The world’s smallest bear is finally having its moment in the sun – thanks to a viral video that sparked a conspiracy theory on Chinese social media. Public interest in sun bears, one of Asia ...

Angela, a Malayan sun bear, interacts with visitors at Hangzhou Zoo in the provincial capital of Zhejiang province on Wednesday. TANG FANGXIAO/FOR CHINA DAILY Hangzhou Zoo has rejected rumors that ...

A zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears were people dressed in costume after videos of a Malayan sun bear standing on its hind legs – and looking uncannily human ...

Angela the sun bear has left people around the world baffled since footage of the human-like zoo animal first emerged - with fans debating whether she really is a bear or a person in a costume.

China's Hangzhou Zoo had to go on the defensive this week, insisting their sun bears are actual bears ... and not humans in bear suits. The wild speculation began last week after a video shared to ...

New footage has emerged of a sun bear waving in a Chinese zoo, amid claims the animal is actually a human in disguise. Speculation began when an initial clip from Hangzhou Zoo in China’s east ...

This sparked a flurry of sensible social media speculation that the Malayan sun bear at Hangzhou Zoo might actually be a dude wearing a bear costume, probably because the video looks EXACTLY like ...

HANGZHOU, China -- A zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears were people dressed in costume after videos of a Malayan sun bear standing on its hind legs - and looking ...

The sun bear’s markings exist for a beneficial purpose ... are so unique is that they live a tree-dwelling life, where they sleep in a nest in a canopy high up above the ground.

They also have a 12-inch (30 centimeters) tongue to help them get their food — the longest tongue of any bear. Sun bears also stand to check out their surroundings and to scare away other ...