Hangzhou Zoo in eastern China has seen a 30% increase in visitor numbers since a video of Angela the Malaysian sun bear standing upright and looking like a person in a bear costume has gone viral on social media.
A zoo in China has been drawing 20,000 visitors a day after a video went viral showing one of its bears standing on its hind legs — leading many people to believe that the furry creature is actually just a human in a costume.
There has been a 30% increase in visitor numbers at Hangzhou Zoo in the eastern Zhejiang province a day after the video of the Malaysian sun bear named Angela standing remarkably upright in its enclosure lit up Chinese social media over the weekend, reported Chao News.
“After seeing this bear standing up on the internet, I wanted to see how it looks in real life, so I came here,” said a man with the last name You, who added that he did not fully believe the video he saw online.
Many social media users who watched the video shot at the zoo commented on the bear’s suspiciously skinny legs and folds of fur-covered skin that made Angela seems as if it was a person sporting an ill-fitting bear suit.
