Chinese zoo denies their bear is a guy in a bear suit

A zoo in China is going viral after photos have emerged of one of their Malyasian Sun Bears, which some people think looks suspiciously similar to a man in a bear suit. KTLA's Andy Riesmeyer reports. Live, local news from L.A.'s Very Own, KTLA 5

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[randallgreen]

When asked if he was a person in a costume...the bear said "No!"

[hollybigelow]

Well, they are definitely telling the truth. It isn't a man in a bear suit. It is clearly two men in a bear suit.

[ilhamtlam]

As a drunk man once told me "If that's an actor 😂 he's the best bear actor I've ever seen"

[JackTavern]

I spent a few months working with these bears at my zoo, and they are really like this. Very curious creatures, super playful with each other. It does look funky when they stand up, but any 4-legged animal will look weird standing on 2 feet walking around. It's not normal for us to see any creatures like that, so it raises questions or fears.

[sid]

Anyone who's ever seen a bear without it's fur knows how scarily human they look underneath that coat.

[jamescrud]

That Seinfeld impression was on point. 😂

[tanyaerskine]

So this guy who's down on his luck goes to the local zoo and asks the director if he can have a job. The director tells him no, but as he dejectedly starts to walk away, the man calls to him and says, "On second thought, this might seem weird, but we recently lost our gorilla. The gorilla was our most famous attraction, and we've been losing money from people who've stopped coming now that he's passed away. Would you be willing to wear a gorilla suit and pretend to be a gorilla just until we can find a real one?" Of course, the man agreed -- he was hungry and he needed the money. So he wore the gorilla suit, and as the weeks went by, more and more people came to see him. One day, he was swinging on a rope in the gorilla enclosure when he swung a little too energetically and accidentally swung up over the wall into the lion enclosure next door. He was terrified that the lion might see him, but he stayed in character while he tried unsuccessfully to climb the wall back into his own area. Of course, a crowd of people began forming as they began to say, "WOW!!! Maybe we'll get to see a real fight between these two amazing animals!" Meanwhile, the man is still staying in character trying to escape. At that moment, the lion saw him. It lowered its head and slowly started creeping toward him. The poor guy was terrified as he frantically tried to scale the wall, only to slide back down again and again. It was only when the lion was nearly next to him that he decided no job was worth getting mauled. He let out a tiny "Help!" Suddenly the lion hissed under its breath, "Shut up, you idiot! You're gonna get us both fired!"

[darkkerry]

i am malaysian..the sun bear or beruang matahari in malay, is small bear and not as big as other bears..
it is EXACTLY as it shown in the video ..

[Armyblinklife]

Those bears really do look like that 😂 I remember when I first discovered it I was confused for a good few days but this breed of bear is quite literally just “built different”😂

[RandA]

The dude on the left kind of gives off an SNL vibe

[prayyag]

"Make surveillance look like social media" 💀

[JD-xgzi]

That man needs a raise! Surveillance disguised as social media 😂😂😂

[kevinkaol]

As a guy named Kevin I can confirm I was indeed wearing a bear costume in the Chinese Zoo

[ohohothisrocks]

The moment the bear sat was when I figured it was a real bear. But damn the way it stood was so human-like it's uncanny

[stpaulimdog]

Sun bears are way different from other bears. They are smaller for one. He's pretty smart imitating a human because he seems to be getting more treats because of it.

[TNTboyz]

This news reporter is a real one for that little jab he had near the middle. 😂

[mortalclown]

Terrible that they let folks just feed them anything.

[KB-bbwt]

Andy Riesmyer 👏👏👏 Never knew of you before but now I’ll need to see your entire stand up set

[WCS_GodFthr]

This news reporter looks like an animatronic

[DarkPesco]

Sun bears have long been described as looking like a human in a costume. Other pics and videos can easily be found.