Hangzhou Zoo: Chinese zoo denies its sun bears are people in costume
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But when pictures emerged of one of Hangzhou Zoo’s sun bears – a type of bear that is found in southeast Asia – standing at the edge of its enclosure with its fur sagging above its legs, there were accusations that it might actually be a zoo employee in disguise. “Some people think I stand like a person,” said a post from Hangzhou Zoo on its social media account, written from point of view of Angela, a Malaysian sun bear. “It seems you don’t understand me very well.” The sun bears are smaller than other bears, and look different, but are the real thing, the zoo said in the post.
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