Sun bears are people too? Almost, say experts

Sun bears have a knack for walking upright, Dr Wong Siew Te said, adding that it is actually part of their natural behaviour in the wild. - WONG SIEW TE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): When video footage of a sun bear in a zoo in eastern China became an Internet sensation, the question on everyone’s lips was: Is that a man pretending to be a bear?

The only other explanation was that the bear, like Paddington, had “manned up”. How else would it be standing and waving enthusiastically to the crowds or strolling around the enclosure?