During a show at Hangzhou Safari Park in China’s Zhejiang Province on Saturday, a black bear suddenly grabbed hold of a zookeeper and attempted to maul him.
Video from the incident shows four other zookeepers attempting to pull the bear away, using various objects, including sticks and a basketball hoop.
Eventually, the bear was pulled off the man and wrestled to the ground.
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Luckily, nobody was injured.
The zoo announced that it will cancel future performances with the black bears, acknowledging the incident and apologizing to visitors.
Per Global Times:
Hangzhou Safari Park in East China’s Zhejiang Province announced on Sunday that it would immediately cancel its black bear show after a sudden attack on a keeper sparked an online debate over whether animal performances should be banned, according to a statement released on the park’s official Sina Weibo account.
The statement said that at 3:50 pm on December 6, a black bear attempted to seize food from a keeper during the show. Although neither the keeper nor the animal was injured, the zoo acknowledged that inadequate on-site management had caused a negative experience for visitors, and offered a sincere apology.
In the statement, Hangzhou Safari Park said it attaches great importance to the incident and has decided to immediately cancel the black bear behavior show. The zoo said it will calm and monitor the animal involved to ensure its physical and mental well-being, and will conduct a thorough review to implement improvements to its management and emergency-response capabilities. “We sincerely appreciate the concern and support from all netizens,” said the park.
According to earlier media reports, a black bear suddenly attacked a keeper after finishing a round of performance at Hangzhou Safari Park on Saturday. Other staff immediately intervened and used props to separate the bear from the keeper. This incident has sparked online debate about whether animal performances should be banned.
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