A zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears were people dressed in costume after videos of a Malayan sun bear standing on its hind legs.
HANGZHOU, China --
"I'm Angela the sun bear - I got a call after work yesterday from the head of the zoo asking if I was being lazy and skipped work today and found a human to take my place," the statement read. Many Weibo users noted the animal's upright posture, as well as folds of loose fur on its behind - making the bear look somewhat odd and fueling speculation that a human imposter might be masquerading in its place.
Visitors at another Chinese zoo, in Sichuan province, were shocked to discover a golden retriever sitting in a cage labeled as an African lion enclosure.Native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, sun bears are the world's smallest bear species. Adult bears stand at heights of up to 70 centimeters tall and weigh between 25 to 65 kilograms , experts say.
Their numbers in the wild are at threat by poachers and deforestation, declining by 35% over the past three decades, according to conservation groups like the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center in Sabah, Malaysia."Not enough people know about sun bears - they are a very forgotten species," BSBCC founder and wildlife biologist Wong Siew Te told CNN.
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