114. THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 
of his face smashed and lacerated. He had an axe, but said, ‘When the bear sat up, my 
courage failed me.’” 
Tue MaALAyAN SUN-BEAR. 
These small, smooth-coated bears have a yellow throat-patch like a mustard plaster, and 
are altogether the most amusing and comical of the tribe. They are almost as smooth as a 
pointer dog, and are devoted to all sweet substances which can be a substitute for honey, 
their main delicacy when wild. There are always a number of these bears at the Zoo inces- 
santly begging for food. When one gets a piece of sugar, he cracks it into small pieces, sticks 
them on the back of his paw, and licks the mess until the paw is covered with sticky syrup, 
which he eats with great gusto. This bear is found in the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, 
and Java. It is only 4 feet high, or sometimes half a foot taller. It is more in the habit 
of walking upright than any other species. 
