Two Himalayan black bears at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido, the northern main island of Japan, are gaining a reputation for relaxing in an empty water tub.The female bears Minami, 22 and Tomo, 19, both 1.6 meter tall, love the stainless steel tub, which is around 1 meter long, 50 cm wide and 30 cm deep. They began taking turns sitting in the tub from late last year after zoo workers emptied it of water."They look almost like humans lazing about at home," a zoo official said.Showing no trace of self-consciousness, the bears yawn and scratch their heads and legs. "How lazy," laughed one vi…READ FULL ARTICLE
