Watch: Man plays escaped ‘bear’ in educational drill at Hiroshima zoo

A zoo in Hiroshima, Japan, held an animal escape drill over the weekend, letting a staff member in a hilarious bear costume loose. Why it ma...

UK zoos confirm Chinese zoo’s standing bear is real as ‘costume’ allegations persist

A pair of zoos in the U.K. have indirectly backed the Chinese zoo that found itself in hot water after a sun bear in one of its exhibits was...

Chinese zoo denies its bears are ‘humans in disguise’ after ‘suspicious’ photos and videos

A zoo in China’s Zhejiang province is in hot water after being accused of hiring humans to play bears for one of its most popular exhibits. ...

Japanese climber fends off bear in viral video

A Japanese climber had to fend off an aggressive Japanese black bear while descending Mt. Futago, a dormant volcano in Japan's Fuji-Ha...

‘I Sent It Flying’: Japanese Woman, 82, Fights a Bear in Her Backyard and WINS

An Asian black bear was no match for an 82-year-old Japanese woman who fought off the attacking animal with her bare hands. Rumiko Sasaki wa...

Chinese Woman’s Adorable ‘Puppy’ Grows Up Into a 440 Pound Bear

A Chinese woman who brought home a cute “puppy” two years ago, eventually realized that the pet she was raising was actually an endangered b...

Bear Rescued By Monks in Myanmar Has Operation to Remove 7 Pounds of Tongue

Nyan htoo, a bear rescued by monks in Myanmar, is now recovering after going through a 4-hour operation to remove 3 kilograms (around 7 poun...

‘Malnourished’ Bear in Chinese Zoo Draws Outrage, Owner Claims It’s Perfectly Fine

Alarmed Chinese netizens have expressed their concern over an undernourished brown bear from a zoo in China after its photos began making th...