Biologist weighs in on the viral sun bear video from Chinese zoo
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- The video of a sun bear waving to visitors at a Chinese zoo went viral after some social media users suggested that it could be a human wearing a bear costume. CNN's Ivan Watson speaks to a sun bear expert about the authenticity of the bear and the dangers the species is facing.
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Should be noted that sun bears are extremely intelligent. Captive bears have been known to mimic human body language and even facial expressions nearly on par with gorillas. That bear was 100% waving to the audience. These animals are a treasure, and as silly as the viral exposure is, it's a good thing it happened to draw attention to it.
Bears ,in general, are very intelligent. Long live the sun bear
Dude..really?? You can see the face mask at the neck!
@@davidbenjamin9400😂😂
@@davidbenjamin9400lmao k buddy
Fake beard 😂
Okay, I've been called out. It was me in a sun bear costume.
How so? They said it wasn't a human though
😂😂😂
I think some of us are devolving when it comes to brain power.
Agreed. Forget critical thinking anymore common sense is a rare commodity these days.
Far too many!
Standardized testing changes, remote learning, passing grade point reductions, public school defunding and charter school subsidizing didn't help much either.
I'm sure of it.
@@ironbowtie Just a whole bunch of How can we make an entire generation of Dip Chits !!
When asked " are you a really man in a bear suit ? "
the bear replied
" No , not at all and what a ridicules suggestion ! "
LOL😅😅😂
Just like a corpse that didn’t campaign getting 81 million votes lol, and with all those voting “irregularities” occurring. He’s OUR man in a president skin lol.
😆😆😆😆
Then he said, “Only you can prevent forest fires.”
wow.... no thought about deforestation.... we are stripping this planet bare....
Bear
What a spectacular species.
Sun bear?! Really?! 🤨
There are no bears on the sun. 🧐
Bro graduated from the Walmart parking lot 💀
@@Imapanzer it was a silly joke
i straight up thought it was a dude in a costume trying to trim the budget
Poor Sun Bears, too many humans.
You can self delete if you think there’s too many humans.
The fact that people still cant tell it's real is beyond me.
What do you expect when everyone is pretending to be anything these days
I had a hard time telling. It looks fake.
I' m expert in Bear/Man costumes and I can confirm that this is a Bear! However its not a Sun Bear its was a normal bear wearing human costume wearing a Bear costume to convince zookeepers to let him go.
😂 People are going to believe you!🤪
Teehee
@hawzat95 I'm so happy to have you and your expertise here. I was going back and fourth wondering if the costumes worn were bear, person, bear...person, kangaroo, bear, person, bear Or Possibly bear, bear, bear .. As I was clearly confused to what was going on and of course I didn't want to Google it. I'm sure you can understand why as their so unreliable ! So Please let me Thank You Ma'am/Sir/bear for being here and putting this controversy to bed. You are a God Sent. 😆 🤣 lol
Nope.
I thought so..
Adorable creature. I hope that we leave them with a place in the sun, the way way nature intended. It's up to us all, and we should be kind and generous custodians of this planet to be able to hold our heads high and look in the mirror with clear consciences.
Beautiful. ✨💕
Thank you for sharing information about the sun bear.
Wow I didn’t even know they existed our world is just amazing sad that we are ripping it out for profit or just cause… wow amazing creatures
This viral issue of the SunBears turned out to be very positive.
Now, the whole world knows about the SunBears who must be protected and allowed to survive like all living things on this precious planet EARTH of ours...
God Bless...👍👏👏🕊
Clearly a sun bear pretending to be a human.
😂😂😂 lets take him into the Real Bear Cage!? case closed!!
Everyone love and help the Sun Bears 🐻
Someone re-write the "Sunshine" song and throw some music to it.
"You are my Sun Bear,
My only Sun Bear.
You make me happy
When skies are gray
You'll never know, dear
How much I love you
Please don't take
My Sun Bear away."
it is not easy convincing masses of all manners of truth
He's trying to get them to throw him a marshmallow. I speak bear and it appears hes demanding a marshmallow tossed to him.
Spot on
We are getting dumber as a species. This isn't news worthy, and people should be able to tell the difference between an animal and a human.
People really got nothing going on in their lives I heard about this bear once and went who cares and now it's been two weeks
I bet that bear can walk up steps without falling 😂
Now, those Meerkats on the other hand...
We should be looking closely at them, they seem quite suspicious, not those bears.
Those who actually know anything about bear know their skin looks all folded and fake lol.
These are gorgeous animals and the upside of this story is that it's made people aware of the diminishing numbers. I saw one in Australia which looked as though it was a human in costume - but only because it waved.
That was not a sun bear..that's was a man in a bear suit.
Vai diden dhis becom vairal an whool wurld attac Ostrelia for pretendiing to be beear laik de cpp?
Great reporting
A good example of conflict marketing. The truth vs fact to get attention.
Bear is called "brother" by many Native American tribes because they do things like this. Bears stand up and even walk often and they have a tendency to do a "wave" like this when they want something from you. Racoons do the same thing.
Yeah, most mammals just aren't built to wave their paws the way bears/raccoons are. Both get into the same kinds of mischief, too, though obviously on different scales.
Ever seen a porcupine stand up? I saw one standing in the road once. I couldn’t see its back quills. Just the underbelly. It was dark out, but the headlights of my car lit it up. It looked like some kind mythical creature. It lowered itself back onto all fours, and that’s when I realized it wasn’t just a porcupine, but a yellow porcupine.
Almost everybody knows orangutans - the gorilla like animals found in South East Asia. As the "Brother" nickname given to bears in North America because they are like humans, does anybody know that "orangutan" in the Indonesian/Malaysian languages means the jungle man?
Wow we are so ignorant compared to native Americans
The existential threats are human stupidity and lies.
It's definitely a sun bear. I've watched numerous videos that show the same distinctive wrinkles on their backs. While they might be slightly smaller, there's no doubt they are bears.
They are drowning and you think they care about a damned bear.
Who.
Let me confimed it again to those who is still sceptical that its a Bear, A Sun bear ..they are extremely intelligent.
They have a cute light sun mark on their chest and quite loose skin for protection (that explains why their skin folds when they stand ) and they can act almost like humans too since they are intelligent (kinda like gorillas in some ways. They are the smallest bear in the world (same size as a regular dog) and they have large paws and feet because they climb a lot, in fact, they climb trees the most amongst bears.
They really loves honey so they are the closest to Winny the Pooh too.
I know cus I am familiar with them. After all, they are native species in my country (Malaysia, used to be called Malayan Federation 60 plus years ago) Even their full name shows that. MALAYAN SUN BEAR. Malayan stands for Malay Malysian. the Malay ethnic people is the majority here. But Malaysia is a multicultural country since we gain our indepence from British in 1957 and we do have huge numbers of Chinese Malaysian, Indian Malaysian, lots of aboriginals (various small tribes), Thai Malaysian and more mix people who lives here for generations, some even spanning over more than 6 six generations already, they are already here before our independence . The reason why I emphasize on this is because the person who was interviewed is an expert who lives in Sabah, one of our states. And yeah, the expert is a Chinese Malaysian. He is definitely not a Chinese from China. His Malaysian though descended from Chinese etnic. So no Chinese govt involvement here.
@@ghostladydarkling3250 hahahaha...yes, me too still find it weird sometimes because these cute bear tend to stand really straight.. but the again, they are the best tree climbing bears and their size is small too (I wanna cuddle them soo bad). I still remember I once went to Malaysian national zoo (we called it Zoo negara) years and years ago. I managed to looked at a pair of mother and really young child sun bear. You see, the mother itself stretch her child's body while they were resting under the shade. Not to mention, they sometimes actually carry their child while standing on two feet!!! Another thing is that their claws are big and long to help them clamp better on trees. And they do have thin fur coats as Malaysia is a hot and humid country...so year, access skin on their bum do show up more when they were standing
@@ghostladydarkling3250 one more thing, the size of their mouth is not big but they have really really long tongue (for licking honey and eating fruits off trees)...they have the longest tongue amongst the bear to I think....ahh, if only they gave them something to eat in the video then you know its a real one..cus trust me... Their long tongue looked a bit creepy especially when it is hanging out. They are kinda like a real live pokemon.
@@ghostladydarkling3250
And you can see black shoes and where the cuffs of the suit are at the ankle! Whatever the reason is, its a lie.
That was not a sun bear..it's the 2 or 3 time China does such trick to attract attention.
that a man in a bear suit
Look how straight the legs are at the back....
So the only 'expert' they could find in the UK to confirm it was a bear just happened to be of Chinese decent?
Because Chinese lies, we all know it’s a men in costume.
Never heard of a sun bear before, this is my first time.
The ones thinking this is a person probably don't do well dating.
It looks fake in the video until the bear sits down, then it really looks like a bear.
Seems like you don't want to show us the Bear's movements for very long!.. costume
A simple search , you will find old vidoes of sun bears standing up and doing human-like things.
The fold on its lower back is just a fat fold, natural.
This has gone way too far already.. 😂 It's a bear.. a sun bear. A bit under weight bear. With a cute wrinkly butt.. 😂
I was thinking the bear was missing something in the "chunk of change" department myself... 😊
@population-_-420a bear from the sun. Duh?
@population-_-420The sun bear is the smallest bear. The bears, also sometimes known as the “honey bear,” stand about 28 inches tall and weigh between 55 lbs to 143 lbs.
Our world is ugly it taking away what God put here for us .
What terrifies me is that people actually thought it was a man in a suit. Seriously?
To be fair, Chinese zoos have been caught quietly substituting animals before. But yeah this is absolutely a real bear, and this species is extremely intelligent and has been known to mimic human body language like waving to people.
Yall mfs are crazy is this some Chinese conspiracy to convince the world that this is a real dam bear
What a cool animal!!!!!
This Sun Bear is probably imitating zoo visitors who wave "Hello!".❤
Care to sleep bare with this rare bear but barely bear bears bearing more bears? Take care!
World's smallest bear, so the ability to stand upright and reach fruit in trees is one of those bear necessities.
The bears enclosure is not great and it could have gone man due to the constant human attention and small habitat. In the wild they need miles to roam. Also the native bear loves foliage for hiding where this poor bear has only fake rock.
Eat them, problem solved.
@loveliberals-pb9yq What a childish and ridiculous comment to make. I bet your mamma's real proud of you now isn't she ( Not) 🤔🤔😤
The problem is where this Animals lived, it found in Southern China & many parts of South East Asia where large Population of People don't care about Wild Animal Conservation or Any Conservation of Natural Natures in just getting a 👌🤑. so still the best way of consevation is keeping this animals in Zoo .
@@mikered1974So Sad yet So True !
@@crzyking6821 Asean is the most strongest region in the world I know it because I'm from Indonesia and it is also part of Asean Community. and Indonesia my country also our allied Thailand Vietnam was the responsible of funding the I SIS Group and not Qatar, because they helped our economies on trades and growth, that is why our economies was unstoppable and projected to be more richer than EU on the future, this information was from the confidential Messenger of asean with our Political Analys, it says there that I SIS Group was the allies of our four countries and that was the reason why our 4 nations was also funded Bin Ladens weapons and Which the US and EU governments doesn't know it. and our four nations was also one of the founders of the I SIS Group but US government is no idea with it, and being a asean people we are all Confident to disclose it here because only less people's are seeing this disclosures.
But that bear moved like a man and even waved like one.
This is the only kind of bear that can live in South Asia in hot moist air place, because the bear don't have dense hairs like the Western grizzly bear.🙂
Very cute bear
Leave it to humans to stir controversy and say it's someone in a bear costume.
Well zoinks shaggy, its old farmer Hammond at it again
Who would say it other than humans, giraffes? Or maybe wildebeasts?
@@imjusthereforthecomments4920 The hippos, your mother.
@@xxkingxdijonxx8118 lol she's not a hippo, she's a rhino, singular.
Spend more time looking at animal pictures👍
@@imjusthereforthecomments4920 When she walks, it sounds like a bunch of Hippos. Thanks for confirming it was just her.
Couldn't find a Zoologist? Biologist is the wrong person...
Cruel
Love that guy, Wong, and the bear of course. Great way to bring attention to a vulnerable, beautiful species.
Great. Now I think I need a sun bear.
How can this be news? It's so painfully obvious that it's a bear. I guess the abundance of information has a lot of people confused. People who are unable to distinguish between fact and fiction due to a lack of information filtering skills. I think it should be a subject taught in schools.
The problem is the second hand edited video and pictures. Influencers and selfmedias want as much attention as possible, thus they create all sorts of materials with big titles but in which the real information become less and less and very misleading.
People are dumb, if your wondering if it’s a real bear jump in it’s exhibit and you’ll find out real fast. Animals are smarter than we give them credit for. He just mimicking the 2 legged creatures he sees gawking at him all day everyday.
The irony of you calling people dumb, but you’ve used “your” where “you’re” should be. Simply amazing.
@@KKemp-bt6nl ok grammar police
@@wander570 HA!😄
Depending on where it is, bears get smarter in China.😂
Siew Te Wong, The Founder of Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center says that it is a bear, not a human in a costume. I believe he’s Wong, it is a human in a costume.
har dee fucking harrrrr
What would a day be without hearing "existential"?
Thumbs up Dr. Wong 👍🏼👍🏼
What a cool animal
I can bearly believe it
Hold up, I thought humans comes from monkeys…. I beg to differ, we came from bear.
Why is no one mentioning this.
1. There are 2 slits in the front that look like zipper pockets. Rewatch the video, and look at the front view of the bear. You will see / \ on the chest area. Looks like zipper pockets to me.
2. Where is the new video?? If attendance is up, why isn't there any new video of the bear?
This is a publicity stunt
People on social media say the darndest things.
OK, but what are they actually trying to distract us from, with the sudden controversy of this video?
if people confused it for a human, explains how evolution is totally possible
Ahhhh humans, always destroying without thinking past their nose
If you look for the bear necessities, the SIMPLE bear necessities..
It's pretty obvious
We human are so happy to destroy the animal habitats for a few wealthy people making money.
There so many options in today's world with current technology we don't need to be so selfish and out right cruel.
If we don't wake up and stop the exploitation of the forests, scrub lands and bush lands even the oceans, we will lose more than you think.
Animals are no different than humans they just have a different appearance, they do have feelings and we do hurt them.
Oh yea of course But it would cost the Billionaire owners a couple more dollars that way. Cmon now ..
Animals are way crueler than people.
@@alphanerd7221 What?? They fight n kill for survival people fight n kill because of ego. How's your Ego Today? Nevermind must be full of yourself to make a comment like that..
The number of ursine puns in this video was getting unbearable
Plot twist: the expert says it's a bear himself is a bear in human costume.
I love animals and I love to take pictures of animals❤
It's a real bear clearly
Epic plot twist - this "sun bear expert" saying that it IS indeed a sun bear is in fact the guy in the costume 😅
Amazing
I saw an Attenborough special that said that China is in fact preserving a giant portion of the country for wildlife. I would like to think that saving the sun bear would not be an issue as long as no hunters or poachers get in.
Sun bear is native to ASEAN (southeast asian) countries though....
@@ctnzrh92it might be native to Yunnan Province(which is partially in Southeast Asia)in china.
Bear has no bum that is strange..???
No way does a bear bend its back like that…..
a sun bear does
How cute it is! it's amazing !
I absolutely believe that’s a real bear. Reason why: I used to work at a meat processing place that processed both retail & wild game meat during hunting season. The very first bear carcass I saw was upon walking into the facility early one morning. The owner had already skinned the bear & had it hanging (right side up) on the hooks in the cooler. Come to find out a skinned bear carcass looks pretty nearly identical to the human form. The owner knew this and also knew I had never seen a skinned bear. So, purely for shock value & a good laugh on his part seeing my reaction…there hung a skinned bear during that year’s hunting season. 😵
And he will reap what he sowed. Hunting for the most part is justification for trigger happy individuals to kill shoot things thinking it's alright. Not realize there cursing their own land's. The idea generally man, trying to control an animal specie's is the consequence of them destroying their land.
Development, Deforestation, Grazing lands for more profit.
And pollution. The U.S. almost finished off their Wolf's, Beaver's, Groundhogs raccoons among more. They had to reintroduce these animals that ignorant an stupid these individuals where.
That's a great story but now we're left wondering how you know what a skinned human looks like and we're too scared to ask
@@trentreimer130 HA! I was wondering if there would be such a reply. I’m pretty sure that even a “casual observer” could look at a skinned bear carcass & have that visual run thru their minds. Not entirely sure if my decades in nursing had me immediately doing a flashback to all those anatomy classes we all took with so many full color drawings of the human body…esp. the ones used to identify the muscles. 😉🧐😅.
You crazy azz hell that ain't no dam real bear
@@trentreimer130 That was kinda' my thought, too. Didn't notice any chain-saws in his pickup truck, did you?
It’s sad that China is so untrustworthy on literally everything that people would question and believe that they would actually do this.
A zoo in China exhibited a dog and called it a lion. It’s not so far fetched that they would lie about this.
You can see it's real once it gets down on all fours....
So cute!!!!. Please save them. We humans are pushing animals out of their natural habitat at an alarming rate. Look at the poor lions in California. Humans feel the need to push farther and farther into the natural world of animals to "get away from it all."
The puns are a little unbearable 😂
The bear is cool though.
How cute it is! Fantastic sun bear!
what. That is not human. No
If you believe that's a real bear, then I've got a bridge in Brooklyn that I would like to sell you
This is so funny to me. Those wrinkles are sus tho 👀
Jokes aside, there used to be sun bears at the MN Zoo when I was a kid & I loved them! I was convinced they were Baloo.
I know what sun bears are and how they behave and still think that's a guy in a bear suit
No but that one was a human in ill fitting suit no matter what biologists say
When was the last time China 🇨🇳 said something honestly?
Why is that bear in prison?
Leave the wild WILD.
It's not a human, it's CGI
Greatest Bachelor party ever!!! Can't believe Chang pulled that off being so hammered !!!
😂😂😂
Just like BBQ chicken.
Such a ridiculous and childish comment to make don't yah think 🙄 🤔
@@joanewood2647 Asean is the most strongest region in the world I know it because I'm from Indonesia and it is also part of Asean Community. and Indonesia my country also our allied Thailand Vietnam was the responsible of funding the I SIS Group and not Qatar, because they helped our economies on trades and growth, that is why our economies was unstoppable and projected to be more richer than EU on the future, this information was from the confidential Messenger of asean with our Political Analys, it says there that I SIS Group was the allies of our four countries and that was the reason why our 4 nations was also funded Bin Ladens weapons and Which the US and EU governments doesn't know it. and our four nations was also one of the founders of the I SIS Group but US government is no idea with it, and being a asean people we are all Confident to disclose it here because only less people's are seeing this disclosures.
@@loveliberals-pb9yq Asean is the most strongest region in the world I know it because I'm from Indonesia and it is also part of Asean Community. and Indonesia my country also our allied Thailand Vietnam was the responsible of funding the I SIS Group and not Qatar, because they helped our economies on trades and growth, that is why our economies was unstoppable and projected to be more richer than EU on the future, this information was from the confidential Messenger of asean with our Political Analys, it says there that I SIS Group was the allies of our four countries and that was the reason why our 4 nations was also funded Bin Ladens weapons and Which the US and EU governments doesn't know it. and our four nations was also one of the founders of the I SIS Group but US government is no idea with it, and being a asean people we are all Confident to disclose it here because only less people's are seeing this disclosures.
Bears should not be captive in zoos!!
Sure, because the word of the Chinese authorities is very valuable...
It's bearly human.
I read just the title out loud to my twin in another room and her automatic response was "I bet it's a sun bear!"