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[–] Chriszz@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] rab@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

It's China, I believe it

[–] UntouchedWagons@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

I saw this on reddit and a user said it's a real bear, it just looks weird because it has very little body fat.

[–] Alto@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

Sun bears are my favorite bears. They always look like they're at a party, and lost the only person they know.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

Hmm, could go either way. Bear biology is wacky.

[–] AlternativeEmphasis@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

These are very short and small bears. They stand upright an average of 5ft tall, which amongst bears is short enough. Keep in mind even a black bear, another considred small bear, can reach up to over 6ft, 1.82m, tall. Grizzlies and Polar Bears are well over the 8ft, 2.43m, range standing upright. The weight differences are also massive. Their relative size similar peer in the Black Bear is anywhere from 60kg 5o 300kg, or 132-661 pounds. Meanwhile a sunbear is around 27-63kg, 59-143lbs.

With such a lithe bear it creates this oddly human look to them when they stand upright.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In a spooky twist, these humans may be bears in costume:

Sunbears

[–] MojaveSnowFrog@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Shut up or you'll get us both fired!

[–] Janis@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

first Xi turns into Pooh bear, now this.... maybe this bear thing has a much deeper layer in the meaning of chinese failure?

https://sonofchina.com/what-does-the-bear-symbolize-in-chinese-culture/

[–] 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Xinnie the Pooh just want to take a break from deleting online comments. Leave my boy alone!

[–] doppelgangmember@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Hmmm why doesn't it sound like a bear?

And why does it keep drinking a Sapporo beer? Smart bear i guess

[–] BeautifulPain@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That is definitely a dude, look at the costume folding at his butt

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

Not so sure. In this photo a real Malayan sun bear seems to have a bit of a foldy butt too:

Malayan sun bear standing up

[–] Tavarin@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

It's called loose skin.

[–] PeleSpirit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

An employee who answered the phone at the zoo declined to talk about the bears but said visits were being arranged on Monday for reporters to see them.

Uhhhh, I wouldn't go if I were a journalist. "Wanna see a real bear?"