believe it!
She’s also a big fan of bananas and the most adept at peeling and consuming
them. Definitely a lady that likes her food - even her beloved Kayasin comes
second to food in her affections so it is little wonder that she now weighs in
at a very healthy 80 kg! Kham also likes to get some exercise and loves swinging
upside down on the tyre swings whilst playfully swiping one of the other bears
around the head. Keo is a really good target for this and will often be found
pushing her back and forth on the swing as she tries to hit her mark.
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