Video shows the bears standing and waving, but the zoo says 'sun bears' tend to be smaller and look different from other bears.
People can bearly believe that a Chinese zoo is denying that its bears are humans in costume."Some people think I stand like a person," said the Hangzhou zoo, as if in a bear's voice. "It seems you don't understand me very well."The video of Angela went viral on Chinese social media in late July.A bear enjoys specially prepared durian at Yunnan Zoo ahead of the Lantern Festival on February 4, 2023 in Kunming, Yunnan Province of China.
While Angela's loose skin was cited by some as a reason they believed the bear was a person in an ill-fitting costume, sun bears actually have loose skin. Along with its claws and teeth, "if a predator were to latch on during a struggle, the sun bear can turn in its loose skin and bite its attacker," said the San Diego Zoo. reported visitors have increased by about 30% since the video was posted.
The Hangzhou Zoo added that the extreme temperatures would make it physically impossible for a human to wear a bear suit for a long period of time. In the summer, given the very hot temperatures, "if you put on a fur suit, you certainly couldn't last more than a few minutes without lying down," noted the zoo.All the news you need to know, every day
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