An Indonesian zoo which has come under heavy criticism after videos emerged of its shockingly gaunt sun bears has defended itself, saying that thin animals are not necessarily unhealthy.
Many demanded the closure of the zoo after footage emerged from an animal wildlife group. In the disturbing videos, the starving bears in spartan concrete enclosures were seen begging visitors for fruit and even eating their own faeces.
Yet the Bandung zoo has defended the animals' living conditions.
"Does being thin mean being unhealthy or not having enough food?" said Sudaryo, a spokesman for Yayasan Margasatwa Tamansari, the zoo's operator. Read more...
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