Hangzhou Zoo in China was forced to confirm its four-year-old sun bear 'Angela' was a real bear, after photos and footage of the animal standing on its hind legs went viral. 9News
zoo waving to visitors has added fuel to allegations the animal is actually human in disguise.
The footage comes as a zoological expert in the UK told the BBC the animal in the first viral footage was definitely a real sun bear. Marshall told the BBC the loose skin on the bear's back, which viewers took to be evidence of an ill-fitting costume, was actually an anatomical feature of the sun bear which allowed them to protect themselves against predators.
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