Video of a Malayan sun bear standing on its hind legs at a zoo in China went viral this week, prompting speculation that the bear was actually a human in costume.
A sun bear stands in its enclosure at Hangzhou Zoo in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on August 1, 2023. A Chinese zoo has been forced to deny that its sun bear is actually a human in a costume, after footage of one standing on its hind legs raised online accusations of a furry imposter.
Now, other zoos are stepping up to show support to their Asian peers. Paradise Wildlife Park in the UK, which has its own Malayan sun bears, said the human-like hind leg stance is very normal for sun bears – they have very good balance, the zoo said.Sun bears, the smallest bears on Earth, are native to Southeast Asia and considered a threatened species. The zoo in China said they’re about the size of a big dog and weigh an average of 121 pounds.
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