Footage from a Thai zoo shows a sun bear standing like Chinese zoo bears accused of being human

While in the upright position, a sun bear at Tha Lat Open Zoo in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, appears to be waving and nodding at guests

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A video shows a Malay sun bear standing upright in a Thai zoo, reminiscent of the position of bears in a Chinese zoo recently. Accusing them of being people in costumes.

Footage distributed by the Associated Press shows a sun bear standing on its hind legs at Tha Lat Open Zoo in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.

In the clip, while upright, the black-robed bear appears to be waving and nodding its head as if directly greeting visitors to the zoo.

Another shot from the video later shows the bear doing the same thing before returning to crawling mode and walking around inside the enclosure.

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according to National GeographicThe sun bear, one of the smallest members of the bear family, is found in the forests of Southeast Asia. The animal’s nickname comes from the “white or gold bib-shaped patch on its chest”.

It parallels the human-like attitude of a bear in a Thai zoo The sun bears at the Hangzhou Zoo, China. The animals were recently caught in a viral video standing upright, fueling speculation that they were actually people disguised as bear costumes.

Hangzhou Zoo denied the rumors with a statement written from the perspective of one of the bears accused of being human. News agency: “Some people think I stand out as a person. You don’t seem to get me very well.”

A spokesperson for the Chinese zoo clarified that a person dressed as a bear would not be allowed in the state-run facility, and added that a person dressed as a bear would collapse in the recent bout of sweltering summer heat in eastern China, it said. the guardian.

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The viral clip of a bear at Hangzhou Zoo sparked mixed opinions on social media, with one user writing: “It looks more like a bear on all fours, but it definitely looks like a person.”

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Another commenter commented, “Bears can stand upright, they imitate people’s behavior after a long time. Plus I’ve never seen anyone in an animal suit actually try to take a snack out of their mouth, then pick it up with their mouth. And actually eat it. People need to stop conspiracies.”

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