A Bear At A Zoo In China Looks Like A Human In A Costume And People Are Confused
Human or bear?
A Chinese zoo has been caught in a controversy after an online video sparked rumors that one of its bears was a human in disguise.
The video, which surfaced on Chinese social media in late July, shows the Malaysian sun bear, named Angela, at the Hangzhou Zoo, standing up on its hind legs with an incredibly straight posture.
Viewers said the bear’s thin legs and loose skin made it look like a costume on a human rather than a real bear.
On July 29, an employee at the zoo clarified that there was no human disguised as a bear.
“Our place is a state-run facility, such situations won’t happen here,” he said, according to New York Times.
The employee added that the recent high summer temperatures in China, which have reached approximately 40˚C, would make it hard for a person to survive inside a suit.
Other zoos across the world, including those in the UK and Thailand, are now sharing videos of their sun bears acting human.
The Hangzhou Zoo said that the number of its visitors went up by 30 percent since the video went viral.
