While in the upright position, the sun bear at the Tha Lat Open Zoo in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, appears to wave and nod at guests
A video showing a Malayan sun bear standing upright in a Thai zoo recalls the stance of the Chinese zoo bears recently accused of being humans dressed in costumes.
The footage distributed by the Associated Press shows a sun bear standing on its hind legs at the Tha Lat Open Zoo in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
In the clip, while upright, the black-colored bear appears to wave and nod as if directly greeting zoo visitors.
Another shot from the video later shows the bear doing the same thing before it returns to a crawling position and roams inside the enclosure.
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