Gentle sun bear Kukuton passes away


Kukuton, the gentle and beloved sun bear at the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, has died.

KOTA KINABALU: After two years at the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) in Sandakan, Kukuton, a gentle and beloved sun bear, has died at age nine of cardiac failure.

Kukuton was rescued after being kept in a small cage for seven years as an illegal pet, following the tragic loss of his mother to poachers.

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