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At just over a metre long, the Bornean sun bear is the smallest bear in the world and also, the highest-climbing bear in the world.
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@Enk64 Жыл бұрын

Guys, this animal is the closest thing to Winnie the Pooh we'll ever get.

@shafquatsadman5191 Жыл бұрын

Nah xi xin ping is the closest thing to Winnie the Pooh

@Apocalypse9696 Жыл бұрын

@@shafquatsadman5191 damn you beat me to this comment

@lindam4953 Жыл бұрын

Lol!!!

@Loris71734 Жыл бұрын

They actually defend themselves very aggressively

@shafquatsadman5191 Жыл бұрын

@@Apocalypse9696 this is the first thing that came in my mind after seeing this video

@Purplebear1703 Жыл бұрын

The bear made going up and down the tree look so easy!?! So beautiful

@dustintacohands1107 Жыл бұрын

Those claws perfect fit

@Doughnut_Fox Жыл бұрын

They are beautiful

@The_GOAT____ Жыл бұрын

Bears can even run up trees full speed it’s absolutely amazing!

@eka.setyawan Жыл бұрын

Fun fact, in Indonesia we called this bear beruang madu which means honey bear.

@ashtaihan5574 Жыл бұрын

In bangladesh,,we also called it modhu bhalluk in bengali.its means Honey bear

@johnnyvincent11 Жыл бұрын

As Indonesian i confirm this

@danangarifwidodo Жыл бұрын

gak nanya

@tobz475 Жыл бұрын

Bahasa inggris juga sama kali nyebutnya honey bear ato gak sun bear.

@marisavania2665 Жыл бұрын

Orang Amerika nyebutnya winnie the pooh

@indyreno2933 Жыл бұрын

Sun bears are bears of the genus Helarctos, there are three extant species of sun bear: the Indochinese Sun Bear (Helarctos indochinensis), the Sumatran Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus), and the Bornean Sun Bear (Helarctos euryspilus), they are the sole extant genus of the subtribe Helarctina, which is part of the tribe Ursini of the broader subfamily Ursinae (Long-Snouted Bears), the bornean sun bear is known for being the smallest living bear species.

@elvishassassin1 Жыл бұрын

It is eerily primate like in its movements. If you watch closely you will see it rotating its arms and wrists like a human. A wonderful example of convergent evolution.

@alicebershtein Жыл бұрын

Watching it sniff cured my depression

@emmagucci_art Жыл бұрын

I'm also here because I'm sad.

@kittenface8577 2 ай бұрын

I love watching the bear crunch and chomp on the tree limb,it's so cute! Her nose while she's crunching is adorable

@edwinreveron870 Жыл бұрын

Small, but a very strong species of bears, for their size.. I seen one open a coconut, like if it was a head of lettuce.... And they must be also the closest relative to the sloth bears...

@ytpremium9462 Жыл бұрын

No, they are more closely related to the American and asiatic black bears than they are to sloth bears.

@lennarthagen3638 Жыл бұрын

And can get very aggressive. Dont be fooled by their cute looks.

@dewdbrowatch1446 Жыл бұрын

sloth bear is a distant relative to the sun bear. Sloth bear's "sister taxa" is the branching point for Sun bears.

@Beaneabean Жыл бұрын

Saw*

@alancawfield6549 Жыл бұрын

Sun Bears are so beautiful.

@alexbaum2204 Жыл бұрын

The sun bear is a great way to view the age of the Bornean rainforest. It’s so old that a bear - one of the largest mammals and largest predatory mammal on the planet - could find the time to adapt to the environment, grow to the full size of most other bear species’ cubs - and still be an apex predator. The jungles of this island are extraordinary. If we judge the rainforest by being the most complex ecosystem in the planet, then Borneo has to sit head and shoulders above the rest. Time has created an environment where niches are more specific and dependent on the niches of others than anywhere else on our special little world. We really must protect a place like this with all the night we can muster. Places like this harbor the bulk of our biodiversity and must be at the top of the list for conservation.

@knicksxiv Жыл бұрын

Really? Head and shoulders above the Amazon?

@tomharrison1849 Жыл бұрын

Or rather, God created it and it shows the wonder of who God is.

@goingintohellhigh Жыл бұрын

@@tomharrison1849religion is reduction

@aurelian2668 Жыл бұрын

Nah the Amazon is both older and much more diverse.

@elvishassassin1 Жыл бұрын

How do you know it evolved from bigger bears and not from a smaller ancestor?

@MajorEasley Жыл бұрын

What an enchanted forest 😍

@samsonsoturian6013 Жыл бұрын

Where the men eat their enemies and the rivers are also the sewers.

@SolidDragonUK Жыл бұрын

@@samsonsoturian6013 Dayak people *cut the heads off their enemies. Also helped hunt communists on the mainland. Whose heads we cut off 🤪

@dv9239 Жыл бұрын

@@samsonsoturian6013 all rivers are sewers if you put some thought into it

@samsonsoturian6013 Жыл бұрын

@@dv9239 not if you treat the sewage

@Visbalalam Жыл бұрын

In 1950s the entire island of Borneo was covered in such a forest. Now, only 30% remains, being displaced by endless palm oil plantations.

@NemohHoes Жыл бұрын

This tiiny cuute little bear could still probably tear you to pieces

@sycofya1677 Жыл бұрын

Not could, would 😬

@NemohHoes Жыл бұрын

@@sycofya1677 No it’s could. For example it wouldn’t attack me. It could tear me up, but it wouldn’t attack me

@sycofya1677 Жыл бұрын

@@NemohHoes it wouldn't attack you, it would just start eating you alive lol

@NemohHoes Жыл бұрын

@@sycofya1677 No I can communicate with all animals, through the eyes. I can simply give it the “don’t you come taking no bite out of me” look

@sycofya1677 Жыл бұрын

@@NemohHoes okay🥴

@justme10 Жыл бұрын

Once again we learn: Big does not always mean good. Just make the best from what you have.

@voiceofreason2674 Жыл бұрын

As a kid I helped the zookeepers at the Audubon zoo capture an escaped sun bear it climbed up a tree and I followed it and knocked it out the tree into a net. They are not really mean animals, it just ran away to be naughty it didn’t wanna hurt anybody

@David.Anderson Жыл бұрын

I have to say I did not expect that great job little bear

@bonnieforman9700 Жыл бұрын

I can't believe how hard it is for wild animals to find enough food to eat and the physical effort required. I drive to the store and buy food. Every day, I look up and see a Turkey Vulture or a hawk circling and think, "OMG. I'd be dead in a week if I had to even grow my food, never mind fly around for days looking for something to murder." What a unique creature that bear is.

@alexbaum2204 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic comment. We owe them respect.

@BigPuddin Жыл бұрын

Typical woman. At least you're honest.

@Randy1337 Жыл бұрын

I want to hug it

@rosamdelgado9991 Ай бұрын

Have you seen the claws?

@Randy1337 Ай бұрын

@@rosamdelgado9991 have you seen mine?

@jokoniro1555 Жыл бұрын

I saw them on my back yard. My home close to the forest)))

@SilverSpectre266 Жыл бұрын

Feels like it would make more since if Winnie the Pooh was a Sun Bear instead of a Black Bear now. Could even explain the color

@joanbrooks619 Ай бұрын

Omgaud what a cute bear, sliding down the tree....❤❤❤❤

@deadsmoke198 29 күн бұрын

I saw a male gorilla climb a palm tree like that, he just casually walked up the trunk, grabbed a coconut and slid down.

@touremuhammad5983 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: Sun bears spend more time in the trees than any other bear. They also build nests like orangutans to sleep in every night.

@RB_FromKerala Жыл бұрын

amazing capture

@ytpremium9462 Жыл бұрын

This is an awesome example of convergent evolution. Very sloth/ape like.

@KapteinFruit Жыл бұрын

It may be the smallest, but if this is the bear I think it is, its super aggressive because its half blind. Snort up them ants little bear. I love bears, but I wouldnt want to get too close to one.

@luluguilherme8908 Жыл бұрын

Indeed despite being the smallest bear still is a big animal that can cause serious injuries due sharp teeth and claws

@KapteinFruit Жыл бұрын

@@luluguilherme8908 Im happy that you know :) My friend.

@lennarthagen3638 Жыл бұрын

If they want to they can tear apart anyone

@D1OOOOOO Жыл бұрын

@@lennarthagen3638 not me

@somnuswaltz5586 2 ай бұрын

@@KapteinFruit and you think the REST OF US would prefer to go walk up to one??? Your comment is asinine

@Doughnut_Fox Жыл бұрын

Beautiful creatures

@samsonsoturian6013 Жыл бұрын

Oh yes, murder machines are always a thing of beauty.

@wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457 Жыл бұрын

@@samsonsoturian6013 Sun bears aren't murder machines. They attack least people out of any bear species. What will you call humans then who not only destroy wildlife but also kill their own kind for greed.

@samsonsoturian6013 Жыл бұрын

@@wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457 This goon doesn't realize bears will eat animals while they're still alive.

@yusufcanbaz8194 Жыл бұрын

@@samsonsoturian6013 this bear only eats bugs and is small whacth the actual vid

@samsonsoturian6013 Жыл бұрын

@@yusufcanbaz8194 Even deer will eat small mammals that come their way. This omnivorous bear would totally eat your cat.

@user-nl3xw4gg7m 10 ай бұрын

It’s the Drop Bear! (For those who don’t know, Drop Bears are mythical carnivorous marsupials that are thought to sit in trees and suddenly pounce down on their victims below.)

@mariadaluzmoutinho5701 Жыл бұрын

Olha que lindo ...Que grandes acobracias para chegar ao topo!! O mel no topo da árvore... O urso no meio do melado e abelhas ...a forma como desliza é incrível!! São um espanto...

@somnuswaltz5586 2 ай бұрын

how adorable

@mringram Жыл бұрын

Great video

@successmusicvideo Жыл бұрын

Very cool excursion. Very interesting!

@joeyw7325 Жыл бұрын

Hey Boo Boo, get away from that picnic basket

@OptiMind11 Жыл бұрын

O WoW tearing tree and climbing tree is so beautiful!

@ashrasmun1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the content and especially for removing that weird sound in the outro!

@mariannamaye9898 Ай бұрын

Such a beautiful creature! I wonder if we still can see this animal in the next 50 years.

@michaelhoran407 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful.

@fozzybear8878 Жыл бұрын

"...more monkey than bear..." Oh, how sweet!

@iaina3251 Жыл бұрын

superb camera work

@Greystorm1619 Жыл бұрын

Look at her go! Climb those trees!!

@QbutNotTheQ 7 ай бұрын

She is a beautiful little sun bear.

@IndriidaeNT 21 күн бұрын

My favorite islands that are hotspots for biodiversity are Madagascar where lemurs, tenrecs, chameleons and fossas live, the Galapagos Islands where giant tortoises, finches, marine iguanas, sea lions and sally lightfoot crabs live and now the Bornean Sun Bear in Borneo's tropical rainforests.

@Summitic Жыл бұрын

I want to see how the cordycep video was filmed! Please

@doubleog5326 Жыл бұрын

1:16- & I thought my toe nails were long😂 holy

@I-like-feet-pics Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@Theoderich11 9 ай бұрын

Look at the claws,how massive and sharp.

@vaughnceollivierre2005 Жыл бұрын

This the same forest with the smallest cat??

@coolnegative Жыл бұрын

Sooooo cute!

Жыл бұрын

Sehr schön 🤠

@jonathanlocy3374 Жыл бұрын

That’s so badass

@animalworld76 Жыл бұрын

So beautiful 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

@josephsalmonte4995 Жыл бұрын

"Guided by her keen sense of smell..." Yeah, & a thousand buzzing Bees 🤣

@somnuswaltz5586 2 ай бұрын

40 METERS ABOVE HER. her sense of smell far outweighs her sense of smell in this case bozo

@johnnytidoyjimenea480 Жыл бұрын

Nice kitty 🐈

@michellewitt2071 11 ай бұрын

I love that bear with all my heart.

@MichaelJohnson1-cm4gpq 6 ай бұрын

You know there super aggressive right?

@linzeebats0102 Жыл бұрын

Adorable bears alwayz ✝️🎠🕊🐻✝️

@vandacarneiro980 Жыл бұрын

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaahh.

@SEOshogun Жыл бұрын

Small but mighty!! This bear is still a problem! Lol

@syahrularul4642 Жыл бұрын

Owhh wow....

@youravrggaymer Жыл бұрын

She is so cute

@drandy.myanmaryoutubechannel Жыл бұрын

တကယ်မိုက်တယ်။

@AnimalWorld598 Жыл бұрын

I like this video

@themishmish101 Жыл бұрын

I love Pooh bear 🐻. That's the closest to it .

@lizardchosimbastedanko5195 Жыл бұрын

Imagine this thing evolving to the point of being able to full on swing from tree to tree

@elvishassassin1 Жыл бұрын

Give it a few million years. I think they are the closest thing to primates.

@sueannsouza690 Жыл бұрын

My favorite species of bear.

@ShadowStarz77 Жыл бұрын

Anteater + Monkey + Bear = This

@yjs8928 Жыл бұрын

Monke bear

@paulmkz Жыл бұрын

Sun bears though small have big teeth and claws. Tough little bear

@PerceptionVsReality333 Жыл бұрын

They're cute.

@andres19877 Жыл бұрын

I didn't know there were bears in Borneo. Thank you so much for this video. ☺️☺️☺️

@inthesenterofeverything666 Жыл бұрын

She's cute I love her

@emmaleeaman1110 Ай бұрын

@BBCEarth ¿did you film at Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCS), founded by Dr. Wong, in Sepilok area of Sabah, Borneo Malaysia?

@airbnbservices9080 Жыл бұрын

Amazing, just loved it

@SolRBLX83 Жыл бұрын

and yet he can still beat me in a wrestle

@mihajlomilic8305 Жыл бұрын

Ajmo braco sacuvati planetu

@nathancomixproductions466 10 ай бұрын

What she lacks in largeness, she makes up in flexibility.

@micktepolt6276 Жыл бұрын

cool

@conceicaofortunato373 Жыл бұрын

El oso és un animal muy esperto.

@slalomie 10 ай бұрын

Imagine being a bear getting a splinter on your tongue…

@Yourname942 2 ай бұрын

Does anyone else like but mostly hate the foley sound fx they add?

@mrcamel1905 Жыл бұрын

Lol imagine getting chased by this little bear .😂😂😂

@SluttChops Жыл бұрын

They are the smallest bear species, but actually not that small compared to people. Males can weigh up to 68 kg (150 lbs). Really don't think you'd wanna tangle with one.

@r.m.strong Жыл бұрын

Early bears ancestors were smaller and mostly lived up in the trees , looked actually a lot I'd think like the present days more nocturnal Binturong. I've yet to check on the link in this family tree , but to my eyes I do seem to see , yes ? Love Bears all . Love Sun bears , very beary much !

@teawrecks1243 Жыл бұрын

actually the smallest bear in the world is the gummy bear

@konalily Жыл бұрын

A cross between a monkey and sloth came to mind.

@swarupsaha4087 Жыл бұрын

Is it a new show..?

@Joesbigbro78 Жыл бұрын

It’s crazy watching videos of animals that won’t be around in 10 years because humans destroy everything.

@joecorrero6763 Жыл бұрын

Yogi would be so proud

@The70sGal-mf2xc Жыл бұрын

Hey Everybody, it's Spidey-Bear!

@ehmedjunaid03 Жыл бұрын

Camera 📷 Is Everywhere 😁

@LaynieBella 2 ай бұрын

Coll

@crocoshark4097 5 ай бұрын

This video is the bear minimum

@LIONTAMER3D Жыл бұрын

This is not the same without David Attenborough

@alanatolstad4824 Жыл бұрын

I always have to look up metric conversions for American understanding of size.

@slugroythegreat Жыл бұрын

2:39

@jusauser Жыл бұрын

Bear ASMR 1:10

@rokzers Жыл бұрын

Sumatra island

@kelpieseas3494 Жыл бұрын

We see Banjo in his natural habitat…

@Frea_ Жыл бұрын

Kalau ikut lomba panjat pinang pasti menang terus deh ini beruangnya

@cristinajenabe8291 Жыл бұрын

sun bears are animals

@DonnePlummer69 Жыл бұрын

Never judge a book by its cover 💯

@--Paws-- Жыл бұрын

Makes me think bears and raccoons (or their relatives) are more closely related. This bear acts like a tailless version of an olingo.

@uniqloboi9800 Жыл бұрын

This is in fact a real sunbear not a man in a bear suit

@julysondamasco8059 Жыл бұрын

👍

@aqueseth 9 ай бұрын

The bear like Winnie The Pooh who loves honey not like the three bears in Goldilocks and the three bears 🐻🍯