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Radio Merseyside,1 min

Bear or human?

Tony Snell

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A video of a Sun bear in Hangzhou Zoo, in China, has gone viral after visitors thought it might be a person in a costume! People on social media had questioned how the bear, called Angela, could stand so upright on slender legs, as well as the appearance of what looks to be skin bagging around its hips - some noting the similarity to those on an ill-fitting bear suit. The Zoo has had to reassure visitors it’s not a humans in disguise. Ashleigh Marshall from Chester Zoo explained to Tony Snell why people may be thinking it’s not a real bear!

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