WATCH: Rescued bear now walks like a human

An Asiatic black bear, who was rescued from a farm in southeast Asia, has taken to walking like a human after its ordeal.

The bear was kept in a small cage, hardly fed and was only being kept alive so that its bile could be extracted from it. Bear bile is supposedly used in Chinese holistic medicine as it contains ursodeoxycholic acid.

Bears are capable of walking on their hind legs, but not for extended periods of time. However, this bear was caught on camera taking a little stroll around his new home at the rescue centre.