Bear Tries to Climb into Car at Beijing Badaling Wildlife World
By Justine Lopez
The now-infamous Beijing Badaling Wildlife World is making headlines yet again. And if this story sounds familiar, it’s because it’s happened quite a few times in the past year. Seriously how are people still allowed to drive their cars through this park’s wildlife exhibits?
On Sunday, eyewitnesses reported seeing a bear get onto its hind legs and attempt to claw its way into the open window of a black SUV. The car was driving through the park’s safari-like exhibit and despite the fact that signs clearly instruct visitors to not open their windows, these people opened their window anyway.
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Because the car’s windows are tinted, it’s unclear exactly what the passengers were doing during the close encounter with the bear. But witnesses believe that the passengers were actually feeding the animal. (Good thinking, guys.)
A video taken by a witness shows the driver throw what is reported to be a sausage out of the window. Distracted by the snack, the bear backs away from the window to retrieve the food and the driver speeds off.
Watch:
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The entire time the event was unfolding, no security guards or zoo officials appeared on the scene. And despite the fact that the entire thing was caught on another visitor’s camera, the park stated that the incident was somehow not captured by their surveillance.
This is not the first time Badaling Wildlife World has been caught up in controversy over their safari-like exhibits. One year ago, a tiger attack at the park left one woman dead and one other severely injured after the two exited their vehicle in the Siberian tiger exhibit. In February of this year, a group of bears surrounded a vehicle and tried to paw their way inside through an open window.
There are numerous signs posted around the area, specifically stating that windows should remain rolled up and doors should be locked while inside the park.
But it’s becoming increasingly clear that people aren't going to follow the rules.
[Images via South China Morning Post]
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