Sun bears usually hunt only at night. They spend the day sleeping and sunbathing in trees. They build nestlike beds in trees by bending or breaking the branches. Sun bears live in the forests of Borneo, Indochina, the Malay Peninsula, Myanmar, Sumatra, and Thailand. Sloth bears get their name from an Old English word meaning slow.
Sloth bears move very slowly except when disturbed.
These bears are so fond of honey that they are sometimes called honey bears. They hunt chiefly at night. These bears eat birds' eggs, grubs, honey, insects, and plants. They also eat termites. Sloth bears pull apart the termites' nests, blow away the dust, and suck up the insects.