A honey bear; the Malayan sun bear, a dark-furred bear native to Southeast Asia with a distinctive yellow or cream-colored mark on its chest.
From Malay bruang meaning 'bear.' This word came into English through contact with Southeast Asian languages, retaining the original Malay term.
The bruang's chest mark looks like a rising sun, which is why English speakers also call it a 'sun bear'—Malay speakers had their own beautiful name for this endangered Southeast Asian animal.
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