A sun bear captured on video in China standing upright looks remarkably like a human — sparking accusations that the zoo is dressing people up in bear costumes.
A zoo in China has stated that the bears in its sun bear exhibit are real after a video went viral on Chinese social media.
A video of a bear standing on its hind legs and waving went viral on Chinese social media in late July, said Reuters. ZOO OFFERS THE PUBLIC A PEEK AT ENDANGERED SUN BEARS RESCUED FROM ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE Visitors to the zoo have increased by about 30% since the video was posted, said Chinese news source Chao News.
"After seeing this bear standing up on the internet, I wanted to see how it looks in real life, so I came here," said a man with the surname You, who explained he had only half-believed the video he saw online, as Chao News also reported.
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