Honolulu Zoo welcomes Malayan sun bear
HONOLULU — On Tuesday, Honolulu Zoo welcomed a 30-year-old, approximately 73-pound, female Malayan sun bear to her new environs from the Cleveland Zoo. Scruffy joins the resident male sun bear, Blackie, who was housed with Scruffy at the Cleveland Zoo for a period of time. Blackie arrived at Honolulu Zoo on Nov. 6, 2008.
Because of their ages, Scruffy and Blackie are not identified as a breeding pair.
“We are very excited to reintroduce Scruffy to her old friend, Blackie,” said Honolulu Zoo Director Linda Santos in a news release. “It was a touching reunion as Scruffy and Blackie immediately greeted each other through the gate when Scruffy arrived. Scruffy has completed her quarantine period and zoo staff can now work on integrating her to share the habitat with Blackie.”
