HARRIS was lying on a wooden bed half a meter high on the floor of his cage when the Environment Minister, the Tourism Minister and the Womens Empowerment Minister came to see him at an environmental education park in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, early in July.

Like any honey bear, Harris loves height. No wonder the Malays call the species basindo nan tenggil, meaning one who likes to sit in a high place. In the wild the honey bear lives high up