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A zoo in Eastern China is getting a lot of attention because of a video and a single burning question:
位于中国东部的一家动物园，因为一段视频和一个亟待回答的问题而受到了广泛关注：
Is this sun bear, named Angela, really a bear or is that a human in disguise?
这只名叫安吉拉的马来熊，究竟是一只真熊还是人扮的？
Look closer. The straight posture, that saggy skin, is she waving?
离近一点看。笔直的站姿，松弛的皮肤，她是在挥手吗？
And few bears have clawed their way to internet fame quite like Angela, who went viral when a video showing her odd stance was posted to Chinese social media.
很少有熊能像安吉拉那样成为网红，在一段展示她奇怪姿势的视频被发布到中国社交媒体上时，她迅速走红。
The viral video has forced zoo officials to bear all with a tongue-in-cheek statement on Angela's behalf.
这段在网上疯传的视频，使得该动物园的工作人员不得不以安吉拉的名义发表了一份半开玩笑的声明。
"Some people thought the way I stand up looks too human," the statement said. "So I will stress again: I'm a sun bear!"
声明写道：“有人觉得我站起来的样子人里人气。所以我要再次强调：我是一只马来熊！”
We asked the zoo's deputy director about all the talk of fakes.
关于人假扮熊的传闻，我们咨询了该动物园的副园长。
"I promise it's real," he said, "Seeing is believing. People can come and see for themselves."
他回复道：“我保证是真熊。眼见为实。人们可以自己来看看。”
Experts explain that Malaysian sun bears, with their orange or creamy colored chest fur, are much smaller and slimmer than, say, a grizzly, and have huge claws for climbing.
专家解释说，马来熊的胸毛是橘色或奶油色的，体型比灰熊要小得多，也要苗条得多，而且有巨大的爪子，可以攀爬。
As for the baggy pants, "The extra skin is a really important adaptation for sun bears, so it's actually to avoid predators."
至于所谓“宽松的裤子”，“松弛的皮肤对马来熊的适应力来说非常重要，可以帮助其躲避捕食者。”
Attendance at the zoo has jumped by 30 percent thanks to people scrambling to catch a glimpse of Angela and bear witness to all the hype.
由于人们争相一睹安吉拉的风采，并想亲眼目睹相关炒作的真实性，该动物园的参观人数最近已增加了30%。
