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Chengdu Bears Eating Chinese

aslowboat.com At the Chengdu Zoo in China, two bears are enjoying a treat they obviously are accustomed to--Chinese visitors throw them potato chips, candy, and whatever else they have on hand. Although it's obviously not good for them, as with many...

from YouTube on Sun, Apr 15 2007

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