 tall on their hind legs, compared with up to 2.8 meters (9 feet) for grizzlies and other species, according to the zoo. Other Chinese zoos have been accused of trying to pass off dogs dyed to look like wolves or African cats, and donkeys painted to look like zebras. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
A zoo in eastern China has been forced to deny some of its bears are actually humans in costume.
A video of one of its sun bears standing on slender, hind legs with loose, baggy-looking skin was circulated online and users suggested the animal wasn’t actually the real thing.
They accused Hangzhou Zoo, in the province of Zhejiang, of dressing humans up like bears.
Posting on its social media account today, the zoo insisted the sun bears, native to Malaysia, were the real deal.