I saw this report on CNN of a bear in a zoo in Japan who plays with a stick, twirling it, throwing it in the air and catching it... he now has the nickname of "Kung Fu" Bear.

CNN called the zoo and they verified that the video is real and the bear does play with the stick like that.

I found the original video on You Tube.
Poor bear, he is probably bored stuck in the zoo!
kung fu bear unedited footage