The Formosan black bear is adept at climbing grees. It uses its sharp, sturdy
claws to hold onto tree trunks. Then it climbs upwards, first using its
forelimbs and then its hind legs. Once the bear is up high in a tree, it sits on
the branches, pulls forward twigs bearing fruit, and places them under its hut
tocks, forming a den that looks like a bird's nest, and then it eats and rests
in the tree. According to Bunun hunters, the Formosan black bear not only eats
and drags away animals caught in traps, but it also waits in laces frequented by
animals to ambush Formosan Reeves muntjacs, goats, sambhars, or other wild
animals that pass by.