According toThe Washington Post , the theory took time lag via the internet this hebdomad after widely distribute footage of a sun bear set off alarms for many viewers . In the picture , the bear is seen standing on its hind leg , with a seeming surplus of sagging peel — or a sagging bear suit — pile up around its hind quarters . The bear , named Angela , also appeared to tender a half-hearted wave to the assembled gang before amble away .
The anthropomorphic foible led some people to importune the menagerie was being deceptive and place a human on show . But the zoo rebut the claims on social media , writing in the first person ( or first bear ) that visitors “ have it away nothing about me . ” The latter program line could lead to meditation the ursine is ostensibly an angsty teenager .
“ Previously , some tourer thought that I was too tiny to be a bear,”addedthe bear . “ I have to emphasise again : I am a Malayan Sunday bear ! Not a fatal bear ! Not a dog ! A Sunday bear ! ”
Another staffer insist that , owing to the extreme heat , a homo in a bear suit would likely pass out and that such a stunt “ does n’t normally hap ” in zoos .
That ’s not quite the same as saying it never materialize . Nonetheless , the possibility is still likely to be inaccurate . Speaking withThe Washington Post , wildlife life scientist Wong Siew Te suppose that the controversy stem from far-flung misunderstanding of sun bears , which are more small in stature — they grow to be about 4 to 5 feet tall — than other bear and that the “ wave ” was more a plea for food for thought . Its loose skin , he added , provides protection against predators , who may have a problematic time controlling the animal because of it . Walking on its hind legs is also not unusual .
Hangzhou Zoo may not receive the argumentation , but they seem to be benefiting from it . attending is up 30 percent since the allegations were first made .
