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Little Bear in the Big City
Source: www.sxc.hu
An unusual guest visited the residents of one of the streets in Canadian Vancouver. A bear came along to the suburbs of the city on…
a garbage truck!
City cleaning professionals say that the little black bear got into the truck probably when digging into leftover food inside one of the litter bins. Quite unconsciously, he treated himself with a ride to Vancouver.
After opening the hatch of the vehicle, the bear climbed up to the very top, where he was noticed by two pedestrians. The rescuers were trying to get the one-year old animal down for about an hour.
He seemed to be overwhelmed by the situation and almost fell from the truck.
Fortunately, the little bear slipped into a specially prepared sleeve. Later, he was transferred to the wild environment – the forest in the vicinity of Vancouver.
Tags: black bear, Canada, Vancouver
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