▁wild life ▁bi ologist ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁studies ▁on ▁the ▁Mal ay an ▁sun ▁bear ▁and ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Bor ne an ▁Sun ▁Bear ▁Conserv ation ▁Centre ▁in ▁Sand ak an , ▁Sab ah . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁W ong ▁S iew ▁Te ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B uk it ▁M ert aj am , ▁Pen ang ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁as ▁the ▁young est ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁tail or ▁W ong ▁So on ▁K ew , ▁who ▁operated ▁the ▁business ▁" S oon ▁K ew ▁T ail or " ▁in ▁B uk it ▁M ert aj am ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁with ▁eight ▁other ▁sib lings ▁– ▁four ▁elder ▁brothers ▁and ▁four ▁elder ▁sister s . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁he ▁joined ▁Kim ▁Sen ▁Primary ▁School ▁in ▁B uk it ▁M ert aj am ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁the ▁J it ▁Sin ▁High ▁School , ▁also ▁in ▁B uk it ▁M ert aj am . ▁ ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁studies ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁at ▁ ▁Taiwan ' s ▁National ▁P ingt ung ▁University ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁di pl oma ▁in ▁Animal ▁Science ▁& ▁V eter inary ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁studied ▁Wild life ▁Bi