1.   Another challenging newborn was the cub of a Malayan sun bear that had to be hand reared.

2.   The sun bear did well, however, on a modified formula that contained less curd-forming casein and more whey.

3.   Rare sun bears, tortoises, turtles, snakes and anteaters in Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri provinces have been badly affected by the illegal wildlife trade, the newspaper said.

4.   The conservation area is home to a variety of endangered animals including the orangutan, sun bear, proboscis monkey, porcupine and a rare deer species.

5.   The sun bear and black bear in southeast Asia have suffered from unregulated capture for sale of body parts and for food, the report said.

6.   There are seven sun bears at the zoo, two males and five females.

7.   Tigers, leopards, black panthers, sun bears and elephants abound in quantities that suggest a healthy ecosystem.

8.   Zoo keeper Ishak Bakar said it was by chance that the mother was separated from the rest of the sun bears before she gave birth.

9.   He said Malaysia would be soon be sending tigers, Malayan sun bears and other animals to a Nigerian zoo in exchange for the gorillas.