{"id":236175,"date":"2023-09-19T15:43:48","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=236175"},"modified":"2023-09-19T15:43:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:43:48","slug":"the-human-bears-are-back-video-of-moon-bears-relaxing-resurfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/the-human-bears-are-back-video-of-moon-bears-relaxing-resurfaces\/","title":{"rendered":"The &apos;human&apos; bears are back! Video of moon bears relaxing resurfaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The &#8216;human&#8217; bears are back! Video of moon bears relaxing resurfaces&#8230;sparking theories they are also people wearing costumes following speculation about Chinese zoo&#8217;s animals<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Video shows two moon bears laying down while one raises its paw in greeting<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A video of moon bears happily relaxing at a zoo while one\u00a0raises its paw in an apparent greeting to visitors has resurfaced, sparking theories that they are also humans in costumes following similar furore over a sun bear at a Chinese zoo.<\/p>\n<p>Newly resurfaced video shows two moon bears laying down on a slab of concrete at an unidentified zoo, their arms by their sides and their legs outstretched.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a comic scene, the pair slowly turn their heads towards the visitors, the rest of their bodies unmoving, as if they are wondering why they are staring at them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the bears even slowly raises its left paw in the air and appears to wave at the visitors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The distinctly resigned nature of the moon bear has sparked a firestorm on social media, with users questioning whether they are in fact people in bear costumes.<\/p>\n<p>The speculation follows weeks of furious debate over whether a sun bear at a Chinese zoo was in fact a human in disguise after it was filmed standing up on its hind legs and waving to visitors like a person.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/12\/75591219-12535015-image-m-37_1695121781277.jpg\" height=\"659\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Newly resurfaced video shows two moon bears laying down on a slab of concrete at an unidentified zoo, their arms by their sides and their legs outstretched<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/12\/75591217-12535015-image-m-38_1695121796553.jpg\" height=\"640\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In a comic scene, the pair slowly turn their heads towards the visitors, the rest of their bodies unmoving, as if they are wondering why they are staring at them<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/12\/75591215-12535015-image-m-40_1695121854919.jpg\" height=\"661\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One of the bears even slowly raises its left paw in the air and appears to wave at the visitors<\/p>\n<p>In response to the newly surfaced video of the moon bears, which are also native to Asia\u00a0but are bigger than sun bears, social media users speculated that they were in fact &#8216;two humans in bear costumes&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There is no way those are not two humans in bear costumes,&#8217; one user one. &#8216;You can&#8217;t convince me otherwise.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A second user wrote: &#8216;They look like some guys in bear costumes&#8217;, while another said: &#8216;They look like dudes in bear suits.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The firestorm is similar to the one that was sparked when video emerged of Angela the sun bear standing, begging for food, and seemingly waving like a human would.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The camera angle also showed a view of sagging fur around Angela&#8217;s behind and her slender legs, prompting suspicious observers to claim it was simply a zoo employee in an elaborate animal suit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Extraordinary video shows the creature reaching up to catch a snack thrown into its enclosure at Hangzhou Zoo &#8211; and comically failing to hold on to it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/12\/73895869-12535015-Suspicion_around_Angela_s_human_like_ways_first_arose_online_aft-a-41_1695121903648.jpg\" height=\"733\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The firestorm is similar to the one that was sparked when video emerged of Angela the sun bear standing, begging for food, and seemingly waving like a human would\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But the zoo insisted the sun bear is not a person dressed in a costume following days of speculation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the zoo insisted a human in a fur bear suit &#8216;would not last more than a few minutes before collapsing&#8217; in the 104F (40C) summer temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>And Dr Wong Siew Te, a Malaysian\u00a0wildlife biologist and sun bear specialist, later said the sun bear is definitely not a &#8216;human in disguise&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dr Te\u00a0said he &#8216;didn&#8217;t know whether to laugh or cry&#8217; when he heard the speculation surrounding the sun bear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There is no doubt that it is a sun bear. I currently have four rescue sun bears in my centre and it shows that people know very little about them,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/12\/73803767-12535015-Video_showed_the_strange_looking_bear_standing_on_two_legs_looki-a-42_1695121912531.jpg\" height=\"671\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Video showed the strange looking bear standing on two legs, looking for food<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/19\/12\/73803769-12535015-From_another_view_the_animal_bears_more_of_a_resemblance_to_a_be-a-43_1695121924562.jpg\" height=\"615\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>From another view, Angela the sun bear bares more of a resemblance to a&#8230; bear<\/p>\n<p>As the smallest of the bear family, sun bears are often not remarked for their size, but are more well known for their above average intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>Experts told MailOnline that the animals are &#8216;incredibly clever&#8217; as they are able to remember the locations of food and mimic each other&#8217;s facial expressions to communicate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And while they have no special evolutionary link to any primates, their ability to stand upright and their unusually straight limbs can trick some into believing they are more human-like than they really are.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It therefore came as no surprise that the behaviour and appearance of the sun bear in China left people around the world debating whether she really is a bear\u00a0or a person in a costume.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And the resurfaced video of the similarly human-like moon bears laying down at a zoo has sparked similar theories that they were also people wearing costumes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other Chinese zoos have been accused of trying to pass off dogs dyed to look like wolves or African cats.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, two zoo workers at Yancheng Wild Animal World in Changzhou, China, were seen wearing gorilla costumes and jumping around.<\/p>\n<p>Following complaints, the zoo reportedly stated that it was an April Fools&#8217; prank.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, reports emerged suggesting a Cairo zoo was trying to deceive visitors by painting a donkey black and white to make it look like a zebra.<\/p>\n<p>The bizarre creature was spotted by student Mahmoud A.Sarhani who was visiting the recently opened animal sanctuary at the International Garden municipal park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A number of vets within the country were quick to confirm that the animal was indeed a donkey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12535015\/The-human-bears-Video-moon-bears-relaxing-resurfaces-sparking-theories-people-wearing-costumes-following-speculation-Chinese-zoos-animals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8216;human&#8217; bears are back! 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