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Camera IconJamran was rescued from a pole outside a restaurant in Cambodia and brought to Perth Zoo. Credit: Perth Zoo<\/p>\nPerth Zoo has farewelled one of its longest residents, a beloved 26-year-old male sun bear, known as Jamran.<\/p>\n
The species of bear native to Southeast Asia was brought to Perth Zoo nearly 20 years ago, after a fundraising effort by WA residents saved him from Cambodia, where he was found tied to a pole outside a restaurant.<\/p>\n
In a post uploaded to Perth Zoo\u2019s social media page on Tuesday afternoon, a spokesperson confirmed the passing of Jamran.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve said a sad goodbye to our beloved male Sun Bear, Jamran,\u201d the post began.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the past years, 26-year-old Jamran had been receiving ongoing veterinary care to support him through age-related issues.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis carers had been doing an incredible job leading him through health care training which enabled regular health-checks and they could even provide catrophen injections to help with his arthritis.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut as we know, despite the very best care we just can\u2019t stop nature from taking its course. At a recent health check, our vets determined he could no longer experience the quality of life he deserved. The best decision for his welfare was to say goodbye.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jamran \u2014 or Jammy as he was affectionately known to his keepers \u2014 came from harsh beginnings, having been poached from the wild as a cub.<\/p>\n
Camera IconJamran was rescued from a pole outside a restaurant in Cambodia and brought to Perth Zoo. Credit: Perth Zoo<\/p>\n
Had he not been rescued it is likely the sun bear would have experienced a very cruel fate that so many bears suffer at the hands of the illegal wildlife trade.<\/p>\n
But, thanks to the fundraising efforts in 2007, Jamran and female Bopha were brought to the sanctuary of Perth Zoo.<\/p>\n
It was not an easy beginning for Jamran, who brought some emotional trauma with him from his cruel start to life and was initially scared of humans.<\/p>\n
He was still a little wary of men, but had grown into a trusting bear thanks to the work of Perth Zoo, that was eager for honey and had a particular fondness for sardines.<\/p>\n
Perth Zoo\u2019s Laura shared her memories of Jammy to mark his devastating passing.<\/p>\n
\u201cJamran and his story touched the hearts of so many. Despite a difficult start in life, his personality quickly won people over,\u201d she began.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was clever, charismatic, quirky, and endlessly endearing, leaving a lasting impression on everyone fortunate enough to know him.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of my fondest memories of working with Jammy were watching him engage with enrichment in his environment. Seeing him catch flies is a sight I\u2019ll never forget.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe would become completely absorbed in the challenge, patiently observing and strategising before making a lightning-fast move to secure his prize.<\/p>\n
\u201cEqually unforgettable was his tendency to cover himself in sardines, wearing the scent with all the confidence of someone applying the world\u2019s finest cologne.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose moments perfectly captured Jamran\u2019s unique character and the joy he brought to those around him. He will be well and truly missed.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the wild, sun bears are a solitary species and only come together to breed. Jamran and Bopha lived side-by-side in separate habitats and rarely spent time together.<\/p>\n
It is expected Bopha will notice he is gone, with the zoo\u2019s animal carers looking to closely monitor her over the coming weeks should she need support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Perth Zoo has farewelled one of its longest residents, a beloved 26-year-old male sun bear, known as Jamran.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":942679,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1313,64,63,44,46,45],"class_list":["post-942678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-animals","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news","tag-perth","tag-wa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=942678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/942679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=942678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=942678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=942678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}