AFTER FOUR YEARS OF RENOVATIONS.
ROSS
WELCOME BACK.
THE SUN BEARS AT THE
HONOLULU ZOO ARE READY
TO SHARE THEIR NEW HOME
AFTER FOUR YEARS OF
RENOVATIONS.
DALLIS ONTIVEROS IS
HAVING A BEAR OLD TIME.
GOOD MORNING, DALLIS.
Reporer: HEY, ROSS
AND KELLY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'RE HERE AT THE NEW
SUN BEAR EXHIBIT AFTER
BEING CLOSED FOR FOUR
LONG YEARS.
IN THE FIRST HALF OF
"TAKE 2" WE SAW THE
THEIR BREAKFAST BUT NOW
THEY ARE COOLING DOWN.
WE HAVE ADRIAN IN THE
HOUSE.
HELLO.
GOOD MORNING.
Reporter: YOU WERE
TELLING US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THE SUN BEARS AND
THEIR PERSONALITY AND
CHARACTERISTICS.
ARE THERE ANY THREATS
THE SPECIES IS FACING
AND WHY THEY ARE HERE AT
THE HONOLULU ZOO IN THE
FIRST PLACE?
YES, UNFORTUNATELY
THEY DO FACE SEVERAL
THIS IS RIGHT NOW.
ONE OF THE MAJOR ONES IS
DEFORESTATION ESPECIALLY
FOR THE CROP CALLED PALM
OIL.
SO THAT'S THEIR NUMBER
ONE THREAT RIGHT NOW.
UNFORTUNATELY, POACHING
IS A REALLY BIG THING.
THEY USE DIFFERENT BODY
PARTS FOR TRADITIONAL
CHINESE MEDICINE AND
ALSO THE PET TRADE ARE
ALL HUGE THINGS FACING.
AND DAMS IS A BIG THING.
CHINA'S BUILDING A LARGE
DAM IN SUMATRA WHICH
COULD DESTROY A HUGE
PART OF THEIR HABITAT.
Reporter: HOW LONG
HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING
WITH BEARS FOR?
I GUESS THE FIRST
TIME I WORKED WITH BEARS
WAS ABOUT 14 YEARS AGO.
Reporter: WHAT HAVE
YOU LEARNED FROM THE
SPECIES?
HOW SMART THEY ARE.
THEY ARE INCREDIBLY
INTELLIGENT.
THEY ARE PRIMATE SMART.
THEY MIMIC.
AS WELL.
THAT'S MY FAVORITE SUN
BEAR FACT.
Reporter: IS IT TRUE
THEY ARE THE SMALLEST
BEAR IN THE WORLD?
THEY ARE THE SMALLEST
BEAR BECAUSE THEY ARE
ARARBORIAL BEARS.
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL
WOMAN.
Reporter: SHE'S 23.
24.
Reporter: I SEE
THERE'S BLUEBERRIES AND
RASPBERRIES IN THERE AND
THEIR CLAWS CAN REALLY
TEAR THROUGH THERE,
YEAH?
YES.
IT WILL BRING OUT
NATURAL BEHAVIORS THEY
WOULD DO IN THE WILD
SUCH AS DIGGING THROUGH
THE ICE AND BREAKING IT
APART AND USING THEIR
AMAZING SENSE OF SMELL
TO SMELL THROUGH THE
ICE, AND PLUS IT'S
REALLY HOT SO IT'S A
NICE WAY TO COOL DOWN AS
WELL.
REALLY CLOSE IN PAGE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE
BLACKIE IS AT RIGHT NOW.
I THINK HE'S JUST
CHILLING IN THE BUSHES
OVER THERE.
ARE THESE BROTHER AND
SISTER?
NO, THEY ARE NOT.
Reporter: THEY ARE
JUST BFFs.
WITH THIS NEW EXHIBIT,
WHAT'S NEW ABOUT IT?
ALL THIS BEAUTIFUL
GREEN GRASS.
SO THEY DID PLANT THIS
GRASS DOWN HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THERE'S FIRE
HOSE, ALL THESE BOOMER
BALLS.
THEY ADDED THIS NIGHT
LITTLE PLATFORM IN HERE
FOR THE BEARS TO HANG
OUT IN.
A LOT OF STUFF WAS DONE
IN HERE.
LOTS OF NICE LITTLE
Reporter: THEY ARE
GETTING HOOKED UP WITH A
LOT WHEN THE GOOD FOOD
AS WELL.
WHEN PEOPLE COME INTO
THE HONOLULU ZOO.
WHAT ACTION DO YOU WANT
PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY WHEN
THEY COME IN HERE
WHETHER IT'S THE SUN
BEAR EXHIBIT OR ANYTHING
ELSE YOU HAVE TO OFFER
IN HERE?
SPEAK UP, USE YOUR
VOICE.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.
IF YOU REALLY SHARE THAT
KNOWLEDGE AND INSPIRE
PEOPLE TO CARE ABOUT THE
DO, YOU TRULY IS MAKE A
DIFFERENCE.
EVERY SINGLE ANIMAL THAT
I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP
BECAUSE SOMEONE SPOKE
UP.
VOICES, SPREAD THE
KNOWLEDGE, SPREAD THE
LOVE.
Reporter: YOU GUYS
HAVE TO CHECK IT OUT FOR
YOURSELF.
THE SUN BEAR EXHIBIT IS
OPEN AFTER FOUR LONG
YEARS.
CHECK OUT THEIR NEW CRIB
AND DEFINITELY WALK AWAY
LEARNING SOMETHING NEW.
SENDING IT BACK TO YOU,
KELLY AND ROSS, IN THE
STUDIO.
I FIND THE SURPRISE
THE SUN BEARS ARE THE
SMALLEST OF THE SPECIES
AND YET THEY WEIGH SOME
THAT'S PRETTY BIG.
STILL ADORABLE
THOUGH.
STILL TO COME A NEW