A Chinese zoo had to deny that one of their bears was a person in a costume – and we can see why
After a video went viral on Weibo, Hangzhou Zoo in China’s Zhejiang province was forced to issue a statement confirming that one of their exhibits – Angela, the sun bear – was, in fact, a bear.
Chinese zoo forced to deny bear is a human in costume https://t.co/Lqf0bJfrya pic.twitter.com/fbcv13WP0M
— New York Post (@nypost) July 31, 2023
Sun bears, which only grow to just over four feet, are fairly unusual-looking, and it was the folds of skin on Angela’s back – which are perfectly normal – that led people to believe that she wasn’t a genuine bear.
Here’s the clip that went viral. Judge for yourself.
共匪🇨🇳動物園
動物🐻都是假的
人穿黑熊套皮毛被大陸人發現
共匪邪教鍋什麼都能造假 pic.twitter.com/mOy6J51zIp
— 少俠 (@shaoxia33139500) July 30, 2023
In a statement, the zoo said –
“If you get someone to wear such thick fur in this summer heat, they won’t last more than a few minutes before they need to lie down”
Fair point. Here’s what people have been saying about it.
1.
There's no way anyone can convince me that this isn't three children hiding in a bear suit calling itself Vincent Bearman. https://t.co/FSdswEHK8w
— Nick Waters (@N_Waters89) July 31, 2023
2.
In general as a society we could be doing a lot more with bear costumes https://t.co/MaJmaoBSS2
— LB Classic (@looksbizarre) July 31, 2023
3.
The lengths China will go to try to achieve full employment are astounding
— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) July 31, 2023
4.
The Chinese zoo bear was just acting strangely, because it was very hot outside, and she was up all night playing poker with Big Bird.
https://t.co/nc4kTUKE21 via @nypost— CubanBenny (@CubanBenny) July 31, 2023
5.
Hrhr reminds me of the "zebra" at the Cairo zoo https://t.co/nzCFBw0XMd pic.twitter.com/VMkehIo6zQ
— Tobias Schneider (@tobiaschneider) July 31, 2023
6.
Several cats in a zip-up bear suit. https://t.co/sQg4YSgqqk
— Angry People in Local Newspapers (@angrypiln) July 31, 2023
7.
Nah man who was this fooling 😭😭😭😭
Bro is wearing boots https://t.co/nBT62s8aSc
— sultan of sonora (@ImmenselyGifted) July 31, 2023
8.
Simpsons did it. https://t.co/BnO2O5rk5y pic.twitter.com/OMQ5PY2SYV
— Elon Altman (@ElonAltman) July 31, 2023
9.
This is clearly a dude pic.twitter.com/qYpqjNwjHC
— Patrick Hatten (@TheDeuce) July 31, 2023
10.
Always remember that big foot sightings in America almost perfectly overlap with the presence of black bears https://t.co/CRIILBby3F
— Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) July 31, 2023
11.
🎶 Hello there, I’m Chinese and a bear 🎶 https://t.co/23MRouo0Mi
— alien romulus mufasa (@TLEbirdarchist) July 31, 2023
12.
The bear reminding me not to wear skinny jeans in my 30s https://t.co/blZtBzoxol
— The Blindboy Podcast (@Rubberbandits) July 31, 2023
BONUS
Sun bears DO look like humans in a zip-up bear suit, so you can excuse people who think they are looking at a human in a zip-up bear suit. This one sings in an Oasis tribute act called Bear Here Now*.
*Lie pic.twitter.com/PUiCauKp85
— Alistair Coleman (@alistaircoleman) July 31, 2023
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