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A zoo is denying that one of their bears is fake after a video on social media — but not all of our TODAY anchors are convinced. What do you think: is the bear real or not? 👀🐻👇 pic.twitter.com/rUmKhOneaJ

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) August 1, 2023

2. The zoo responded to the allegations in a statement that pretended to be from the viral bear, which is named Angela.

“Some people think I stand like a person. It seems you don’t understand me very well,” the statement read.

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) August 1, 2023

4. A spokesperson for the zoo also noted that having fake bears would not happen at a state-run facility.

They also highlighted that with the current 40°C summer temperature, humans wearing bear costumes would not be able to tolerate the heat.

— BFM News (@NewsBFM) August 1, 2023