It likely sleeps in trees, and often climbs in search of food, using its long claws to tear into bee nests and termite mounds. The most docile of the bears, sun bears are often captured when young and kept as pets, to their detriment. Depending upon where sun bears live, one of these tiger subspecies may share the same forest, and periodically prey on the bears. This constrictor ambushes a variety of prey, including deer. A rare, skittish deer with a reddish coat.
Males have long, bow-shaped antlers.
Eld's deer live in low, marshy areas that adjoin or include lowland rainforest. The sun bear's creamy chest crescent inspired its common name. A sun bear's legs are turned inward while walking. Sun bears do not hibernate. Friends of the National Zoo.