Luna is the first sun bear to be born in captivity at the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre in Sandakan, Sabah. Photo: BSBCC/Seng Yen Wah
The Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC), located within a natural tropical rainforest in Sandakan, Sabah, recently welcomed an unexpected birth.
Luna is the first cub born in captivity, and an unexpected but nice surprise, says BSBCC CEO and founder Dr Wong Siew Te.
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A beary unexpected birth
Luna is the first sun bear to be born in captivity at the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre in Sandakan, Sabah. Photo: BSBCC/Seng Yen Wah
Bintang the mama bear nursing and tending to her newborn Luna. Photo: BSBCC/Seng Yen Wah
Luna, at one month old, is being cared for by her human caretakers at the centre. Photo: BSBCC/Seng Yen Wah
Luna smiles when she sleeps. Photo: BSBCC/Seng Yen Wah
Bintang has been living at the centre for seven years since being rescued from being illegally kept as a pet when she was young. Photo: BSBCC/Seng Yen Wah
Wong conducts virtual tours at the centre. Photo: BSBCC
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