Synopsis
Sun bears climb to great heights in search of honey.
- Programme: Earth's Tropical Islands
- Series: 1
- Episode: Borneo
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2020
- Geography | Ecosystems | Tropical rainforest biomes | Species adaptations in the rainforest
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