KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — The Hangzhou Zoo in China has denied that one of its exhibits, the sun bear, is a costume-wearing human. The zoo was forced to make the denial following a...
The worker also corrected claims by social media users that it was a black bear as it was actually a Malayan sun bear, the smallest bear in the world.It also has a gentler temperament thus the interaction with zoo visitors.
Zoo deputy director Jiang Zhi said the confusion by social media users was due to the fact that the sun bears in question were new additions.MothershipThis is not the first time zoos in China have come under scrutiny for its animal exhibits. In 2021, a zoo in Xichang replaced an African lion exhibit with a golden retriever after the lion was moved to a separate cage.
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