Talk:Sun bear

message: The first sentence in the "Description" section says that it's the smallest bear and then it continues to say "just like how a Nickmo is the smallest member of the cat (feline) family". What is that? That information is 1. Irrelevant and 2. Incorrect? Last I checked a rusty-spotted cat was the smallest in the feline family, I've never heard of a Nickmo nor does it come up anywhere where you search for it, and most importantly, it's completely irrelevant to this article.  I would suggest taking it out.
Thanks  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.151.9.192 (talk) 23:05, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Nickmo?

message: The binomial name of this species is listed as:
:"Helarctos malayanus (Raffles, 1821)"
Raffles links to a disambig page. I suspect that the Raffles being referred to here is Thomas Stamford Raffles, but I have been unable to find a reference to definitively verify this.
Kevyn 03:26, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Raffles?

message: I'm pretty sure this isn't malay. Possibly an orang asli language, but until more info pops up I am removing this. Borisblue 01:59, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: basindo nan tenggil?

message: How come the IUCN red list status is not according to SSC (http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/9760/all). They list this bear as DD. Tbjornstad 08:44, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Fixed. - UtherSRG (talk) 11:45, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  IUCN Red List Status 

message: Do people keep sun bears as pets? —Lowellian (reply) 20:02, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Pets?

message: I removed several redundancies.  I think that it's possibly, maybe, may even be okay.84.48.229.186 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment was added at 13:37, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Redundant words are reduntant

message: The article contains no mention of the Sun Bear's habitat.  Where does it live?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Austin Bruce (talk • contribs) 04:16, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where does it live? 

message: I've found a few pictures of sun bear's with >1 foot long tounges. This may be a good addition?
--97.112.142.149 (talk) 19:49, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add something about their tongues? 

message: When was this bear moved into the genus Ursus from Helarctos?
Bruinfan12 (talk) 04:51, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Good question, it is not included in the Ursus page, and it is listed as Helarctos on the ursidae page. FunkMonk (talk) 19:44, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Genus classification change

message: The Sun Bear is the most social of all bears seeking tremendous interaction with humans
in captivity and not prospering in groups of less then three.
I think it would be quite informative to add this as a section to the page.--Patbahn (talk) 01:33, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sun  Bears as Social Animals 

message: The sentence "Adult sun bears have almost no predators except humans, due to their fierce reputation and formidable teeth." seems to imply that the sun bear's fierce reputation is known even amongst other animals (i.e. would be predators), and that because of this reputation they avoid hunting the bear. This seems kind of silly, and probably needs revising. gz33 (talk) 15:25, 27 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: ya this really made me laugh. animals in malaysia are worried about eating the sun bear as it is known to be something of a bad ass.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.128.131.57 (talk) 22:03, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Sun Bear don't care, he just goes...--Patbahn (talk) 14:58, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fierce Reputation? 

message: Why does the little box show the bear as being extinct?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.254.156.143 (talk) 20:23, 12 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extinct 

message: Under Reproduction it says they suckle for 18 months, and then the next sentence says after 2 or 3 months they are able to play and forage by themselves...which is it? 38.108.124.162 (talk) 14:52, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reproduction 

message: The BMC put out an article in 2008 saying that sun bears should be considered Ursus malayanus. I think at the very least the article should be noted on the page. --Mjmannella (talk) 18:14, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  BMC Article - Changed Genus 

message: Sunbears are at least double the height stated in the article (70cm) when standing erect on two paws.--Dr zoidberg590 (talk) 15:17, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: For animals with a typically quadrupedal stance, the shoulder height is measured when down on all fours. - UtherSRG (talk) 15:23, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Height of a Sunbear when 'standing'