The official website of the Moscow Mayor has announced that two more rare sun bears will soon be settling in the capital's zoo. A nine-month-old female and male will join a young female bear that moved to Moscow in August of this year. Before that, they will spend some time in a quarantine zone.
The last time sun bears lived in the Moscow Zoo was in the early 1980s. They were females Solokha and Lyalyka, and a male Solomon. Closer to the 1990s, they were transferred to other zoos. Now, the institution will again be home to three representatives of this endangered species.
Participants in the "Active Citizen" project will be able to choose names for the cubs. Among the options for girls' names are Masha, Avgusta, Aurora, Zlata, Javi, Mango, Zvezdochka, Assol, and Parvati. The boy is suggested to be named Ravi, Luka, Luchik, or Sultan.
The female who moved in August has already settled into her new home. She has learned to climb ladders and logs but is still under the supervision of zoologists in a closed enclosure. Comfortable conditions have also been created for the new residents. Zoologists have developed a special diet for the cubs. They will also monitor how the cubs grow and develop.
The cubs have a good appetite. They are fed a milk mixture, baby curds, fruit purees, and pieces of fresh peaches, apples, mangoes, bananas, and pumpkin. The male is curious and active. He loves to interact with people, explore toys, and is even trying to climb low obstacles. The second female is very cautious and so far behaves reservedly. She only interacts with the staff during feeding and prefers quiet games, showing little interest in logs and stumps.
Sun bears are one of the rarest members of the bear family. They are small in size and reach only one and a half meters in length. In the wild, biruang live in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia.
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