Our Bears Are Real, a Chinese Zoo Says, Denying They Are ‘Humans in Disguise’

Our Bears Are Real, a Chinese Zoo Says, Denying They Are ‘Humans in Disguise’
A sun bear stands in enclosure at Hangzhou Zoo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, in a still from video released on July 28, 2023. Video obtained by Reuters/Screenshot via NTD
The Associated Press
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BEIJING—A zoo in eastern China is denying suggestions 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 Monday on its social media account.