Overview
- The December 6 incident unfolded during a demonstration at Hangzhou Safari Park when a black bear lunged at a keeper to snatch a bag of food.
- Staff intervened with chairs and poles after the keeper fell, and the bear tried to lunge again before being contained.
- The park said on Weibo that neither the keeper nor the bear was injured and acknowledged its on-site response was not sufficient.
- Management canceled all black-bear demonstrations and placed the animals under containment, evaluation, and observation.
- The videos spread widely on Chinese social media, intensifying scrutiny of commercial animal shows, as a staff member attributed the behavior to the bear’s strong focus on food.