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  • Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
  • 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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Комментарии • 248

  • @Purplebear1703
    @Purplebear1703 Год назад +246

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

  • @Enk64
    @Enk64 Год назад +472

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

    • @shafquatsadman5191
      @shafquatsadman5191 Год назад +44

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

    • @Apocalypse9696
      @Apocalypse9696 Год назад +6

      @@shafquatsadman5191 damn you beat me to this comment

    • @lindam4953
      @lindam4953 Год назад +1

      Lol!!!

    • @Loris71734
      @Loris71734 Год назад +5

      They actually defend themselves very aggressively

    • @shafquatsadman5191
      @shafquatsadman5191 Год назад

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

  • @indyreno2933
    @indyreno2933 Год назад +47

    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.

  • @eka.setyawan
    @eka.setyawan Год назад +190

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

    • @ashtaihan5574
      @ashtaihan5574 Год назад +14

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

    • @johnnyvincent11
      @johnnyvincent11 Год назад +4

      As Indonesian i confirm this

    • @danangarifwidodo
      @danangarifwidodo Год назад

      gak nanya

    • @tobz475
      @tobz475 Год назад

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

    • @marisavania2665
      @marisavania2665 Год назад +1

      Orang Amerika nyebutnya winnie the pooh

  • @elvishassassin1
    @elvishassassin1 Год назад +10

    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.

  • @kittenface8577
    @kittenface8577 3 месяца назад +3

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

  • @alicebershtein
    @alicebershtein Год назад +32

    Watching it sniff cured my depression

  • @edwinreveron870
    @edwinreveron870 Год назад +77

    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
      @ytpremium9462 Год назад +9

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

    • @lennarthagen3638
      @lennarthagen3638 Год назад +3

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

    • @dewdbrowatch1446
      @dewdbrowatch1446 Год назад +3

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

    • @Beaneabean
      @Beaneabean Год назад

      Saw*

  • @alancawfield6549
    @alancawfield6549 Год назад +35

    Sun Bears are so beautiful.

  • @alexbaum2204
    @alexbaum2204 Год назад +40

    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
      @knicksxiv Год назад

      Really? Head and shoulders above the Amazon?

    • @tomharrison1849
      @tomharrison1849 Год назад +1

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

    • @goingintohellhigh
      @goingintohellhigh Год назад

      @@tomharrison1849religion is reduction

    • @aurelian2668
      @aurelian2668 Год назад

      Nah the Amazon is both older and much more diverse.

    • @elvishassassin1
      @elvishassassin1 Год назад

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

  • @NemohHoes
    @NemohHoes Год назад +7

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

    • @sycofya1677
      @sycofya1677 Год назад +2

      Not could, would 😬

    • @NemohHoes
      @NemohHoes Год назад

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

    • @sycofya1677
      @sycofya1677 Год назад

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

    • @NemohHoes
      @NemohHoes Год назад

      @@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
      @sycofya1677 Год назад +1

      @@NemohHoes okay🥴

  • @MajorEasley
    @MajorEasley Год назад +152

    What an enchanted forest 😍

    • @samsonsoturian6013
      @samsonsoturian6013 Год назад +5

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

    • @SolidDragonUK
      @SolidDragonUK Год назад +1

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

    • @dv9239
      @dv9239 Год назад +4

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

    • @samsonsoturian6013
      @samsonsoturian6013 Год назад +1

      @@dv9239 not if you treat the sewage

    • @Visbalalam
      @Visbalalam Год назад +6

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

  • @David.Anderson
    @David.Anderson Год назад +22

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

  • @bonnieforman9700
    @bonnieforman9700 Год назад +16

    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
      @alexbaum2204 Год назад +4

      Fantastic comment. We owe them respect.

    • @BigPuddin
      @BigPuddin Год назад

      Typical woman. At least you're honest.

  • @justme10
    @justme10 Год назад +15

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

  • @voiceofreason2674
    @voiceofreason2674 Год назад +7

    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

  • @joanbrooks619
    @joanbrooks619 2 месяца назад +2

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

    • @deadsmoke198
      @deadsmoke198 Месяц назад +1

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

  • @ytpremium9462
    @ytpremium9462 Год назад +4

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

  • @Doughnut_Fox
    @Doughnut_Fox Год назад +77

    Beautiful creatures

    • @samsonsoturian6013
      @samsonsoturian6013 Год назад

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

    • @wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457
      @wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457 Год назад

      @@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
      @samsonsoturian6013 Год назад

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

    • @yusufcanbaz8194
      @yusufcanbaz8194 Год назад +1

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

    • @samsonsoturian6013
      @samsonsoturian6013 Год назад

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

  • @Randy1337
    @Randy1337 Год назад +14

    I want to hug it

    • @rosamdelgado9991
      @rosamdelgado9991 2 месяца назад

      Have you seen the claws?

    • @Randy1337
      @Randy1337 2 месяца назад

      @@rosamdelgado9991 have you seen mine?

  • @SilverSpectre266
    @SilverSpectre266 Год назад +9

    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

  • @user-nl3xw4gg7m
    @user-nl3xw4gg7m 10 месяцев назад +2

    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.)

  • @jokoniro1555
    @jokoniro1555 Год назад +12

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

  • @joeyw7325
    @joeyw7325 Год назад +1

    Hey Boo Boo, get away from that picnic basket

  • @fozzybear8878
    @fozzybear8878 Год назад +2

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

  • @KapteinFruit
    @KapteinFruit Год назад +11

    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
      @luluguilherme8908 Год назад +6

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

    • @KapteinFruit
      @KapteinFruit Год назад +1

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

    • @lennarthagen3638
      @lennarthagen3638 Год назад +1

      If they want to they can tear apart anyone

    • @D1OOOOOO
      @D1OOOOOO Год назад

      @@lennarthagen3638 not me

    • @somnuswaltz5586
      @somnuswaltz5586 3 месяца назад

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

  • @josephsalmonte4995
    @josephsalmonte4995 Год назад +5

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

    • @somnuswaltz5586
      @somnuswaltz5586 3 месяца назад

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

  • @ashrasmun1
    @ashrasmun1 Год назад +14

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

  • @touremuhammad5983
    @touremuhammad5983 Год назад +6

    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.

    • @Midgy21747
      @Midgy21747 4 дня назад

      ….to protect them from leeches on the ground

  • @IndriidaeNT
    @IndriidaeNT Месяц назад

    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.

  • @doubleog5326
    @doubleog5326 Год назад +1

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

  • @mariannamaye9898
    @mariannamaye9898 Месяц назад

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

  • @mariadaluzmoutinho5701
    @mariadaluzmoutinho5701 Год назад +8

    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...

  • @RB_FromKerala
    @RB_FromKerala Год назад +4

    amazing capture

  • @Theoderich11
    @Theoderich11 10 месяцев назад +1

    Look at the claws,how massive and sharp.

  • @OptiMind11
    @OptiMind11 Год назад +1

    O WoW tearing tree and climbing tree is so beautiful!

  • @Summitic
    @Summitic Год назад +2

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

  • @Greystorm1619
    @Greystorm1619 Год назад +1

    Look at her go! Climb those trees!!

  • @QbutNotTheQ
    @QbutNotTheQ 7 месяцев назад

    She is a beautiful little sun bear.

  • @vaughnceollivierre2005
    @vaughnceollivierre2005 Год назад +9

    This the same forest with the smallest cat??

  • @somnuswaltz5586
    @somnuswaltz5586 3 месяца назад

    how adorable

  • @mringram
    @mringram Год назад +1

    Great video

  • @themishmish101
    @themishmish101 Год назад +12

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

  • @michellewitt2071
    @michellewitt2071 11 месяцев назад

    I love that bear with all my heart.

  • @successmusicvideo
    @successmusicvideo Год назад +4

    Very cool excursion. Very interesting!

  • @iaina3251
    @iaina3251 Год назад +1

    superb camera work

  • @animalworld76
    @animalworld76 Год назад +2

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

  • @linzeebats0102
    @linzeebats0102 Год назад +1

    Adorable bears alwayz
    ✝️🎠🕊🐻✝️

  • @paulmkz
    @paulmkz Год назад

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

  • @ShadowStarz77
    @ShadowStarz77 Год назад +2

    Anteater + Monkey + Bear = This

  • @SEOshogun
    @SEOshogun Год назад

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

  • @syahrularul4642
    @syahrularul4642 Год назад +3

    Owhh wow....

  • @Joesbigbro78
    @Joesbigbro78 Год назад +2

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

  • @lizardchosimbastedanko5195
    @lizardchosimbastedanko5195 Год назад +2

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

    • @elvishassassin1
      @elvishassassin1 Год назад

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

  • @ahmadafandi2316
    @ahmadafandi2316 6 дней назад +1

    Life action Winnie the Pooh movie looks good❤

  • @michaelhoran407
    @michaelhoran407 Год назад +1

    Wonderful.

  • @jonathanlocy3374
    @jonathanlocy3374 Год назад +2

    That’s so badass

  • @nathancomixproductions466
    @nathancomixproductions466 10 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @andres19877
    @andres19877 Год назад +2

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

  • @r.m.strong
    @r.m.strong Год назад +3

    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 !

  • @emmaleeaman1110
    @emmaleeaman1110 2 месяца назад

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

  • @teawrecks1243
    @teawrecks1243 Год назад +2

    actually the smallest bear in the world is the gummy bear

  • @yjs8928
    @yjs8928 Год назад +3

    Monke bear

  • @The70sGal-mf2xc
    @The70sGal-mf2xc Год назад

    Hey Everybody, it's Spidey-Bear!

  • @AntZ49570
    @AntZ49570 Год назад +7

    Wow! Gorgeous forest, from Borneo, I wish I could visit.

  • @Yourname942
    @Yourname942 2 месяца назад +1

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

  • @PerceptionVsReality333
    @PerceptionVsReality333 Год назад +1

    They're cute.

  • @slalomie
    @slalomie 10 месяцев назад

    Imagine being a bear getting a splinter on your tongue…

  • @johnnytidoyjimenea480
    @johnnytidoyjimenea480 Год назад

    Nice kitty 🐈

  • @cindybreweramanda188
    @cindybreweramanda188 Год назад +3

    Happy Friday Everyone from Tacoma Washington!( Stay Safe and warm )

  • @youravrggaymer
    @youravrggaymer Год назад

    She is so cute

  • @mihajlomilic8305
    @mihajlomilic8305 Год назад +1

    Ajmo braco sacuvati planetu

  •  Год назад

    Sehr schön 🤠

  • @mrcamel1905
    @mrcamel1905 Год назад

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

    • @SluttChops
      @SluttChops Год назад

      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.

  • @konalily
    @konalily Год назад

    A cross between a monkey and sloth came to mind.

  • @sueannsouza690
    @sueannsouza690 Год назад

    My favorite species of bear.

  • @coolnegative
    @coolnegative Год назад

    Sooooo cute!

  • @SolRBLX83
    @SolRBLX83 Год назад

    and yet he can still beat me in a wrestle

  • @uniqloboi9800
    @uniqloboi9800 Год назад +1

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

  • @adamriekert1984
    @adamriekert1984 Год назад +4

    Borneo and the other countries of Southeast Asian region are cutting their rainforests down indiscriminately! The government is turning its head to this. This animal and others will be wiped out before long! :(

    • @ytpremium9462
      @ytpremium9462 Год назад +3

      Yes, this is because palm oil is profitable. If you want to help, boycott palm oil products.

    • @adamriekert1984
      @adamriekert1984 Год назад

      @@ytpremium9462 if not palm oil, then avocadoes, coffee, tea, agave, coca, or any other cash crop.
      Should I stop eating entirely?
      Cutting down the forest is also profitable, when there are good lumber trees.
      Demand cannot be impacted. The country needs to curb illegal and unsustainable supply.

    • @ytpremium9462
      @ytpremium9462 Год назад +3

      @@adamriekert1984 no. There is not the same market for those crops as there is for palm oil. We need to enforce regulations on corporations and subsidize poor areas.

  • @I-like-feet-pics
    @I-like-feet-pics Год назад

    Amazing

  • @crocoshark4097
    @crocoshark4097 5 месяцев назад

    This video is the bear minimum

  • @airbnbservices9080
    @airbnbservices9080 Год назад

    Amazing, just loved it

  • @atc5321
    @atc5321 Год назад +3

    I'm just here doing research on if the Sun Bear in a Chinese zoo is real or not

  • @conceicaofortunato373
    @conceicaofortunato373 Год назад

    El oso és un animal muy esperto.

  • @inthesenterofeverything666
    @inthesenterofeverything666 Год назад

    She's cute I love her

  • @dracodracarys2339
    @dracodracarys2339 Год назад +2

    the smallest bear is the gummy bear

  • @LIONTAMER3D
    @LIONTAMER3D Год назад +1

    This is not the same without David Attenborough

  • @jusauser
    @jusauser Год назад

    Bear ASMR 1:10

  • @joecorrero6763
    @joecorrero6763 Год назад

    Yogi would be so proud

  • @drandy.myanmaryoutubechannel
    @drandy.myanmaryoutubechannel Год назад

    တကယ်မိုက်တယ်။

  • @hakim_alrooh
    @hakim_alrooh Год назад +1

    سبحان من خلقك وصورك

  • @aqueseth
    @aqueseth 10 месяцев назад

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

  • @AnimalWorld598
    @AnimalWorld598 Год назад

    I like this video

  • @ehmedjunaid03
    @ehmedjunaid03 Год назад

    Camera 📷 Is Everywhere 😁

  • @kelpieseas3494
    @kelpieseas3494 Год назад

    We see Banjo in his natural habitat…

  • @--Paws--
    @--Paws-- Год назад

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

  • @DonnePlummer69
    @DonnePlummer69 Год назад

    Never judge a book by its cover 💯

  • @alanatolstad4824
    @alanatolstad4824 Год назад

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

  • @swarupsaha4087
    @swarupsaha4087 Год назад

    Is it a new show..?