Chinese zoo insists bears real after viral photos

By Associated Press

Aug 01, 2023 12:10 am

BEIJING: A zoo in eastern China is denying suggestions that some of its bears might be people in costumes after photos of the animals standing like humans circulated online.

The sun bears from Malaysia are smaller than other bears and look different but are the real thing, the Hangzhou Zoo said on its social media account on Monday.

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