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Post by oldindigosilverback on Sept 4, 2021 8:40:13 GMT -5
Post any accounts of leopards and sun bear interactions you can find.
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Post by Gorilla king on Sept 4, 2021 8:59:42 GMT -5
Well, we will have to research more, but the only interaction that i know of is this one, an adult male leopard carrying a sun bear cub. But if you look at the chart below, there is not one sun bear consumed by a leopard in Southeast Asia: (Myanmar is in Southeast Asia, so i dont know why this kill is not included in the chart)
Large carnivores as potential predators of sun bears
Abstract and Figures
Sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) have a wide distribution in Southeast Asia, but little is known about their natural predators. During a camera-trap survey in 2018 in Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar, we photographed a male leopard (Panthera pardus) carrying a sun bear cub by the throat. This is the first reported case of probable predation on sun bears by leopards, and only their second confirmed predator. A literature review showed that consumption of sun bears and Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) by tigers (P. tigris) was widespread in Southeast Asia, whereas consumption of both bear species by leopards and dholes (Cuon alpinus) was less common. Outside of Southeast Asia, tigers and leopards, but not dholes, were shown to kill or consume other bear species. Future research should examine interspecific relationships between sun bears and large felids to better understand what, if any, impacts large felids have on sun bear ecology.
www.researchgate.net/publication/338489937_Large_carnivores_as_potential_predators_of_sun_bears
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Post by oldindigosilverback on Sept 4, 2021 10:05:09 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Sept 4, 2021 12:01:51 GMT -5
So i have researched everywhere for sun bear and leopard interactions, internet, google books, Researchgate, Youtube, and other forums, and i found nothing. This is all we have for now.
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Post by oldindigosilverback on Sept 4, 2021 12:30:49 GMT -5
Same here. I did some research a while back. Eventually new accounts will show up.
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Post by oldindigosilverback on Jun 7, 2022 7:44:59 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jun 7, 2022 7:48:28 GMT -5
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Post by arctozilla on Oct 29, 2023 5:43:44 GMT -5
So the polar bear in the study was only 300 kg. Not an adult.
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Post by Gorilla king on Oct 29, 2023 7:29:35 GMT -5
So the polar bear in the study was only 300 kg. Not an adult. |
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Post by arctozilla on Oct 29, 2023 7:30:45 GMT -5
/\ the one at reply #6.
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