Latest news with #bearcub
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bear Cub Playing in Sprinkler Like a Kid Is Total Cuteness Overload
Bear Cub Playing in Sprinkler Like a Kid Is Total Cuteness Overload originally appeared on PetHelpful. Is there anything cuter than toddlers running around under a sprinkler? Yes, there is! It's a bear cub living his best life in the front yard of a California home, running through the sprinkler without a care in the world! Heather Klein, a community resident who was out for a walk with her husband, recently shared the adorable video with ABC7 News, and honestly, it's the cutest thing you will watch all day! The little bear cub got away from his mama for a few moments, and during that time, he made the best of his unsupervised freedom. The little guy gets up super close to the sprinkler head, and while sitting on his hind legs, starts swatting at the water as it sprays all over him! He watches the unit as it turns, and the water sprays him all over again! After a few moments, the bear cub turns and runs back to the safety of a nearby tree. He climbs just a few feet up the tree trunk and turns to watch as the water continues to spray around the front yard. This brief hiatus from playtime ends quickly, and he heads back over for another round of water his mama arrives, most likely to put a stop to his shenanigans. She slowly walks up the hilly landscape to retrieve her wayward cub. Moms everywhere can probably guess what she is thinking, and it's something like, 'I told you we weren't going to play in the sprinkler today!' Many viewers absolutely loved seeing this little guy and his free-spirited antics! The comment section was full of heart emojis and smiley faces. One person said, 'I love when animal babies act like actual babies!' Several asked this: 'If not friend, why friend shaped?' Another viewer mentioned, 'He was too hot, and just like toddlers, you can't turn your back on them for a second!' Lastly, someone said, 'Definitely going to meet my death trying to play in the sprinklers with a bear cub!' That comment made us laugh out loud! Many people just love baby animals. We all know it is not safe to actually play with them, but this little bear cub made a simple lawn-watering session look like the most fun ever! Bear Cub Playing in Sprinkler Like a Kid Is Total Cuteness Overload first appeared on PetHelpful on Jul 3, 2025 This story was originally reported by PetHelpful on Jul 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
CNN
06-06-2025
- Health
- CNN
Orphaned bear cub cared for by humans dressed up as bears
Gloves, a fur coat and a bear mask. This outfit might sound like avant-garde fashion, but it's actually the uniform of caretakers at the San Diego Humane Society who are raising an orphaned black bear cub. Campers in California's Los Padres National Forest found the cub in April. Biologists from the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife tried looking for the cub's mother for several days. After no sign of her, the humane society took him in. The cub, who was nearly two months old when he was taken in, is the youngest black bear the organization has ever cared for, according to Autumn Welch, the society's wildlife operations manager and one of the cub's caregivers. 'At that age, he would be with his mom 24/7 and not really venture away from the den,' Welch said. 'He definitely wouldn't have been able to survive on his own, so he most likely will be in rehab for about a year.' The goal is to eventually release the cub back into the wild, so the bear costumes worn by his caretakers reduce the risk of him imprinting on humans. But do the costumes actually convince the cub he's being taken care of by other bears? According to Welch, they do. She said that caregivers recently performed a test by entering his enclosure without the costume to make sure the cub is not identifying them as humans. Discover your world Go beyond the headlines and explore the latest scientific achievements and fascinating discoveries. Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. 'He was afraid and ran up the tree,' Welch said. 'That's what we want.' The caregivers wear real fur coats that were donated to the humane society, Welch said. To make the costumes even more believable, the furs are stored in sealed containers with hay sourced from a local wildlife sanctuary that also houses bears. She said the hay helps the furs have a black bear scent. 'Now, we don't know if he looks at us as like surrogate mamas,' she said. 'I feel like it's more like we are his playmates, like his siblings, that are coming in and if he does want to play with us, we redirect him to his teddy bears.' Along with teddy bears, the cub's enclosure is also filled with donated furs, black bear-scented hay, trees and plenty of places for him to climb and hide to simulate a den, Welch said. The cub sleeps on and hides under one of the larger teddy bears, which Welch thinks he sees as his mother. 'This large teddy bear was something that provided him comfort,' Welch said. 'When we were not there, he would seek shelter by her, go rest against her, take naps all cuddled up with the bear.' The caregivers use their time in the cub's enclosure to teach him skills that his mother would have taught him, like how to climb, how to find grasses and insects to eat and how to build a nest, Welch said. 'It's been wonderful to see him hit various milestones,' she said. 'I remember the first time he ate a bug, he dug through the dirt and picked out a beetle and ate it, which was great.' The staff at the San Diego Humane Society isn't the first to suit up to take care of orphaned wildlife. Employees at the Richmond Wildlife Center in Virginia wore a fox mask while caring for an orphaned kit. At the Wildlife Midlands Centre in South Africa, an employee used a makeshift crane costume to teach an orphaned chick how to drink water. Welch said wearing a mask to take care of young wildlife is a strategy that they've used when bottle feeding baby raccoons and coyote pups. She said it's important since young wildlife is very impressionable. Since they have never cared for such a young bear, they had to order supplies, including the bear masks. Welch estimates it will cost $72,000 to take care of the cub for a year. 'It's a labor of love,' she said. 'We are happy to help these animals and get them back out and someday see him thrive in the wild — it's going to be the best thing ever.'
CNN
06-06-2025
- Health
- CNN
Orphaned bear cub cared for by humans dressed up as bears
Gloves, a fur coat and a bear mask. This outfit might sound like avant-garde fashion, but it's actually the uniform of caretakers at the San Diego Humane Society who are raising an orphaned black bear cub. Campers in California's Los Padres National Forest found the cub in April. Biologists from the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife tried looking for the cub's mother for several days. After no sign of her, the humane society took him in. The cub, who was nearly two months old when he was taken in, is the youngest black bear the organization has ever cared for, according to Autumn Welch, the society's wildlife operations manager and one of the cub's caregivers. 'At that age, he would be with his mom 24/7 and not really venture away from the den,' Welch said. 'He definitely wouldn't have been able to survive on his own, so he most likely will be in rehab for about a year.' The goal is to eventually release the cub back into the wild, so the bear costumes worn by his caretakers reduce the risk of him imprinting on humans. But do the costumes actually convince the cub he's being taken care of by other bears? According to Welch, they do. She said that caregivers recently performed a test by entering his enclosure without the costume to make sure the cub is not identifying them as humans. Discover your world Go beyond the headlines and explore the latest scientific achievements and fascinating discoveries. Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. 'He was afraid and ran up the tree,' Welch said. 'That's what we want.' The caregivers wear real fur coats that were donated to the humane society, Welch said. To make the costumes even more believable, the furs are stored in sealed containers with hay sourced from a local wildlife sanctuary that also houses bears. She said the hay helps the furs have a black bear scent. 'Now, we don't know if he looks at us as like surrogate mamas,' she said. 'I feel like it's more like we are his playmates, like his siblings, that are coming in and if he does want to play with us, we redirect him to his teddy bears.' Along with teddy bears, the cub's enclosure is also filled with donated furs, black bear-scented hay, trees and plenty of places for him to climb and hide to simulate a den, Welch said. The cub sleeps on and hides under one of the larger teddy bears, which Welch thinks he sees as his mother. 'This large teddy bear was something that provided him comfort,' Welch said. 'When we were not there, he would seek shelter by her, go rest against her, take naps all cuddled up with the bear.' The caregivers use their time in the cub's enclosure to teach him skills that his mother would have taught him, like how to climb, how to find grasses and insects to eat and how to build a nest, Welch said. 'It's been wonderful to see him hit various milestones,' she said. 'I remember the first time he ate a bug, he dug through the dirt and picked out a beetle and ate it, which was great.' The staff at the San Diego Humane Society isn't the first to suit up to take care of orphaned wildlife. Employees at the Richmond Wildlife Center in Virginia wore a fox mask while caring for an orphaned kit. At the Wildlife Midlands Centre in South Africa, an employee used a makeshift crane costume to teach an orphaned chick how to drink water. Welch said wearing a mask to take care of young wildlife is a strategy that they've used when bottle feeding baby raccoons and coyote pups. She said it's important since young wildlife is very impressionable. Since they have never cared for such a young bear, they had to order supplies, including the bear masks. Welch estimates it will cost $72,000 to take care of the cub for a year. 'It's a labor of love,' she said. 'We are happy to help these animals and get them back out and someday see him thrive in the wild — it's going to be the best thing ever.'
CNN
06-06-2025
- Health
- CNN
Orphaned bear cub cared for by humans dressed up as bears
Gloves, a fur coat and a bear mask. This outfit might sound like avant-garde fashion, but it's actually the uniform of caretakers at the San Diego Humane Society who are raising an orphaned black bear cub. Campers in California's Los Padres National Forest found the cub in April. Biologists from the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife tried looking for the cub's mother for several days. After no sign of her, the humane society took him in. The cub, who was nearly two months old when he was taken in, is the youngest black bear the organization has ever cared for, according to Autumn Welch, the society's wildlife operations manager and one of the cub's caregivers. 'At that age, he would be with his mom 24/7 and not really venture away from the den,' Welch said. 'He definitely wouldn't have been able to survive on his own, so he most likely will be in rehab for about a year.' The goal is to eventually release the cub back into the wild, so the bear costumes worn by his caretakers reduce the risk of him imprinting on humans. But do the costumes actually convince the cub he's being taken care of by other bears? According to Welch, they do. She said that caregivers recently performed a test by entering his enclosure without the costume to make sure the cub is not identifying them as humans. Discover your world Go beyond the headlines and explore the latest scientific achievements and fascinating discoveries. Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. 'He was afraid and ran up the tree,' Welch said. 'That's what we want.' The caregivers wear real fur coats that were donated to the humane society, Welch said. To make the costumes even more believable, the furs are stored in sealed containers with hay sourced from a local wildlife sanctuary that also houses bears. She said the hay helps the furs have a black bear scent. 'Now, we don't know if he looks at us as like surrogate mamas,' she said. 'I feel like it's more like we are his playmates, like his siblings, that are coming in and if he does want to play with us, we redirect him to his teddy bears.' Along with teddy bears, the cub's enclosure is also filled with donated furs, black bear-scented hay, trees and plenty of places for him to climb and hide to simulate a den, Welch said. The cub sleeps on and hides under one of the larger teddy bears, which Welch thinks he sees as his mother. 'This large teddy bear was something that provided him comfort,' Welch said. 'When we were not there, he would seek shelter by her, go rest against her, take naps all cuddled up with the bear.' The caregivers use their time in the cub's enclosure to teach him skills that his mother would have taught him, like how to climb, how to find grasses and insects to eat and how to build a nest, Welch said. 'It's been wonderful to see him hit various milestones,' she said. 'I remember the first time he ate a bug, he dug through the dirt and picked out a beetle and ate it, which was great.' The staff at the San Diego Humane Society isn't the first to suit up to take care of orphaned wildlife. Employees at the Richmond Wildlife Center in Virginia wore a fox mask while caring for an orphaned kit. At the Wildlife Midlands Centre in South Africa, an employee used a makeshift crane costume to teach an orphaned chick how to drink water. Welch said wearing a mask to take care of young wildlife is a strategy that they've used when bottle feeding baby raccoons and coyote pups. She said it's important since young wildlife is very impressionable. Since they have never cared for such a young bear, they had to order supplies, including the bear masks. Welch estimates it will cost $72,000 to take care of the cub for a year. 'It's a labor of love,' she said. 'We are happy to help these animals and get them back out and someday see him thrive in the wild — it's going to be the best thing ever.'
Daily Mail
30-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Shocking moment terrified bear cub is thrown out of a tall tree and bundled into a sack, prompting police probe
Police have launched an investigation after a bear cub was filmed being thrown out of a tall tree before being bundled into a sack in horror footage. The shocking incident took place near the village of Novaya Igirma, in the Irkutsk region of eastern Siberia, earlier this week. The clip shows the small bear clinging to a pine tree as one of the men climbs up and tosses it to the ground from a height of at least a dozen feet. Another man is then seen grabbing the dazed cub by the scruff of its neck and forcing it into a sack as it writhes in distress. Cops were alerted after the footage surfaced on Telegram, where it caused widespread fury. A spokesperson for the Irkutsk Region police said officers had identified the area and urged the men involved to report to the nearest station. They were later tracked down and identified as three men who worked at a local production base who claimed they spotted the bear cub alone near the site where children were playing. Interior Ministry spokesperson Irina Volk said the men told officers they were worried the mother bear might be nearby and decided to return the cub to the forest further away. She said the animal had been frightened by the men when they tried to catch it and had climbed the tree out of fear. Volk added that the bear cub was later released back into its natural habitat. The bear was unharmed despite the rough handling, police confirmed. It comes after a group of six North Carolina fools were caught on camera tearing bear cubs out of a tree to take selfies, causing at least one of the cubs to be taken to a rehabilitation center. Six people in Buncombe County pulled the three bear cubs out of a tree near Berrington Village Apartments last month. Video obtained by WLOS shows the group carelessly grabbing the cubs out of the tree to pose for photos with them. After capturing the first cub, one of the women appears giddy, jumping up and down while holding the bear and getting ready to take photos with it. The group continued to attempt to drag the other two cubs, while one of the women dropped the cub as she was passing it to another person. The terrified cub fled from the group, running along the fence to get back to its siblings. Ashley Hobbs, a North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission special projects biologist, said when she arrived they found one cub described as being very wet, cold and alone for quite some time.
