article_snippet.sent: The vision has fuelled heated debates around the species of the ambiguous beast, with a string of different accounts coming to light.
article_snippet.sent: the hairless animal was reportedly fished out of the water by workers from the Department of Drainage, who later captured the hairless animal in a steel cage.
article_snippet.sent: The clip has sparked heated debates on Chinese social media site WeiBo, with some users claiming the hairless animal depicts a 'water monster' from Chinese folklore.
article_snippet.sent: Some claimed it was in fact a Malaysian Bear who was suffering from alopecia, a disease which causes baldness.
article_snippet.sent: The description for the unsettling video claims has been the subject of heated online debates over the species of the animal, with some users claiming The description for the unsettling video claims is a mythical 'water monster' and others that The description for the unsettling video claims's a diseased Malaysian Bear .
article_snippet.sent: David Neal, the director of Animals Asia, told Daily Mail Australia the animallooks like a bear cub which is suffering from some medical condition which has caused the animal to loose all of the animal fur.'
article_snippet.sent: Internet users have also claimed the animal is a Malaysian sun bear (pictured) which is suffering from alopecia, a disease which causes baldness .
highlights_snippet.sent: The disturbing video has sparked online debates over the species of the creature .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Some have claimed the hairless animal is
highlights_snippet.sent: a mythical 'water monster'
  Others believe the hairless animal is a Malaysian bear suffering from a skin disease .