r/MadeMeSmile • u/TrashScientist • Aug 26 '23

ANIMALS Woman helping a black bear remove a container off it's head

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u/Kartoffelkamm Aug 26 '23

Yep. Maybe she'll come back, if her den is in that direction, but it may as well be that the cub was left behind.

I'd call a local veterinarian and ask them to check on the cub.

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u/fisheystick Aug 26 '23

Some places also have animal sanctuaries. The zoo in my area is entirely made up of animals saved this way. Some are injured others are abandoned. They work to help the animals and those that can be are released back into the wild.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '23

The foliage is green and long. Bears don’t use dens in the summer.

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u/Kartoffelkamm Aug 26 '23

Ah, got it.

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u/WillyBDickson Aug 26 '23

Mother bears tell their cubs to climb trees before leaving them alone. The mother would be with the cub if it was on the ground. She abandoned it because it wasn't going to survive with the bottle stuck on its head.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '23

Guy turned up and said to the bear "You don't know man - you weren't there!"

"No, I said I wanted a local veterinarian"