SPECIES
T H G I L T SPO With shaggy black fur, moon bears get their name from the cream v-mark on their chests which looks like a crescent moon. Meet Bodo: When he was rescued from China’s cruel bile farm industry, he was missing his right front paw. But this doesn’t stop him! Bodo now lives at Animals Asia’s bear sanctuary near Chengdu, supported by Born Free.
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MOON BEAR
ERABLE • IUCN STATUS: VULN 00 • POPULATION: 25,0 • H ABITAT: FORESTS UNTAINS) AND MO (IN AREAS WITH HILLS
RN ASIA • LOCATION: SOUTHE
JOKE: What colour socks do bears wear? They don’t wear socks, they have bear feet!
Can you identify these animals?*
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A brilliant climber, I like to rest in tree bran ches during the day.
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Many people keep me as a pet.
I blend into my shadowy habitat thanks to distinctive stripes.
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I was a character called Balou in The Jungle Book.
*Hint: we’re not moon bears, but do also live in southern Asia 3