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Often, wildlife researchers find it difficult to identify individual sun bears from their physical features, except for their distinctive patch on the animals� chests which is often hidden as they walk on all fours. However, there�s this unique individual in Belum-Temengor which can be easily distinguished from others – its face is painted in blue!

The exact reason behind this occurrence is unknown, but it is thought that this curious bear was playing with a drum of blue paint found in one of the logging concessions, which is used by loggers for boundary demarcations and other work. Throughout the months of camera-trapping by WWF-Malaysia, the blue-faced bear was only photographed once. Possibly the paint had been washed off, or maybe it hid itself from the camera-traps due to embarrassment!

After this incidence, the sun bear must have learnt its lesson not to play with paint anymore – that�s for sure! Help us save our curious bears at http://bit.ly/malayansunbear

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