Hello, Luna: New baby alert in Sabah, and it's (beary) cute

By MING TEOH

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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