There is very little competition for food, since the only other termite and ant eating animal in the area is the pangolin. However, scent marking has been observed. They rub their bodies on the trees and claw at them to leave a visual and chemical signal. Very little else is known about their social system. It is not known whether or not they go into dormancy like other bears, and it is also not known if they have a delayed egg implantation like other bears.
Males fight often over females during breeding season.
The bears only come together to mate, and are otherwise solitary. The pair stays together for only a few days during the breeding season, and during this time they copulate many times. Female bears are induced ovulators, meaning they have to be stimulated several times in order to ovulate, so this is why they must mate so often. This tie may last for 10 - 30 minutes. The females give birth in late fall, early winter.