A zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears were people dressed in costume after videos of a Malayan sun bear standing on its hind legs – and looking uncannily human – went viral, fueling rumors and conspiracy theories on Chinese social media.

Fuck zoos anyways, amirite? This is much better. Paying a person a liveable wage? Giving them fresh air, sun, exercise? Making zoo-goers happy and educated? Now that’s what I call progress!!

  • Tankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Do humans have an instinct to identify human-looking patterns in completely unrelated things?

    :skinner-thinking:

    No, it’s the Chinese who are inherently duplicitous.

    • DiltoGeggins [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
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      11 months ago

      No, it’s the Chinese who are inherently duplicitous.

      It was Chinese visitors to the zoo that raised the issue. The zoo is actually in a relatively small backwater (by Chinese standards at least) of only 11 million people. Not a lot of foreigners there to stir things up.