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Kham
was confiscated by the forestry department in Luang Prabang province
along with her brother Deng.
Kham and Deng may be siblings but they are
quite different both in personality and physical appearance.
Deng is long legged and lean with quite a cheeky
character, whilst Kham is shorter, slightly fuller and more tranquil.
They both, however, have the same long slender face and snout with
lovely bright eyes. Quite the lady of the group she is poised and demure
and really has quite a regal way about her! She’s not one to rush
and just takes life at her own pace – well that is until she smells some
tasty treat!
Its no myth that bears love honey and none more so than Kham. She has
a particularly sweet tooth and loves to seek out sticks dipped in honey
that we hide around the enclosure as part of an enrichment program.
It’s rumoured that bears can smell honey from as much as 5 km away, and
with Kham we can certainly believe it! She’s also a big fan of
bananas and the most adept at peeling and consuming them. Definitely a
lady that likes her food - even her beloved
Kayasin comes second to food in her affections!
As you can see she likes to spend afternoons belly up on the log
piles, chewing some of the fresh leaves, grasses, berries and banana
shoots that we place on each day |
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