Sun Bear cub » Perth Zoo

Sun Bear cub
28-06-2008

Perth zoo breeds a first for an Australian zoo with the birth of a female Sun bear

28-06-2008

And its head is huge!!!!!! (but i am sure thats normal)

Sun Bear cub at Perth
28-06-2008

How's that for a good news story? Channel 10 in Brisbane gave it good air time.

29-06-2008

yeah channel 7 here gave it a good minute

29-06-2008

A little bit of PR goes a long way

01-07-2008

can we tick that off the goals for ARAZPA zoos for 2008. what amazing news. and what an exciting year for breakthrough matings/births. fingers crossed for francois langur and pygmy hippos.

01-07-2008

Nothing frustrates me more than the francios langurs at taronga. They have a beautiful exhibit. I just wish that Taronga could get another female or two. I really want to see that enclosure full of little orange babies.
Has anyone ever seen the langurs down near the waterfall? They seem to be always up the top corner when I go to see them.

02-07-2008

Had to put this up for the pic, i have seen another today in the Scottish daily record of mum carrying the cub upside down, what a star!
Perth Zoo unveils Australia's first sun bear cub | PerthNow

02-07-2008

If you have a look on the website - Animals and Plants - Perth Zoo - Western Australia - there are three videos and some photos of the cub.

12-07-2008

What fantastic news

Here is some more information on the cub:

She was born at 9.00am on Wednesday 26 March 2008.

Her parents are Jamran (8) and Bopha (6). Both were rescued by Free The Bears Fund sanctuary in Cambodia after they were taken from the wild illegally as cubs by people.

She has been named Maly (pronounced 'Mahlee') which means 'Blossum' in Cambodian.

She is expected to remain with her mother until she is independant at two


Maly is the first cub born in Australia. The last cub born in the Australasia region was in September 2006 at Wellington Zoo, a female cub called Susa.

27-07-2008

So true Boof...
A larger group would go nicely,
You can see there prepared for it (exhibit size)
I couldn't even get a glimpse last time!

Same story with the Silvery Gibbons...

28-07-2008

hi Boof
yes I have frequently seen the francois langur down near the waterfall, though the best I have ever seen them was my last visit in the April school holidays when a keeper was feeding them through a safety cage down near the viewing area.
Unfortunately, acquirring more Francois Langurs is going to be a long and drawn out process due to difficulties in obtaining animals from China.

28-07-2008

It's a shame. As I said, it's a great exhibit.

30-07-2008

This is great news for the species, I hope one day sun bears will be plenty full in Western zoos, Many zoos in South east asian keep them, but not many have successfull breeding programs,