Video of a bear standing in front of visitors at a zoo in China has sparked huge debate on social media.
The particular way the bear stood, as well as its size, more or less similar to those of a human, fueled suspicions that the bear could be a kindergarten employee underneath a suit.
"When it comes to bears, the first thing that comes to mind is a great figure and amazing power ... But not all bears are beasts and dangerous. The Malayan bears are small, the youngest in the world," the zoo said in a statement.
Another zoo employee said that if the bear was actually a man disguised as a bear, it would not have lasted more than five minutes under the suit at a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius and would have collapsed to the ground.
WATCH: ???? A viral video of a black sun bear at the Hangzhou Zoo in China's Zhejiang province has some netizens convinced that it is a human in disguise. The zoo has since spoken out to quell the rumours, maintaining that it is "definitely a real animal". pic.twitter.com/hzHOZSnLPT
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